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UK - PRG reports that it has created a consolidated production department, with John McEvoy taking the role of head of production from 1 January 2013.

The new department aligns the teams within PRG, focused on the installation, operation and pre-production of projects across the concert touring, theatre, corporate & TV markets. The new team is centred around PRG's SW London premises, where the company's WYSIWYG studios and demo spaces are located.

As well as site based engineers, crew chiefs and technicians, the team also includes specialists in digital media and all aspects of pre-production, supporting PRG's lighting, video and rigging projects. John McEvoy has a long history in the technical production industry, having started his career at VariLite Production Services. John

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UK - XL Events, working with Premier PR, specified and supplied Pixled FX-11 LED for the World premiere of the movie adaptation of Les Miserables.

Following XL's work on the Total Recall premiere earlier this year, Premier PR once again called upon XL Events' technical expertise to provide a suitable outdoor LED solution for the event in London's Leicester Square.

In addition to the requirement for a 'weather-proof' product, the event needed LED which allowed access through the LED tiles for rigging of the lightbox letters forming the glowing Les Miserables logo

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UK - The APRS, in association with PLASA and the MIA, has made great progress in stimulating interest in exploring the Brazilian market since their scoping visit with the UKTI trade Mission in September. 15 UK companies have expressed interest in participating in a joint, national stand to create the best possible impression for their first time appearance in Brazil. The combined Booth/APRS/UKTI trade 'Embassy' could offer an opportunity to gain vital experience of the Brazilian market place, meet importers and distributors and make informed decisions about how to establish a foothold i
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UK - PRG has supplied the British Comedy Awards, the premier accolade for all comedy programmes, performers and producers across the UK television industry since 1990. Hosted by Jonathan Ross, the results of the British Comedy Awards 2012 were announced live on Channel 4 during a ceremony on Wednesday 12 December at Fountain Studios, Wembley.

For the second consecutive year, PRG's Jeff Bailey and Andrew Strachan worked with Peter Pearson, line producer at Unique TV and CPL Productions, to provide a comprehensive screen, lighting and rigging package.

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USA - The Bethel Baptist Church in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, recently added a new Vision Centre that houses additional Sunday school rooms, office space, as well as a large kitchen and multi-purpose fellowship area and stage.

The church leadership tapped Tony Parker, co-owner of Parkers Productions located in Statesville, NC, to design and install a sound system for the Vision Centre.

Because the room hosts everything from theatrical performances on a large recessed stage to basketball games, the new system needed to be able to accommodate an assortment of live events. In ad

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