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South Africa / UAE - Johannesburg based In2Structures - part of the Gearhouse South Africa Group of Companies - has sold one of its Supa (SP) Dome structures to Abu Dhabi based Flash Entertainment LLC.

The eight-bay 84mlong by 36m wide SupaDome structure is known as the Flash Forum and will provide a multi-purpose venue with up to 5000 capacity on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi for at least the next three years.

The first event staged in the Flash Forum took place during the weekend of the final race of the 2010 Formula 1 Championship, when it was managed by Beirut club, Skybar.

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Benelux - Lab.gruppen's PLM (Powered Loudspeaker Management) range have been deployed for the live studio broadcast finals of the hit TV show So You Think You Can Dance? in Holland and Belgium. A number of PLM 10000Q and the new PLM 20000Q have been supplied to TV production company Kanakna Productions as part of a substantial live PA system, which also includes Lab.gruppen's FP+ series, by lighting and sound supplier Eventec.

The TV show has eight 'finals' shows broadcast live on Dutch TV network RTL and VTM in Belgium, from Studio 1 at Aalsmeer, just outside Amsterdam. The first of the live finals took place on 10 October, with the grand final on 28 November.

Eventec supplied all sound and lighting for the show, with the audio system based around Seeburg Acoustic Line Galeo XT tops and subs, powered by racks of Lab.gruppen PLM and FP+ and controlled via Dolby Lake DLP

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UK - Black Light has completed the installation of new dimmers and other lighting controls for one of the world's most respected music and drama academies. The work was carried out at the New Athenaeum Theatre in Glasgow. This historic theatre is the main stage of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD), the UK's only provider of conservatoire level education in music, drama and dance.

"The theatre technicians at the RSAMD know the lighting business inside out, so we were really under the spotlight in terms of delivering a state-of-the-art system," says Black Light's installations project manager, Paul McGreal. "However, we were the first choice for the job and were able to deliver a high-quality, bespoke system within budget and to a tight deadline."

The installation project was instigated because the New Athenaeum's old equipment was startin

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UK - Azule Finance, the lighting and sound finance specialists, released strong FY10 growth figures, demonstrating "soaring demand for technical investments in new lighting technology". Figures released yesterday show that Azule's lighting business has doubled since FY09, spurred on by the growing popularity of products like GLP Impressions.

Azule's lighting division sales director, Gavin Scott comments, "The buzz and popularity around live events and festivals grows each year and lightshows for major artists are becoming more and more spectacular. When planning a live event lighting is nearly always an artist's first consideration and with a host of innovative new products coming onto the market from manufacturers such as Robe mixed with the enduringly successful products like GLP Impressions, lighting is fast becoming big business."

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UAE - Dubai-based Al Laith Event Services supplied a substantial steel stage and roofing system for the Formula 1 Championship Abu Dhabi's after event concerts at Ferrari World, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. These were headlined by Kanye West, Linkin Park and Prince respectively, and attended by capacity audiences of 40,000.

Working for event producers Flash, Al Laith also designed and built all of the relevant and related production metalwork infrastructure needed on site including an extensive FOH mix area, side screen supports and wide wings, delay and spot towers, wheelchair access platforms, as well as all the Mojo barriers and even the concession stand framework.

Flash was promoting the entire 'Yasalam' weekend of F1 connected events in and around the city, which included appearances by 64 leading international artists across several venues. The project was managed for Al Laith

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USA - Impact Video provided production support and numerous mobile video display units, featuring Daktronics LED video technology, for the 2010 ING New York City Marathon.

Broadcast live on NBC, the NYC Marathon is the premier event of the New York Road Runners. With more than 45,000 runners, 2.5m spectators, more than 6,000 volunteers ensuring a successful and memorable event, eight truck-mounted LED display units provided a great view of the action.

The truck-mounted Daktronics LED video screens were used in sizes ranging from 12' x 16' to 22' x 30'. Five units were strategically placed at the start line, located at Fort Wadsworth in Staten Island, N.Y., to display the televised race coverage on NBC and informational messaging and live camera production for the Open Zone entertainment area.

The additional three units were placed near the finish line on the west side of Man

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Italy - La Tana del Lupo (translated literally as the Den of The Wolf) is a popular Italian TV talk show, broadcast live three times a week by CTS (the Sicilian Television Company) from the Panastudio Productions facilities in Palermoon Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday afternoons.

DoP Massimo Tomasino has specified lighting for the current series, which includes six Robe Robin 300E Beams and two Robe DigitalSpot 3000DTs, which are positioned on the studio floor and on an angled truss around the studio's perimeter.

The lively 60-minute interactive show is directed and presented by Francesco Panasci. It covers topical and often controversial issues with an invited panel of studio guests exchanging views, opinions and thoughts with the audience.

The set design is deliberately minimal, so attention remains focussed on the guests, the dialogue and the studio action, f

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UK - ELP returned to the tower Ballroom in Blackpool for the fourth Strictly Come Dancing special to come from 'the home of ballroom dancing'. The regular journey north for the contestants, show producers and viewers has gained a special significance, second only to the final itself. Consequently the pressure is on the production team to ensure that this show is every bit as good as the BBC TV Centre output.

