The Netherlands - Atlas Cables, the engineering-led cable specialist, has launched two new installation-centric cable ranges dedicated to performance-led custom installations - Hyper si (Screened Installation) speaker cable and the Integra Duo analogue interconnect range.

With the significant increase of wireless signals around any residential or commercial property, RF pollution is the scourge for all system designers and integrators. To combat the effects of this air-bound interference on the delicate audio signals that often require long cable runs, Atlas Cables has produced a range of products dedicated to maintaining the integrity of the audio signal both within the equipment rack and from amplifier to speaker.

Hyper si is a top performing domestic and commercial speaker cable featuring twin 2.5mm2 (13awg), high purity OFC (Oxygen Free Copper) conductors. Each conduct

The Netherlands - A 28,000 lumens laser projector, a 1.8mm bezel videowall display and the industry's most compact, 10,000 lumens laser 1-Chip DLPTM projector are among the innovations exhibited by Panasonic at ISE 2016 in Amsterdam.

The Panasonic booth features a 'Robotic Experience' or RobEx, developed in collaboration with event company XPION. Industry grade robots with 98-inch 4K resolution displays were used to create an immersive viewing experience.

In projection, Panasonic launched the PT-RZ31K, the company's highest brightness 3-Chip DLPTM projector series using SOLID SHINE laser technology. The projectors, available from autumn 2016 in both WUXGA and SXGA+, each output at 28,000 centre lumens.

Designed for rental and staging applications, the projectors offer continuous maintenance-free operation. The compact projectors are compatible with existing 3-Chip DLPT

The Netherlands - With the ever-increasing pace of adoption of IP based networking in AV, there is a mounting lobby for standardization and interoperability based on open standards. Consequently, the Media Networking Alliance (MNA) - the professional AV industry alliance, charged with promoting awareness and adoption of AES67, the open standard that provides for the common interchange of digital media between different IP networking platforms - is exhibiting for the first time at ISE.

MNA members and member manufacturers will be undertaking a programme of educational and communication activities and events throughout the exhibition.

Of major interest, to AV manufacturers, integrators and end users alike, will be a live demonstration of audio networking interoperability on the MNA booth (7-X230), featuring 22 commercially available networked-audio products from 11 different

UK - d3 Technologies has appointed Joe Bleasdale as the new Training Manager at d3's head office in Borough, London.

Working with d3's three regional teams; EMEA, APAC and the America's, Joe's focus will be to build on the existing training programme, organise and deliver d3 training courses, as well as growing the training network worldwide.

Joe will report directly into Fernando Kufer, d3 Technologies' General Manager who has been with the company for the last 6 months. "Having seen exceptional growth in the past year, we are looking to grow our training and support functions and Joe will be an integral part to the development of this" says Kufer.

Joe has previous experience in the industry having worked as a freelance Lighting and Video Programmer for live music and broadcast. He also brings to the company a wealth of experience running training for some leading ind

USA - A contemporary musical that follows the life of a city planner rebuilding and restarting her life in New York City, If/Then enjoyed a successful run on Broadway and has now embarked on its inaugural tour starring Tony-Award winner Idina Menzel.

In preparing the production to travel across North America, projection designers Peter Nigrini and Dan Scully were asked to reimagine the original production with a new projection and LED video component that would allow the tour to maintain the same visually dynamic impact as the original design. Working with event technology provider WorldStage, Nigrini and Scully identified and implemented a LED video design comprised of 22 FLEXCurtain HD LED screens from PixelFLEX.

"I have worked with the design team behind If/Then for a number of years, and the idea for the redesign of the tour was really driven by the wonde

USA - ArKaos MediaMaster PRO has been chosen for a unique installation in a very individual venue in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Badlands Pawn, Gold & Jewelry is an experience that opened its doors on Thanksgiving Day (26 November) 2015. Pawn shop, gold foundry, gun range, rock radio station, TV station and a tattoo shop by day, the 70,000sq.ft entertainment fortress' transforms weekly into a kicking rock venue at night.

The $2m, 32ft x 24ft concert stage has state-of-the-art lighting, a 26ft x 14ft LED screen, VIP viewing rooms, and seating for 1800, and has already hosted rock-giants KISS, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Rick Springfield, Rival Sons and Europe. More national headliners, amongst them Night Ranger, Steppenwolf, April Wine, Megadeth and Grand Funk Railroad, are lined up for later this year.

