Situated in the heart of the French capital, the Palais des Congrés de Paris is one of the most important and active convention centres in France. Hosting every type of event from medical conferences to the Tour de France presentation, the Palais des Congrés needs a powerful yet flexible AV…
The Royal Shakespeare Company's Swan Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon installed an Ampetronic induction loop system during a recent refurbishment. The upgrade to the theatre's assistive listening provision was necessary to comply with the Equality Act and to ensure that every seat in the theatre is accessible to all patrons, including those…
UFC fights are to be shown in 8K immersive LED "shared reality" at a series of new venues in the US. The venues will be operated by immersive technology and entertainment company Cosm, whose partnership with the mixed martial arts organisation was announced last week. Cosm announced a partnership with…
ADI is to supply and install a 32m-wide LED display to the exterior of the Bradford Live entertainment venue, as part of a multimillion-pound city centre redevelopment by Bradford council. The 90-year-old art-deco building hosted concerts by the Beatles and The Rolling Stones in 1963, but has been unused for…
L-Acoustics has teamed up with Soundforms to offer immersive audio technology to open-air performance spaces worldwide. The two companies will develop solutions that combine L-Acoustics' sound technology with the acoustic and aesthetic properties of Soundforms' Performance Shells. The end result will offer integrators, consultants and end users turnkey solutions for…
Irish rock band U2 will open the MSG Sphere at The Venetian, in Las Vegas, with a series of concerts this autumn. The audience at U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At The Sphere will enjoy the world's largest 16K LED screen, which wraps around the venue's 17,500 seats. 'Sphere immersive sound'…
London’s largest event venue, ExCeL London, has signed a new contract with AV and entertainment technology company, Anna Valley. The new deal extends the organisations’ preferred partnership agreement, and also grants Anna Valley exclusive AV provider status in key parts of the venue - a move designed to strengthen ExCeL’s…
The Royal College of Art (RCA) has entered into a multi-year partnership with Outernet London to showcase students' digital work on its immense immersive screens. The recently opened media and cultural district in central London features more than 2,100 sq m of floor-to-ceiling, 360° wraparound 16K screens across four storeys.…
Immersive experience venues from the Illuminarium to Cosm Hollywood Park are changing the face of live events, but the Madison Square Garden Sphere promises to top the lot with a whole new entertainment medium. The $1.9 billion building is set to become the largest spherical structure in the world when…
Opera North has worked with Bradford-based audio, lighting and AV supplier Pro Audio Systems (PAS) on an upgrade of facilities at its Howard Assembly Room in Leeds, as part of an £18m overhaul of its estate. The 300-capacity venue, which was built in 1879 and is next door to Leeds…
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