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This announcement, says the AVnu Alliance, is an important milestone in its mission to bring high-quality open-standard audio and video networking to professional AV, automotive, and consumer electronics segments. Several manufacturers have submitted AVB-enabled devices for AVnu Alliance's exhaustive interoperability and conformance testing, with more AVnu Alliance members expected to follow suit in the coming months. Products that complete the testing program successfully will receive an official logo of certifi

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For the live show and broadcast, Audio-Technica supplied over 250 of its microphones, including an impressive array of hard-wired mics and Artist Elite 5000 Series UHF Wireless Systems.

The ceremony itself has garnered widespread notice throughout the years as it continually raises the standard for broadcast entertainment. The EMMY-winning production was the first major awards show to venture into HDTV and 5.1 surround sound, and it was outfitted with the most advanced tools to ensure the highest fidelity for the evening's performances. Audio professionals continual

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Swindlehurst comes with years of experience of LED Lighting, having worked within the Entertainment & Architectural industry & has dealt with many blue chip companies.

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Delighted to have won the Event Production Awards Best AV Equipment Supplier, held at the London Lancaster Hotel on 5 February 2013, CT have now been confirmed as 'Favourite Video Services Company' at the Total Production Awards held at the Novotel London West Hotel.

Both awards are in recognition of CT's phenomenal year and of the enormous effort the team at CT put into London 2012 and countless other amazing events throughout 2012, says the company.

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Compulite extended their Media Server support to allow direct real time communication between Vector consoles and coolux Media Server. Media thumbnails are automatically downloaded to the console during initial communication, which allows for instant workflow. The interactive operation between the two systems extends user control capabilities, during programming and during live show time.

"Once again it's been proved that good and open collaborations between companies improves the products on both hands and mostly benefits the users in their daily work", said Yehuda Shukrun, Compulite CEO. "During the process, both companies shared a lot of necessary information to achieve the goal. Compulite

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Adamson director of marketing & sales, Jesse Adamson's new right hand man Matt Gunn in the sales department took the position of a junior sales associate last fall and has quickly managed to put together demos and nurture existing sales avenues in the US and all of North America. He will also work closely with Tha

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During the three-week shut-down, the world famous club extended its existing BSS network and provided an additional four channels of AKG DMS 700 wireless capability; but the piéce de résistance is found in 103 - the venue's second dance room - where a new Soundcraft Si Performer digital console now partners the Soundcraft Si2 in the adjacent Box.

This is the centrepiece of a substantial upgrade, authorised by production manager Chris Thoms. Although other spaces within the club have been reconfigured, including the VIP Room, 103 has undergone the biggest change, in order to bring it more in line with its bigger neighbour. As a result, it is now an adap

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LDR's Fabiano Besio comments: "Italy and Mexico have never been so close and I am glad to have Vari to represent LDR's products. We share the same passion for professional lighting and attention to the customers' needs . . . we are committed to provide quality products and fast service in Mexico."

Founded in 1985, Vari Internacional is one of the leading suppliers to the cinema market for Mexico and Central America: to keep up with the sweeping changes in the cinema industry, Vari is now specialising in offering a full AVL solutions for the professional industry. Ing. Hugo Patiño Cuellar, general manager at Vari, said: "LDR is a great addition to the existing portfolio

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Brown joins dbn's busy and enthusiastic team based in central Manchester and will be helping to drive forward the company's commitment to quality and outstanding customer service.

He previously worked as operations and circulation director of MEN Media for 16 years, and sees many parallels between the newspaper and entertainment industries, including working to tight deadlines, thinking laterally and quickly in decision making, and dealing with last minute or unexpected scenarios; as well as having to produce under extreme pressure.

Says dbn managing director Stephen Page, "We're delighted to have Alan on-board. He will strengthen the team and be instrumental to our growth strategy, which is based on offering the highest quality bespoke service to all our cli

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Eighth Day Sound is again at the helm of the production, coordinating multiple universal stadium systems that at times are air-freighted with the stage set, leapfrogging across several continents to meet the tour.

"Each tour system is comprised of two SD7 Mach III systems at FOH outfitted with Waves and two Waves servers, with one running on a UPS for redundancy," explains Eighth Day chief technology offic

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Founded in 1863 by Charles Dickens, Anthony Trollope and Lord Leighton, the members-only venue attracts a top-end clientele, hosting gigs, art and fashion events, and private parties. Visiting sound engineer, Dave McDonald, took on the role of audio consultant at the venue, recommending iLive to replace the original FOH mixing console. Having used a similar system on tour with acts such as Adele, Florence & The Machine and AIR, the main reason for the change is that McDonald wanted to better meet the audio requirements of visiting artists.

