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BBC Sports Elevates UEFA 2024 Live Broadcasts with ROE Visual LED Technology

BBC Sports is ready to elevate its coverage of the UEFA 2024 Championship with a series of live broadcasts from a remarkable open-air studio in front of the iconic Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. This cutting-edge studio, featuring state-of-the-art ROE Visual LED panels, uses advanced virtual production technologies.Read More »BBC Sports Elevates UEFA 2024 Live Broadcasts with ROE Visual LED Technology

Robe Fixtures Plays Key Roles in ‘James the Musical’

James the Musical is a new Belgian live broadcast concept – and runaway success – staged at the beautiful NT Theatre in Ghent and produced by Dedsit. The show was originated by James Cooke – also the host – and each episode pays tribute to a Flemish celebrity via the construction of five elaborate ‘musical scenes’ depicting key moments in their lives, uniting all the drama and emotion of live television with the spectacle of musical performance. To quote Cooke himself, “Everybody deserves a musical” and with this format he wants to promote the drama and enjoyment of musicals generally to a wider audience.Read More »Robe Fixtures Plays Key Roles in ‘James the Musical’

Kelly Fair Promoted to National Sales Manager at Lectrosonics

Kelly Fair

Lectrosonics, a leading manufacturer of wireless microphone systems and audio processing products for the film, broadcast, theater, music, live sound performance and installed sound markets, announces the promotion of Kelly Fair to the position of National Sales Manager for the company. In his new role, Fair will be heading up the US sales team and its representatives, serving the company’s diverse customer base in a variety of marketplaces, always with the goal of complete customer satisfaction.

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2023 Event Safety Summit & Crowd Safety Symposium Both Land in Houston, Nov. 5-9, 2023

Registration is open, and tickets are on sale, for the 2023 Event Safety Summit, which lands in Houston, TX November 7-9. Join the ESA in the home of NASA and some of the country’s largest entertainment, cultural, and sporting events as they explore new frontiers in safety practice and technology and broadcast their message of safety to the farthest reaches of the event world.

The Design Oasis Calls on CHAUVET Professional to Punch Up Excitement for Mayweather Bout

At 46, Floyd Mayweather still packs a punch, even five years after the former champ retired undefeated from professional boxing. This was plain to see during his recent exhibition bout against John Gotti III. But the Boxing Writers of America’s “Fighter of the Decade” wasn’t the only one flashing impressive firepower at the sold-out FLA Live Arena. Also displaying its prowess was a collection of CHAUVET Professional Rogue Outcast 1L Beam fixtures from The Design Oasis that were used to rev up excitement during the exhibition.Read More »The Design Oasis Calls on CHAUVET Professional to Punch Up Excitement for Mayweather Bout

Hippotizer Boreal+ MK2 Pumps Up Puerto Rico’s Latin Urban Music Awards

Two Green Hippo Hippotizer Boreal+ MK2 Media Servers powered the visuals for multiple wraparound LED screens which formed the backdrop for this year’s televised Premios Tu Música Urbano. The Awards, which celebrate Latin Urban music, were broadcast live from Puerto Rico capital San Juan’s 18,000-capacity Choliseo and streamed live to fans worldwide on YouTube.Read More »Hippotizer Boreal+ MK2 Pumps Up Puerto Rico’s Latin Urban Music Awards

Stage Precision Sponsors Inaugural In-Person frame:work Conference

Stage Precision, a developer of software solutions for managing workflows in virtual production and augmented reality, announces their support as director-level sponsors of the frame:work:losangeles conference. Taking place on August 4 and 5, the two-day event, organized in partnership with XR Studios, will play host to a gathering of industry experts, creative practitioners, production leaders and students to discuss the challenges and innovations in creating video for physical spaces, live performances and virtual worlds.Read More »Stage Precision Sponsors Inaugural In-Person frame:work Conference

IATSE, The Broadway League, Disney Theatrical Reach Tentative Agreement Pending Ratification on Pink Contract 

July 20, 2023 – The Broadway League and Buena Vista Theatrical d/b/a/ Disney Theatrical and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees announced they have reached a tentative agreement for the “Pink Contract,” pending ratification by the bargaining unit. The respective parties will inform their members of the details of this agreement in the coming days.

IATSE had held a strike-authorization vote on Wednesday, July 19, 2023.Read More »IATSE, The Broadway League, Disney Theatrical Reach Tentative Agreement Pending Ratification on Pink Contract 

Inspiring Illumination: Elation Artiste™ Lights Harvest Crusade in Southern California

Harvest Church held its annual Harvest Crusade evangelistic outreach July 1-2 at a packed Honda Center in Anaheim, CA, and Elation Artiste series lights played a key role in creating a revival-like atmosphere for the 32,000 live attendees while helping to captivate over 200,000 who tuned in online. This was Harvest’s first-ever crusade at the Honda Center where attendees also enjoyed two nights of performances from award-winning Christian artists.Read More »Inspiring Illumination: Elation Artiste™ Lights Harvest Crusade in Southern California

Virtual Horizons

At NAB 2022, roughly 50 out of 1,200 booths showed Virtual Production (VP) solutions. A year later there were 600 out of 1,500 booths in the segment. InfoComm 2023 also underscored the fact that VP as a market segment has moved from buzzy trend to something worthy of full blown R&D assets for manufacturers.

3LR Lighting Adds SUMOLIGHT to Partner Portfolio

Simon Evans, CEO of SUMOLIGHT UK Ltd (left) with Matt Lloyd of 3LR Lighting.

3LR Lighting has added Germany-based film and television lighting brand SUMOLIGHT to its portfolio of lighting brands. As a specialist lighting consultancy serving architectural, entertainment, maritime, broadcast and film markets, 3LR offers wide-ranging expertise, based on its broad experience of lighting system design and control. In doing this, it advocates and is directly supported by global manufacturers of lighting and control systems, including ETC, Rosco, Unonovesette, Ventana, Studio Due – and now, SUMOLIGHT.Read More »3LR Lighting Adds SUMOLIGHT to Partner Portfolio

Parliament in Colors: Cameo Lights up Palace of Westminster

In celebration of the coronation of King Charles III on May 6, the Palace of Westminster in London was illuminated in the iconic colors of the Union Jack – red, white, and blue. The home of the UK Parliament is a worldwide famous building dating from 1840 with iconic architecture. To illuminate the Gothic-style exterior façade in the national colors, Lighting Designer David Bishop chose a total of 74 Cameo ZENIT W600 LED Wash Lights, supplied by Version 2 Lights.Read More »Parliament in Colors: Cameo Lights up Palace of Westminster