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France - Medialon has released Manager KIOSK, billed as "the ultimate kiosk application generator for Media Control for interactive kiosk applications in Museum kiosks, Theme Park interactive attractions, and more".

Manager KIOSK is the solution when link to other controls and link to external world is needed without the burden of doing C++ or Flash programming.

This new special edition of Medialon Manager, Medialon's awarded Windows-based powerful audiovisual control software, benefits from Medialon Manager's control programming environment, its graphical user interface and its easy programming tools which make kiosk programming easier and more powerful than ever.

With Manager KIOSK, it is easy to build user interfaces with buttons, sliders, text displays, gauges, l

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USA - City Theatrical is launching a wide range of new products at LDI 2011 in Orlando this month, including the US debut of SHoW DMX Neo and SHoW DMX SHoW Baby. These two products are the latest innovations in City Theatrical's 10 years of wireless DMX development and manufacturing.

SHoW DMX Neo has advanced Ethernet gateway functions including dual Ethernet ports and accepts multiple show protocols such as sACN, Art-Net, and KiNet.

SHoW DMX Neo includes a RDM controller provided with the Transceiver which allows anyone to monitor RDM devices from their laptop during the show, perform all radio setup functions, and to check RDM responder functions such as Receiver signal strength, battery voltage on SHoW DMX Dimmers, change DMX addresses, and any other RDM functions that are supported by any manufacturer's equipment on the system.

SHoW DMX SHoW Baby takes the same wireless

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UK -- Independent technology consultancy Visual Acuity is expanding once again, this time appointing Damian Andrews to the position of lead consultant, project development. Andrews brings a fresh perspective to the consultancy with a wealth of experience working in various project roles ranging from client user, owner, operator and integrator, says the company.

Blair Parkin, managing director, Visual Acuity comments, "The technological scope of our work continues to develop, as does our geographical reach - we are currently working on projects as far afield as Asia, the Middle East, the US and Europe.

"Damian will lead and champion our customers' interests and provide advice and support to architects, building engineers, vendors and other service providers on each project."

Andrews' industry experience dates back to the mid-1990s when, while studying for a Dip

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It's a bird! It's a plane! It's - 40 thousand LED pixels on a ceiling!!! Indochine's whirlwind tour transports fans to another level of the live experience - immersing them from floor to ceiling with PixMob's X4 wristbands, and an LED ceiling made entirely of its NOVA Minis! With the vision of Indochine's creative team, PixMob used its LED fan-technology to turn attendees and venues into an ocean of effects, and a starry sky of LED magic. Très très cool!

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USA - Artistic Licence founder, Wayne Howell, has accepted an invitation to speak at the forthcoming LDI show in Orlando, Florida, as part of the Innovation and Technology Conference. The training session, to be held at 10am on 30 October (Room S319), will allow participants to access Howell's considerable expertise in the use of Ethernet TCP/IP for the lighting industry.

Covering essential information on the 'hows and whys' of Cat 5E and Cat 6 cables, which are becoming increasingly prevalent in the entertainment technology sector, the seminar has immediate relevance for any designer, technician or electrician interested in keeping up with the state-of-the-art.

Howell enjoys communicating his extensive theoretical and practical knowledge of the subject, having authored the handbook Rock Solid Ethernet and participating for many years in the ESTA (now known as PLASA) te

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Q Awards - Adele has won best female artist and best track at Q magazine's music awards in London. Other prizes went to rapper Tinie Tempah, who was named best male artist and Coldplay, who picked up best act in the world today. Readers voted U2 the best band of the publication's lifetime. Speaking on the red carpet, frontman Bono said Q had been crucial to his career. "It's a truly great thing," he said. "They're so important for anyone that wants to take all their music all the way."

Adele's Rolling in the Deep was picked out as the best track of 2011 ahead of her ubiquitous hit Someone Like You, which was also nominated. The singer's victory comes just a fortnight after she was forced to shelve a US tour due to problems with her throat. The ceremony also saw Queen entered into Q's Hall Of Fame and Siouxsie Sioux awarded for her outstanding contribution to

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USA - Stage Technologies has confirmed its major sponsorship of the North American Theatre Engineering & Architecture Conference (NATEAC). The next two day conference will be held in New York on 22-23 July 2012 and Stage Technologies is once again the first company to commit its support as Platinum Sponsor of this key industry event, having been one of the main sponsors of the inaugural event in 2008.