Badlands Pawn's visionary owner, Charles Brennan, has a long associ

USA - UK-based production design company, Okulus, chose a bank of 40 Ayrton MagicBlade-R fixtures to back the up-and-coming American rock band, PVRIS, on their first-ever televised appearance. The band appeared in January on the Jimmy Kimmel Live! show, the longest-running late night chat show on America's ABC television network, where they were watched by over 2m viewers.

PVRIS may still be in its infancy, but the band recognized the significance of this prime exposure, and were keen to invest time in ensuring their appearance was memorable. They turned to Okulus' lighting designers and programmers, James Scott and Louis Oliver, to bring their ideas to life.

Scott and Oliver decided the unique appearance and reliability of Ayrton's MagicBlade-R fixtures were a sure-fire way to achieve this and used them as a dynamic backdrop to the band's equally dynamic performanc

UAE - Maestra Group has provided a complete turnkey technical solution to the Sheikh Mohammed Bin Saeed Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan (SMK) Emeriti Ladies Tennis Tournament in Abu Dhabi for the second consecutive year. The competition was staged in a private residence in the city.

Central to this year's event was a 23m x 5m 10mm outdoor LED video wall provided by Maestra and run on the company's new Dataton 6 Watchout servers which were linked with Hawk-Eye Innovations software to provide real-time game feedback, analysis and results to spectators.

Maestra designed and produced a range of custom video content that played during the opening of the tournament each evening.

Inside a private pool-house also on the property, Maestra provided a further 6 x 6mm LED screens running from a separate Watchout Server. This was used to show stunning visuals and more custom content around on

UK - PSCo has announced that they will be distributing Samsung's much anticipated portfolio of LED in the UK and Ireland. PSCo has placed the first order for Samsung's 1.5mm ultra fine pixel pitch LED as a demonstration unit for its Reading showroom, demonstrating its commitment to both Samsung and channel partners.

Mark Taylor, LED business development manager at Samsung is responsible for the 'go to market' strategy on this product line. Announcing this news, Mark commented, "PSCo has been extremely successful in LED, and are the first distributor with a full product and support offering for the channel. We have strict criteria for our LED distribution partner to meet and I am delighted that PSCo met it all! We are very much looking forward to the future with the team at PSCo."

"We've always prided ourselves on the levels of operational and technical support we can offer

USA - PixelFLEX has introduced the reFLEXion LED video display. The freestanding and WI-FI enabled reFLEXion is a lightweight, portable and customizable LED video display solution that allows you "to promote your message wherever needed throughout any commercial, hospitality, retail or entertainment environment".

"Understanding that our clients often need to relocate their messaging to better serve their business and promotions, we are very excited to announce the reFLEXion LED video display," said David Venus, PixelFLEX director of marketing. "A breathtaking addition to our line of award-winning LED video products, the reFLEXion LED video stand is a truly redefining product for the consumer retailer, restaurant and entertainment industries. By giving our clients the opportunity to move and customize their messaging wherever needed, we have created complete, indoor mobile mark

USA - In 1807, New York Governor DeWitt Clinton proposed an audacious plan: to build a 363 mile (584 km) canal that connected New York City's Atlantic port to America's burgeoning Great Lakes. Despite a chorus of initial scepticism (President Thomas Jefferson dismissed the idea as "a little short of madness"), Clinton's vision became reality 18 years later with the opening of the Erie Canal that ran from Buffalo on Lake Erie to Albany on the Hudson.

The canal turned New York City into a great metropolis and transformed Buffalo into a centre of commodities trading, as evidenced by the proliferation of grain elevators that lined its canal side. Although Buffalo's grain trading days have long since receded into history, one remnant of its past, the Connecting Terminal Grain Elevator, has taken on new life as a popular attraction, thanks to an ever-changing lightshow that draws on

UK - PLASA has 39 years of experience in providing business events for the live entertainment technology industry, attracting a high calibre of attendees with more than £3billion spending power for the PLASA Show, £340m for PLASA Focus Leeds and £130m for the newest edition, PLASA Focus Glasgow.

