More than a million tickets were sold for the Abba Voyage hologram show in the first year, making it London's sixth-most-visited paid attraction in 2022, according to a new report. The analysis, carried out by strategists Sound Diplomacy and social value consultancy RealWorth, found that the series of concerts at…
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Encore stages huge Amway event with ANZPAC audio first
Encore Event Technologies is the first company in the Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands region to have used L-Acoustics new L2D speakers outside of the global pilot programme. More than 10,000 employees of multi-national company Amway were flown from China to New Zealand in 12 waves over two months…
KISS rockers debut holograms with ABBA Voyage investor
Rock band KISS have unveiled 'immortal' digital avatars which will carry on their performances when band members are no longer able to tour. The avatars made their debut, performing the encore to the final show in a four-year End of the Road tour. This show took place at Madison Square Garden…
Alton Towers Resort creates ‘spooktacular’ escape maze
Alton Towers Resort is celebrating Halloween by combining two immersive entertainment genres into a 'spooktacular' technology-enhanced escape maze. The UK theme park has teamed up with YouTube star Daz Black to create Daz Games: PANIC, which combines live-action horror with a tech-driven escape game The experience has been designed and…
New Content Factory makes VP ‘more accessible than ever’
Two leading UK virtual production specialists have teamed up to offer a full range of services to companies and creative agencies, with the aim of producing several campaigns in a single day. Known as Content Factory, it is a joint venture by Final Pixel and CUBE Studio that combines an…
Behind the scenes at the huge CogX festival of change
In 2023, CogX Festival, renowned as the world's leading festival of inspiration, impact, and transformational change, welcomed 90,000 attendees at its new venue, The O2 London. The festival featured three summits and an impressive expo. Leading video technology rental company 80six was commissioned by brand experience creative agency Blonstein, to…
Celebrating a celebrity wedding with all-white AV systems
Spotlight Sound is no stranger to providing sound and lighting for high-profile events. The diversity of our work takes us from stage set-ups in fields to the prestigious London Football Awards at the mid-century Camden Roundhouse. However, to get the call from Olly Murs’ wedding planners, Alice Wilkes Design, to…
Depeche Mode just can’t get enough of Britannia Row
Depeche Mode's Memento Mori tours marks the band's 30th anniversary of working with audio rental specialist Britannia Row Productions. Led by production manager Tony Gittins, with help from Britannia Row account executive, Dave Compton, the touring audio team has specified a range of high-end tools including an L-Acoustics K Series…
First Australian feature film shot entirely in VP is released
The first Australian feature film to be entirely shot using virtual production has premiered. The in-car and certain outdoor scenes for Mercy Road were shot using the LED volume stage at the purpose-built TDC Studios in Sydney. TDC supplied and engineered the bespoke virtual set with kit including ROE Black Pearl…
How video is changing Broadway with the help of PRG
Rob Harris has been with PRG for over 10 years and in his current role serves as director of video projects based out of Secaucus in New Jersey. Working over half his life in various forms of production, Harris has had a hand in corporate shows, immersive touring exhibitions, Tony…