A total of 568 remotely managed 4K Philips digital signage and videowall units have been installed in Showcase Cinemas across North America. As part of a major revamp of all 22 Showcase Cinemas in the US, the cinema chain tasked Atlanta-based DEEL Media – a digital signage solutions specialist with…
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Where will the next Sphere be? Abu Dhabi or South Korea?
Speculation is growing over whether the next Sphere immersive entertainment venue will be built in Abu Dhabi or South Korea. Publications in the US and in South Korea are running different stories but there is consensus on one point. The next Sphere will not be built in London. That's because…
Giant digiLED speedway display ‘is bigger than 4,300 TVs’
A speedway track in the US has installed 2,135 sq metres of digiLED's Vision Ultra panels. Texas Motor Speedway’s (TMS) Big Hoss TV, which replaced a screen erected in 2014, stands 11 storeys high and comprises more than 8.2 million pixels. The display area is the equivalent of 4,331 42”…
tube uk brings sound of Christmas to nine festive trails
Manchester-based sound design specialists and audiologists tube uk are supplying audio systems to eight popular Christmas trails throughout the UK and one in Germany this season – totalling 168 individual sound systems and 1,681 loudspeakers! Working closely with the production team from Culture Creative, a worldwide leader in creating trail…
Did you know? The Sphere takes equity in major AV partners
How do you do AV technology procurement at an epic scale? What approach do you take with the world's largest and most impressive deployments of the technology solutions you have commissioned? The answer, if you are the Sphere in Las Vegas, is to take equity in two of your major suppliers.…
Sphere rakes in $75m in two months from two shows
The Sphere in Las Vegas has already made $75m in just over two months from its two marquee shows: the U2 residency U2: UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere and the original Darren Aronofsky film Postcards From Earth. That's according to a securities filing by Sphere Entertainment, which said the…
ACT Entertainment announces acquisition of tvONE
ACT Entertainment has acquired the video processing, signal distribution and media playback solutions company tvONE, The acquisition is a first foray into video equipment for ACT Entertainment which has completed multiple acquisitions since 2017, bringing RapcoHorizon, AC Power Distribution and other brands under the ACT banner. tvONE is headquartered in…
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…
Peerless-AV offers custom support for Sony VP lab in LA
Peerless-AV has played a vital role at a new Virtual Production Lab at Sony's Digital Media Production Center in Los Angeles, California. The immersive training and education facility offers production managers and cinematographers the opportunity to test drive Sony’s line of professional cinema equipment, including the flagship VENICE 2 Cinema…
U2 Sphere residency breaks Las Vegas box office records
U2's opening show at the Sphere in Las Vegas has become "the fastest grossing residency" ever recorded in the city. That's according to Billboard magazine, which says the initial run of 17 shows generated nearly $110m in ticket sales. Each show generated $6.5m on average, selling about 16,500 tickets. Other…