A stunning new court complex in France is to incorporate networked AV systems in 55 of its 90 courtrooms. The systems at the Tribunal de Paris have been co-designed by the companies Axente, Bouygues Energies & Services, and Audiovisuel Solutions, and are based on Symetrix Prism DSPs. Even in the famously beautiful…
A concert featuring three core members of the progressive rock group Yes enjoyed perfect lighting for filming, thanks to lighting designer Jonathan Pask of Illuminate Lighting and Avolites. Pask designed a reliable, multi-user control system of networked Avolites consoles for the show at the Manchester Apollo, which was captured for DVD…
The National Concert Hall in the Estonian city of Tallin has chosen Robe DL7S Profile LED moving lights and PARFect 100 LED PARs, as part of a technical upgrade to replace a previous lighting scheme which was regarded as merely "conventional". The lights were delivered by Tallinn-based sales and installation company E&S.…
Saville Audio Visual has taken delivery of 16 Panasonic DLP laser projectors for its conference and live events division, to enhance the hire stock available at its twelve branches nationwide. The new PT-RZ970 is a single lamp DLP projector featuring a huge 9,400 ANSI lumen output for high contrast and…
wePresent has launched a Collaborative Management Suite (CMGS), giving IT departments a tool for the remote management of wePresent systems on their network. The platform is aimed at enterprise-wide and other large deployments to allow for mass monitoring. CMGS is a server-based tool. Once installed, it will allow administrators to schedule…
Avocor has announced a distribution partnership in the Middle East with Evig Electronics LLC. Evig will be responsible for distributing Avocor solutions in Bahrain, Jordan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, opening a whole new region for the display manufacturer. Evig will be…
Current RMS now has more than 1,000 rental companies as users of its software, after launching two and a half years ago. Current is a global cloud service used by rental companies in the pro-AV, sound and entertainment industry to manage their rental processes. The software service has developed and…
A loop-the-loop racing driver stunt in Shanghai has been illuminated with SGM G-Spot moving heads Legendary driver Terry Grant performed the stunt with his Jaguar SUV F-Pace. The setting was the city's famous sea front called the Bund. Grant had previously performed the hazardous loop-the-loop stunt in Frankfurt, Germany where he…
Zytronic has supplied nearly 700 touch sensors for self-service ticket machines on the Metro and at bus stops in Moscow as part of a phased roll-out which will extend to over 1,600 machines. The 17in and 19in sensors were supplied by Elatec, Zytronic's Eastern European partner, to Russian systems integrator Progressive…
The Theatreplan consultancy, which has an expanding portfolio of performing projects across three offices in London, Hong Kong and Sydney, has appointed Matt Kingslake to its consultancy team. Kingslake graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester in 1989 and went on to work for Holiday on Ice, touring…
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