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Chauvet adds colour to Paramount studio

Technicolor at Paramount's post-production sound facility at the Paramount Pictures studio lot in Hollywood

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - Almost 100 Chauvet Professional fixtures brought a multi-coloured ambience during the opening of Technicolor at Paramount's post-production sound facility at the Paramount Pictures studio lot in Hollywood.

Stage façades came to life under the vivid colours of 58 Chauvet Professional COLORado 1-Tri Tour static wash lights and 40 COLORdash Batten Tri linear wash lights.

"Technicolor at Paramount wanted something very colourful and vibrant, and naturally, COLORdash Batten Tri and COLORado 1-Tri Tour lights were the perfect choice to complement the opening of the building, with smooth colourful splashes of colour," said Foxton Lewyn, lighting designer for the temporary installation and employee of Blue Haze Entertainment rental company that specified the lights.

BlackBox MK2 is billed as ‘the most flexible wireless product on the market'

W-DMX upgrades at PALME Middle East

Details: 14 March 2016

UAE - Wireless Solution Sweden is showing new products and some advancements to their product range during PALME Middle East, 1-3 May 2012 at Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre.

Wireless Solution has been working on a completely new software platform since October 2011 that is prepared for future hardware functions as well as many new features and updated functions. The W-DMX G4S software platform includes improved adaptive frequency hopping; new Invisi-Wire MK2 with support for wireless software updates; improved Data-Safe MK2 that now supports up to 4 times redundancy of all the wireless data; RDM MK2 with custom made features for W-DMX as well as all standard RDM commands. This new platform is available for a software update on all existing Micro F-1, BlackBox, WhiteBox and ProBox units already shipped via the USB dongle.

Niclas Arvidsson, CEO of Wireless So

Duncan Rilley and Robert Izzett of DWR with a piece of Prolyte H40R truss

Prolyte appoints DWR as distributor for SA

Details: 14 March 2016

South Africa - From 1 May onwards, DWR Distribution will represent Prolyte Group and its full range of products as distributor for South Africa.

DWR is not entirely new to the Prolyte network, over the last years they have gained much knowledge of both Prolyte products and the working philosophy of the Prolyte organisation, re-selling the products in South Africa.

"It's the people who make our industry happen and investing in long-term professional relations builds a fruitful business" states Paul-Erik Haseloop, director group sales for Prolyte Group. "Prolyte Group is delighted to have DWR Distribution on board as distributors, the combination of a great drive, enthusiasm and professionalism makes this team a pleasure to work with."

"DWR Distribution is privileged to be given this opportunity," commentsDuncan Riley, founder of DWR. "Robert

Ampetronic partners with Listen Technologies

Details: 14 March 2016

USA / UK - Ampetronic and Listen Technologies have announced a new partnership to "accelerate the growing adoption of hearing loop technology across the Americas".

Ampetronic's partnership with Listen Technologies will bring "high quality hearing loop solutions and unrivalled support across the USA for the first time". The partnership will give Listen Technologies a full portfolio of assistive listening solutions, in addition to their class leading Infra-Red and FM products.

Commenting on the partnership, Julian Pieters, Ampetronic managing director said, "We are thrilled to partner with Listen Technologies, a company that shares our strong commitment to improving the lives of hard of hearing people. Listen understands the need to deliver a complete assistive listening solution in the Americas, and are excited about the unique role that loop technology

SHoW DMX Vero Net is an outdoor wireless DMX Transceiver

City Theatrical at LightFair International 2012

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - City Theatrical will be launching new products and services for the architectural lighting world at LightFair International 2012 in Las Vegas on 9-11 May 2012.

Two new products join the SHoW DMX Neo wireless DMX product family and will be seen at LightFair for the first time. SHoW DMX Vero Net is an outdoor wireless DMX Transceiver in a NEMA 4 / IP66 rated enclosure that accepts all major entertainment Ethernet protocols including sACN, Art-Net, Kinet, and Pathport. SHoW DMX Vero is a smaller version of the product that accepts DMX input only.

Wireless DMX is often used in outdoor architectural lighting installation to light buildings, bridges, monuments, and other objects when running data cable is difficult or too expensive.

These two new products join the indoor SHoW DMX Neo Transceiver and Receiver, are compatible with them, and are the latest innovations in City T

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