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Latest Elation Proteus™, Fuze™ and KL™ Products to Show at PLASA 2022

Elation and UK partner Entedi welcome lighting professionals to Stand E-14 at Olympia London

Elation is proud to partner with Entedi Ltd. in the UK and is excited to team with the technology equipment solutions provider to present an exceptional line-up of new lighting tools September 4-6 at the PLASA tradeshow at Olympia in West London. Visitors to Elation/Entedi Stand E-14 will be some of the first in the UK to demo the latest cutting-edge luminaires in Elation’s industry leading IP65 Proteus™, high-performance/high-value Fuze™, and broadcast-optimized KL™ ranges.Read More »Latest Elation Proteus™, Fuze™ and KL™ Products to Show at PLASA 2022

INFiLED Displays Line Both Sides of the Avenue of Stars in Beijing

In March, an array of double-sided LED displays were installed on light poles along the Avenue of Stars in Beijing, China. These displays, made by INFiLED, have a pixel pitch of only 3.91mm, adding vibrancy and vitality to the whole avenue. The Avenue of Stars is located in the Starlight Film and Television Park, a national TV program production base in Beijing. To optimize the park’s layout and convey its visions, INFiLED was brought in to provide an LED display solution. INFiLED adopted the WL series to create 48 high-quality LED displays mounted to the avenue’s light poles.Read More »INFiLED Displays Line Both Sides of the Avenue of Stars in Beijing

German TV Quiz Show Uses 350+ GLP Fixtures

Quiz für Dich (Quiz for You) is the name of Germany’s new prime-time quiz show, airing on Sat.1 and moderated by Jörg Pilawa. At first glance, it may seem like this format has already been done many times before – but Quiz für Dich injects a breath of fresh air into the concept by introducing a special twist. The lighting design is by Jerry Appelt, who has again turned to GLP for the majority of the lighting tasks.Read More »German TV Quiz Show Uses 350+ GLP Fixtures

TV Premiere for GLP impression X5 on Finals of “Germany’s Search for a Superstar”

Deutschland sucht den Superstar (Germany’s Search for a Superstar), better known as DSDS, is one of Germany’s longest-running television hits, having just concluded series 19. For GLP, and lighting designer Manuel da Costa, who has been in charge of the TV format for 16 years, this year’s live finals were something special, because 100 of the new, next-generation impression X5 wash lights received their German TV premiere in the MMC Studios in Cologne.Read More »TV Premiere for GLP impression X5 on Finals of “Germany’s Search for a Superstar”

FOR-A Wins TV Tech Best of Show Award for FA-1616 Multi-Signal Processor

The FA-1616 multi-channel signal processor from FOR-A

SMPTE ST2110/ST2022-Ready FA-1616 Provides Multi-Purpose Gateway for SDI and IP Hybrid Operation without Additional Hardware Investment

FOR-A Corporation was honored with a TV Tech Best of Show 2022 Award for its FA-1616 multi-channel signal processor. With its software-defined architecture, the FA-1616 supports the industry’s rapid shift from Serial Digital Interface (SDI) to Internet Protocol (IP). Because broadcasters must protect their current hardware investment, FOR-A has developed a new line of products, including the FA-1616, that provide a flexible, cost-effective gateway to the IP world.Read More »FOR-A Wins TV Tech Best of Show Award for FA-1616 Multi-Signal Processor

The Actors Fund Announces New Name – Entertainment Community Fund to Reflect Reach of Services and Diversity of Professions Helped

The Actors Fund, the 140-year-old national human services organization for everyone in performing arts and entertainment, announced at its Annual Gala on May 9, 2022 that, effective immediately, they have changed their name to Entertainment Community Fund, in order to better reflect the broad scope of industry professionals they help.Read More »The Actors Fund Announces New Name – Entertainment Community Fund to Reflect Reach of Services and Diversity of Professions Helped

FOR-A to Debut Range of SDI & IP Hybrid Products at NAB 2022

The MFR-3100EX routing switcher with NDI support will be introduced at NAB.

FOR-A Corporation of America will showcase its complete range of video production and broadcast products designed for hybrid SDI and IP operation, together with an IP migration path for existing products at this year’s NAB Show (Booth #C5408). Pictured here is the new MFR-3100EX routing switcher.Read More »FOR-A to Debut Range of SDI & IP Hybrid Products at NAB 2022

Allen Branton Lights iHeart Awards with Chauvet Professional Fixtures from 4Wall Entertainment

Collaboration’s wings take creativity to new heights. The wisdom of this adage was on full display at the 2022 iHeart Radio Music Awards when superstars John Legend and Charlie Puth sat down at dueling pianos to banter and play a five-minute mash up of one another’s hits, before announcing plans to record a song together.Read More »Allen Branton Lights iHeart Awards with Chauvet Professional Fixtures from 4Wall Entertainment

The Vari-Lite VL2600 PROFILE Ensured The Sun Came Out on NBC’s Annie Live

Annie Live! (l-r) Celina Smith as Annie, Harry Connick, Jr. as Daddy Warbucks. Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC

On December 2, 2021, NBC aired a star-studded, live broadcast of the hit musical Annie. Annie Live was broadcast to a TV audience of over 5 million, with 350 watching in the NBC studio. Award-winning lighting designer Bob Barnhart lit the production, evoking mood, atmosphere, and a vivid sense of time and place. Having previously worked on NBC’s live broadcast of The Sound of Music, Barnhart knew that he required a lighting fixture with maximum technical and creative potential. To that end he selected the VL2600 PROFILE from Vari-Lite, a Signify entertainment lighting brand.Read More »The Vari-Lite VL2600 PROFILE Ensured The Sun Came Out on NBC’s Annie Live

A Passion for Astera

Dance Passion returns to the BBC in early 2022, celebrating all forms and genres of the UK’s vibrant dance sector, in a special collaboration between BBC Arts and One Dance UK, supported by Arts Council England.Read More »A Passion for Astera