PLASA prides itself on delivering a targeted audience for each show highlighted by the small audience crossover between events, with only 350 Leeds visitors and 52 Glasgow visitors attending the flagship London show. This unique audience is not just limited to shows organised by the PLASA Events division, but also includes competitor shows with 41% of PLASA Show 2015 visitors not having attended any other show in the past year.

Christopher Toulmin, director of Events Division says: "Engaging face-to-face is still the fastest and most effective way to build relatio

Canada - Richard LaBerge has joined Calibre, the British manufacturer of audio and video scaling and switching technology, as VP international sales.

LaBerge has more than 20 years' experience in business management, leadership and product development globally. LaBerge co-founded Sensio Technologies Inc., where as VP he spearheaded the company's success in licensing, business development and delivery of technologies to market. Prior to this LaBerge developed commercial marketing and lending at Desjardins. He started his career in computer programming.

Based in Montreal, Canada, LaBerge will expand Calibre's business into new markets. He will focus on increasing market share and presence in corporate AV and Calibre's existing customer base as well as growing OEM and own-label business particularly in Asia.

"LaBerge has the perfect mix of talent to lead Calibre's interna

Europe - Epson and German based LANG AG have announced their collaboration in the professional projection system rental market. Epson installation projectors will be added to LANG's product portfolio, including the new Epson EB-L series of laser projectors. These will serve new sectors and projection applications thanks to a light output of up to 25,000 lumens from an innovative laser light source.

A showcase of Epson's technological capabilities, this new 25,000lm laser light source product marks the culmination of extensive research, development and testing. The result is a range of products packed with advanced engineering, innovative technologies and flexible features to provide a number of potential applications within the installation market.

Neil Colquhoun, business director for visual instruments at Epson Europe, comments, "With our broad range of professional inst

South Africa - Media Film Services is offering a reward of R10,000 for the recovery of a quantity of camera equipment including a number of specialist High Speed Zeiss lenses (see list) which were stolen in December 2015.

Should you have any information regarding the whereabouts of the equipment, contact Sean Sims at seans@mediafilmservice.com or +27 (0) 21 511 3300.

(Jim Evans)

UK - West Midlands-based Central Presentations Ltd (CPL) supplied full technical production - video, sound and LED lighting - to the 2016 SEMTA Awards, staged in the Ballroom at the Park Lane Hilton hotel in London.

The Senior Skills Council for Science, Engineering & Manufacturing Technologies (SEMTA) is a not-for-profit organization specializing in engineering training in the UK, and this prestigious annual Awards event recognizes excellence within their various nationwide apprenticeship schemes.

CPL worked for the third consecutive year alongside Redditch based production company Eclipse Communications. The production design was a collaboration by Lee Gruszeckyj from CPL and Dave Bowring from Eclipse. This year's host was business journalist and BBC Breakfast co-presenter Steph McGovern.

"It was great to pool forces and work together with Eclipse," commented Lee.

Germany - Market-leading Finnish media playback experts, Picturall Ltd., are gearing up for a busy Prolight+Sound 2016 in April. The company will be presenting a range of media servers including their flagship Octo server as well as the all-new Duo media server. In addition to their own displays, visitors can also witness Picturall products in action on the Panasonic stand where the Japanese electronics giant has elected to use a Picturall Octo server to run a number of screens.

First launched in 2009, Octo was the first media server in the world to have eight physical dual link DVI outputs, ten optional Full HD inputs and to fully control sixteen Full HD displays. Still going strong at the heart of the Picturall range, the latest incarnation of Octo - as shown at ISE - raises the bar still higher with up to sixteen physical outputs (DP 1.2/HDMI/Dual DVI) and the ability to pl

Saudi Arabia - Held recently in the Saudi Arabian coastal city of Jeddah, the International Book Fair attracted more than 440 international publishers from 25 countries. This significant cultural event saw thousands of visitors attend lectures, seminars, story-telling and poetry sessions, as well as sample new work by young writers over its ten day run.

The event was opened by Prince Khaled Al-Faisal of the Saudi Royal family; greeting the prince for this occasion, and to run throughout the show, was a spectacular projection mapping installation which lit up the entire front of the tented pavilion with calligraphy using Christie Roadie HD+35K and Roadie HD20K projectors.

Measuring 165m wide by 11.5m tall, the installation was the work of BrightStar Events a local event engineering and management company. BrightStar was approached by ACE Creative, the organiser of the show,

Germany - Avolites will be on Booth E80, Hall 3 Level 0, at Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt from 5-8 April to exhibit its 'supercharged' Ai R Series of media servers and officially launch the new feature-rich Titan V10 and Ai V9 software.