So how do they achieve a seamless transition for this one-night-only show? "The first call I make is to ELP," says lighting director Mark Kenyon. "There are certain lights which define the look of the show such as the Clay Paky Alpha Beam 300s with their tight, narrow shafts of light. And I know ELP have the stock levels I require for an OB job of this size. They have all the rigging and trussing ready to go and can provide the complete package." M

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Hungary - Rental company Hangharmas recently deployed its new L-Acoustics KARA modular WST line source system for the Gospel and Soul Festival at the Papp László Sportarena, Budapest. Around 10,000 people attended the event, starring the London Community Gospel Choir and Hillsong London.

The main FOH system consisted of 12 KARA cabinets per side, with a hang of six Kiva ultra compact units with two Kilo LF extensions per side providing offstage-fill. Additionally, eight SB18 subs (four per side) were flown, with 12 SB28 subs groundstacked (four in the middle in line and two cardioid stacks at L and R). The entire system was driven by LA8 amplified controllers.

Hangharmas recently purchased KARA from L-Acoustics' Hungarian distributor Audmax, joining the Kiva system they already owned. Supplementary Kara cabinets were supplied by L-Acoustics Rental Network Agent Reznic

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Spain - Ateis Europe's public address technology played a key role in the service of consecration at the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, 128 years after building work on the church began. In a sombre, yet impressive ceremony on 7 November, Pope Benedict XVI blessed the altar and bestowed basilica minor status on Antoni Gaudi's unfinished masterpiece.

A comprehensive PA system installed by Ateis' Spanish distributor, Optimus SA, ensured that the congregation of more than 6,500 people heard every word of the Pope's blessing. The installation was challenging for many reasons: because construction is still ongoing there is a lot of scaffolding in the building but the loudspeakers could not intrude on the decoration of the church interior.

Although the Sagrada Familia - or Holy Family church - is not a cathedral, it is on the same scale as a cathedral. The audio brief was for a syste

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France - Digigram has announced a commercial and technological partnership with TDF, one of the leading operators of shared facilities and terrestrial networks in Europe. TDF Group assists its clients - television networks, radio stations, telecommunications operators, ISPs and local municipalities - across the entire value chain of audio-visual and telecoms networks: from upstream to downstream, with deployment, maintenance and operation of transport and distribution networks and on-site hosting of operators' equipment in TDF's sites.

The TDF Group has extensively tested and eventually selected Digigram's IQOYA and PYKO IP transport solutions as the basis for its own Audio-over-IP proposals. The PYKO range was chosen for solutions that transit in part over the public Internet network, whereas the IQOYA range, particularly the * LINK/LE and * SERV/LINK products will be used for

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Australia - Originally released in 2004, the Jands Vista introduced a new approach to constructing light shows, with 'think visually, work visually' as the core concept. The upcoming Vista 2 Byron release of the application takes this innovative approach to a new stage, introducing a true second generation of software, completely re-written from the ground up, says the company. The lighting crew at Brisbane City Church has been a long time Vista user and was one of a select group to beta test Byron.

Everyone involved in the production team at City Church are volunteers, yet at City Church's Bowen Hills auditorium the team executes two 'shows' per Sunday to a congregation of up to 2000 people.

"I am a non-professional lighting guy", said Scott Bernoth one of the Church's longest serving lighting volunteers. "So the ease of use that is provided by the visual inter

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India - With some 7000 athletes from 71 countries competing for 826 medals in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, first time hosts India promised to deliver a world class Games amidst a wide array of environmental and political challenges.

The Opening and Closing Ceremonies are the first and last opportunity for the organisers to show off their venues and set the stage for the Games themselves, providing the ideal opportunity for the host country to showcase its culture, history and civilization.

The centrepiece of both the shows featured a huge helium balloon, believed to be the largest of its kind, rising from the centre of the stadium, the underbelly of which provided a 360-degree projection surface. Images depicting the numerous facets of Indian history were projected on to the aerostat with many strands of this diverse country characterised in the aerostat visuals.

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Spain - Showsec's management consultancy team recently returned from a successful engagement with MTV for the 2010 Europe Music Awards held in Madrid on November 7.

There was a festival feel across Madrid, with MTV hosting a number of events during the week. This culminated in the Outdoor Broadcast Show at the Puerto de Alcala, where a mammoth stage was built in front of the landmark, in the middle of a roundabout. A complex security plan was agreed with the National and Municipal police, whereby a series of road closures and pedestrian control points created an audience area of up to 50,000 people. Saturday 6 November was MTV Spain day with a line-up of top Spanish pop acts, whilst the Sunday delivered a visually spectacular event featuring Katy Perry, 30 Seconds to Mars and Linkin Park.

