Production Resource Group (PRG) is to debut new technology following its appointment as the official service provider for the 62nd Eurovision Song Contest. The company's GroundControl long throw followspot system is to be used for the first time on a European show at this year's Eurovision in Kiev, Ukraine from…
Technical production company Event Projection has lent its projection mapping expertise to a Halifax Bank TV commercial, featuring Lady Penelope and her long suffering butler Parker from the Thunderbirds cartoon. The advert seees the pair driving through town in her pink bulletproof armoured FAB 1 limousine before stopping off off at…
The South Downs Planetarium in Chichester, Sussex, has invested in a new media server and show control system from 7thSense Design. The upgrade of the 100-seat star theatre was led by Brighton-based immersive experience experts TEQ4. Working closely with TEQ4, 7thSense integrated a single Delta Nano Media Server and show…
Holotronica, owner of the Holo-Gauze 3D display solution for large hologram effects, has announced Gerriets GmbH as its exclusive European sales partner. The German company, which featured the system on its stand at Prolight and Sound in Frankfurt from 4 April to 6 April, will distribute Holo-Gauze in the UK, Europe…
UK developer Out Board is taking its evolutionary spatial audio platform into the expanding VR marketplace. The TiMax SoundHubVR variant addresses a need for mobile, tightly synchronised, low-latency immersive audio locked to multimedia VR content, in a compact package designed for the latest theme-park ride-car and experience marketplaces. Featuring an optional…
British workers would like AI to do part or all of their jobs for them, according to research commissioned by Europe's largest UC&C event, the UC Expo. A survey found that 85 per cent of UK residents want AI support with at least part of their current jobs, and almost…
The Association of Lighting Designers (ALD) has launched a combined liability insurance cover scheme for its professional and affiliate members. The insurance cover will eventually become a permanent benefit entitlement to be included within the annual ALD membership fee but in the year of launch is available to members as…
BrightSign technology has been chosen for a digital signage rollout at Vue Entertainment, one of the UK’s largest cinema chains. Digital Signage based on BrightSign XD232 players supplied by Midwich has been installed by system integrator 360 Digital in 11 Vue cinemas, including a new site in Darlington, with plans for a…
A light show featuring eight Panasonic projectors has won the prize for Best Storytelling at the Milan Design Awards. It is the second year in a row that Panasonic has won recognition for its exhibition at the Fuori Salone in Milan. The "Electronics Meets Crafts" installation used 12,000-lumen PT-DZ13 projectors,…
Cabletime has appointed Paul Bromley to head up its growing digital signage business in the UK and Ireland. The developer of the powerful MediaStar range of IPTV, streaming and digital signage solutions launched the Creator digital signage solution towards the end of last year. As digital signage sales manager, Bromley…
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