The much anticipated Titan V10 OS features a wealth of new features. One of the most striking additions is the full 3D visualiser powered by the Capture engine, which allows the user to create and edit shows right inside the Titan interface and lay out fixtures in the space using the console's encoder wheels. V10 also allows the user to view intensity values in one place via the Intensity Grid. This clearly shows levels, source of information, whether increasing or decreasing and tracking information.

Ai V9 features an all-new Audio Engine, a Dynamic Content Page, a new User Interface, and 58 new and updated effects.

The Ai R Series, wh

USA - LED video technology manufacturer PixelFLEX has introduced the FLEXLite NXG, the next generation of their already successful FLEXLite product line. With improved pitch resolution options, higher refresh rates and a new die-cast frame, the FLEXLite NXG now provides designers with even more freedom to push the creativity of their video designs using the multi award-winning PixelFLEX, says the company.

"From the time we first introduced the FLEXLite product line, it has excelled as one of our most successful LED video solutions," said David Venus, PixelFLEX director of marketing. "When we saw that there were opportunities to make the product even stronger, we were excited to continue the evolution of the line into FLEXLite NXG."

With one of the highest resolution displays on the market, the FLEXLite NXG is now available in two sizes (500mm x 500mm and 1000mm x 500mm) to

Germany - The European management team at Creative Technology has been reinforced with the appointment of Dieter E. Gross (MBA) as Business Development Director. He will take on the responsibility for business development and sales for Creative Technology's German operation.

Gross has had many successful years and experience in the industry, most recently as managing director of Gahrens+Battermann (Media Event Solutions) in Bergisch Gladbach. He previously held the position of managing director of the Berlin broadcast and concert production company EuroArts, and prior to that was head of media entertainment agency, E-Media in Berlin, part of the Docdata Group.

Gross comments, "Creative Technology, is a provider of sophisticated and creative technological solutions and works in an industry which is characterised by dynamic, rapid and constant change, and of course, fierce c

UK - At an exclusive screening at London's independent Genesis Cinema in Mile End, Philips Lighting brought one of the world's hottest bands to the silver screen as never seen before.

Philips Lighting, a Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX, PHIA) company and global leader in lighting, hosted the immersive concert event with an exclusive screening of the critically acclaimed Imagine Dragons: Smoke + Mirrors Live concert powered by Philips LightVibes.

Philips LightVibes creates a unique experience for fans in cinemas by adding dynamic, lighting effects and video imagery synced to the on-screen action.

The Imagine Dragons: Smoke + Mirrors Tour features a striking light show. The creative director behind the tour, Moment Factory, supported Philips to create the light show for this exclusive event from the original live performance.

At the screening Philips LightVibes LED med

UK - Calibre's first ever-combined video & audio 4K scaler-switchers are in the form of four new models: HQView620A, HQView625A, HQView630A and HQView670A.

Enabling access to a greater range of applications which can benefit from Calibre HQUltra 4K technology, the new models are designed to reduce the level of equipment in installations, the multi-function units being suitable for lecture theatres, boardrooms, meeting rooms, house of worship and more.

HQUltra uses Calibre's in house developed video processing algorithms to deliver best in class solutions providing a seamless interface between the worlds of HD and 4K. Calibre HQUltraFast is the world's fastest input switching technology that changes inputs in typically 0.25 seconds, or a quarter of a second.

"This new product type brings Calibre technology to the mainstream audio visual market. It includes analogue and

USA - Tim Ottley, lighting director for Asbury United Methodist Church, Tulsa, is a great advocate of ArKaos MediaMaster PRO which he uses on an ArKaos PRO Stadium Server to create his stunning environment projection mapping within the interior of the church.

Following on from the success of the Easter presentation last year, Ottley is already planning more superb visuals to enhance the upcoming Easter celebrations.

"Environmental projection in church is such a leap forward from the more usual form of presentations on a screen or series of screens," says Ottley. "Before we started using projection mapping, we used a centre screen and two white curtains either side to show our visuals, but this looked boxy and square, and gave the congregation a passive experience, rather like watching television.

"But church is not a passive environment. It is a gathering place which b

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