Showsec used a team of 11 managers from the UK, who were each responsible for different a

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UK - The Rory Peck Trust supports freelance news gatherers and their families worldwide in times of need and promotes their welfare and safety. It was set up in 1995, two years after Rory Peck was killed filming in Moscow. The trust relies on income from grants, sponsorship, and charitable donations. Richard Martin Lighting provided lights for the annual awards.

Lighting designer Malcolm Reed chose a mixture of LED and moving heads for the awards, held in London's BFI National Film Theatre. PixelPar 90s, GLP Impressions and Alpha Spot 300s created a classic design.

"The reasoning behind this choice of lighting is quite simple," says Reed. "The theatre has very little power available as the normal use is a cinema and I was limited to a few 13 amp sockets scattered around the auditorium. For me LED's are just the thing, the GLPs enabled me not only to create vario

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Germany / Spain - dBTechnologies has announced that a full version of the website - including all product information, videos and navigational tools - is now available in Spanish.

"Working directly with employed representatives in Spain, means we have a responsibility to provide our many customers there with clear, comprehensible information, and this also extends to our website. What better way than to present it in their native language?" says European sales manager, Harald von Falkenstein. "Very soon our latest news about worldwide installations will be in Spanish, too."

Managing director Michael Herweg adds: "The South American market has seen incredibly rapid growth in a very short time. Our distributors in these emerging markets have enjoyed unprecedented success, making it a priority that important information is made available to dBTechnologies

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The Netherlands - ShowTex Netherlands manufactured and installed all stage draperies and tracks to finish off the total renovation of the historic DeLaMar theater in Amsterdam. Opening this month, the extensive construction was made possible by the VandenEnde foundation.

Performances in the 950 seat theatre and 600 seat capacity hall will range from classical theatre to musicals, cabaret, and comedy. The cultural venue will also house a specially commissioned photography collection with works from prominent photographers like Koos Breukel, Hans Eijkelboom, Cuny Jansen, Erwin Olaf, Viviane Sassen, and Rineke Dijkstra.

The grand drapes for both of the theatre's stages were created from ShowTex's Gaudi Mohair Velvet velour sewn into Wagner curtains that part in the middle to reveal the stage, instead of being raised or lowered.

All acoustic drapes, borders, legs, and stage skir

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Spain - Linkin Park, has accepted the Award for 'Best Live Act' at the 2010 European Music Awards held in Madrid, Spain on 7 November 2010. The band has been touring on a massive Adamson systems arena rig on their two previous two world tours, Minutes to Midnightand Project Revolution.

The 'Best Live Act' nod was accompanied by a live performance of Waiting for the End at the Award ceremonies. The award was accepted by the band who not only thanked their entire production crew, which includes award-winning FOH & monitor engineers 'Pooch' Van Druten and 'Tater' McCarthy, but also invited the crew to join them on stage to accept the award.

Presently Linkin Park are touring Europe and will kick-off their North American segment in Sunrise, Florida on 20 January 2011.

Their current arena rig consists of a L&R main hangs, each made up of 16 Y18, with an underh

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UK - Green Hippo has announced the official release of their new ScreenThief component in conjunction with the 3.0.14 software version.

ScreenThief allows remote PC capture via Ethernet. A feature many Hippotizer users have been requesting, this new component allows them to capture the screen of a PC or Laptop in real time over the network and use the content as a source, says the company.

The new Ethernet video capture solution is suitable for incorporating PowerPoint presentations into Hippotizer-driven shows and also works well with House of Worship software, such as Easy Worship, or alternatively Web pages and product demonstrations run on the captured machine.

While remote screen capture isn't new, ScreenThief adds new dimensions to this type of software with an almost unperceivable latency as well as offering lossless quality up to 1280x1024 resolution. Additionally, i

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UK - A.C. Special Projects has provided audio solutions featuring a fixed installation background music system and a separate high performance DJ PA system for the K West Hotel & Spa in London's Shepherd's Bush.

K West was looking to upgrade its existing bar and restaurant speaker system to increase the venue's appeal as a premier nightlife destination during evenings and weekends. They approached A.C. Special Projects to specify, supply and install a discreet audio solution providing high quality sound for day-time background music applications, as well as a more powerful PA system for night-time use by DJs at weekends and during private parties or corporate functions.

A.C. Special Projects specified fixed installation Turbosound TCS-C35T full-range, two-way loudspeakers finished in white, to replace the existing ceiling-mounted speakers in the K Lounge Bar and Kanteen restau

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Hong Kong - Lighthouse Technologies has completed the share acquisition of its Huizhou factory, giving it full ownership of Lighthouse Technologies (Huizhou) Limited, one of the largest LED display factories in the world.

The investment brings a number of advantages not just to Lighthouse, but to China and the Huizhou area as well, says the company. With RoHS compliance, the manufacturing facility is an eco-friendly investment, well aligned with the Chinese government's low carbon development policy put forth in 2009. It's also an investment that brings some of the most advanced technology and management experience to China.

For residents of Huizhou, the facility has also been an important source of economic growth, bringing more jobs to Chinese citizens and contributing to Huizhou's GDP and government revenue. And, following the acquisition, factory employees can now receive

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