He exp

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The occasion was the annual Kitzbuehel World Ski Cup - a major event in the Alpine ski calendar. Production company Light and Sound.at has been servicing the event every year since 2001 - providing reinforcement on the main stage in the mediaeval town centre, as well as the VIP tent.

It was in the VIP tent that the production company was seeking a special solution. Familiar with SGM's LED products having used the LED Par Zoom, they already had the concept of using 360° balls festooned on strings when they were introduced to Thorsten Sattler, co-MD of SGM Germany.

"We wanted to produce a very special show for the guests in the tent, and at the stage in town. As soon as Thorsten introduc

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Ingram Micro's ProAV Division serves IT and AV customer needs across Europe whilst offering complete product solutions as well as Services. Fabrizio del Maffeo, Advantech sales director intelligent services comments, "Ingram Micro's comprehensive set of knowledge and skills complements Advantech's digital signage product portfolio, fostering new business opportunities and driving higher growth in this evolving ProAV market. Together with Ingram Micro, we will expan

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The tour saw the popular duo take their hugely successful long running Vegas show on the road to the delight of UK fans.

Adlib Lighting's Pete Abraham worked closely with the tour's lighting designer Joseph Eddy to replicate his specification, while Andy Rowe crew chiefed it for Adlib on the road, working alongside technicians Michael Summerfield and Chris Neary. Production rigger James Heath installed approximately 50 points each day depending on the venue.

The lighting rig was based on two U-shaped trusses (rear and mid) and a straight front truss.

The moving lights included Adlib's brand new Martin MAC Vip

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Speaking after the acquisition was completed, sales director of LOWA and managing director of Lightmoves Braham Ciddor said, "We are excited that we have been able to successfully conclude this acquisition, as Lots of Watts has been a company that we have always considered as being an organisation with a very similar pedigree, ethics and expertise to our own. To have the opportunity to harness LOW's expertise and position in the NSW market along with the Lightmoves Gro

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The tour played arenas throughout the Czech and Slovak Republics including Prague's 18,000 capacity O2.

Gott is the Czech Republic's most successful and best known singer. His impressive and dynamic international career spans six decades during which time he's been at the forefront of many new and innovative musical trends, including being a pioneer of emerging Czechoslovakian pop music in the early 1960s. His numerous recordings have sold millions worldwide.

Lighting equipment was supplied by Prague based rental company Audioblue Productions SRO, who have serviced Gott's live shows for several years.

The moving lights comprised 22 x Robe Robin MMX S

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Recently, Catalina decided to upgrade its sound system with StageSource loudspeakers from Line 6. "When we heard how beautiful they sound, with such great clarity, we knew it would make a big difference to finally make the sound as good as the view for our customers," says Catalina Popescu.

"The installation was done by Sound Image. They have always done all our sound," says Catalina technical manager Dan C

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"Luke really wants to be able to see the entire room and the fans when out on stage," began Kitchenman. "Because we would be headlining in larger venues this year, I knew that our automated lighting would have to have tremendous power and zoom capabilities to cover as much of each venue as possible. One of the things that I love most about Vari-Lite luminaires is that you get incredible zoom ranges along with great in

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MA Lighting's MA onPC command wing is a portable and small control solution offering realtime control for 2,048 parameters in combination with grandMA2 onPC. Designed as the hardware expansion to the grandMA2 onPC software, the MA onPC command wing enables the look and feel of the software to be as close as possible to a real grandMA2 console.

"We purchased the MA onPC command wing units to extend usage of the flexible and powerful grandMA2 control system to customers who need portability on location or find that it's physically difficult to use a grandMA2 console," says Christie L

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Chris Thoms, production manager at the venue, placed the order for ten units with SGM UK after seeing a demonstration at the 2012 PLASA Show in London. The strobes were installed in the venue's two main club rooms, the Box and 103, during the three week closure for refurbishment in January.

This year Thoms and his team focused their attention largely on reconfiguring 103 (effectively Ministry of Sound's second dance room), adjacent to the Box - deploying four strobes in the former space and six in the main club.

"We wanted to bring the clubbing experience in 103 in line with that of the main room and create a party atmosphere," explained the production manager. "At the same time we needed an adaptable space that we could put a he