The NATEAC conference provides a forum for consultants, architects, engineers, technicians and technical managers to discuss planning, design, construction, installation and commissioning entertainment venues, conference and international sporting event spaces, and houses of worship.

Mark Ager, CEO of the global Stage Technologies group said, "We are pleased to once again offer our support to the 2012 NATEAC conference. This industry thrives on the opportunity to exchange id

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UK - PA/VA specialist Ateis has supplied a sophisticated PA/VA system to The American Express Community Football Stadium - the new home of Brighton & Hove Albion FC - aka The Seagulls.

The 22,5000 capacity stadium is nestled in the rolling hills of the South Downs, situated just outside Brighton's busy city centre. The club has been without an official home since the sale of its original stadium in 1997. And the launch of this new stadium coincided with Brighton & Hove Albion being promoted to the championship league for the 2010-2011 season.

Working with specialist installer, VCP Services and electrical contractors, NG Bailey, Ateis UK supplied an Ateis IDA VA networked public address - voice alarm system, which drives 38 zones via Ateis SPA series amplifiers. LAP G2 network audio processors are used for control and DSP. The racks were assembled by Ateis at the Devon based HQ

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Malawi - The new Midas PRO2C live audio system has passed its first real world challenge with flying colours, handling front of house at the Lake of Stars Festival on the sandy shores of Lake Malawi. The PRO2 faced extreme temperatures of up to 42 degrees Celsius, an abundance of sand and grit plus a severe fuel crisis, which meant power was only available 30 minutes before the festival opened.

"I really love the PRO2C; it was very easy to get to grips with, and after just 30 minutes I could start the show confidently," says FOH engineer Craig Williams. "I'm more accustomed to the Midas Heritage series and the classic XL3, which I will always love, but the tiny footprint and low weight for a festival like Lake of Stars is perfect. Not needing a rack of outboard saves a huge amount in shipping costs to somewhere like Africa, and even more in sweat when you have to

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USA - The PLASA Focus: Austin 2012 floor plan is now live. From today, participating companies and a full programme of events can be found alongside visitor registration facilities and exhibitor application information at www.plasafocus.com/austin.

The two-day event, to be held 22-23 February 2012 at the Renaissance Austin, Texas, is the first of a new style of regional event for North America. Based on the successful PLASA Focus events in Europe, the new regional model seeks to bring world class professional knowledge and high-profile exhibitors to the heart of beautiful Texas hill country.

Confirmed exhibitors include ETC, Arri, GDS, Robe, Rosco, CommuniLux Productions, GLP German Light Products, Daktronics Rigging, Clay Paky, Total Structures, High End Systems, Chauvet, Philips Color Kinetics, A.C.T Lighting, Doug Fleenor Design, Strong Entertainment Lighting, and Secoa, wi

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UK - More than 61,000 people turned up to Cardiff's Millennium Stadium recently to watch the free live streaming of Wales v France in the Rugby World Cup 2011 Semi Final from New Zealand.

This required a hasty sound reinforcement infrastructure to be constructed inside the Stadium for the commentary and live performances, including an EAW KF740 line array speaker system and three big screens.

For Huw 'Buz' Evans and Rob Ashton from Welsh sound rental company ABacoustics, it might have seemed something of a poisoned chalice as they accepted the challenge from local production company Orchard Media & Events Group to rig their EAW PA - and deliver the same outstanding performance from the KF740 system as they had achieved when the two companies last worked together on Ponty's Big Weekend in Pontypridd.

For whilst this would be the biggest production the company had ever

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Australia / China - A new addition has been made to the Illumination Physics Bar Pro range of linear direct view LED products. Developed and implemented for the façade of the Landmark China Resources Building in Hong Kong, the unique rectangular shape of Illumination Physics' Bar Pro Rectilinear has been developed to suit applications where the physical appearance of the LED Bar must conform to a more planar appearance:

"The semi-square profile suits certain architectural applications better than a round profile LED BAR," says the company. "The unique linear end cap design means that there is no change in profile as one Bar Pro Rectilinear is butted up to the next. This is because the bonding surface of the end cap is inside the profile of the Bar Pro Rectilinear and the transition from one section of Bar Pro Rectilinear to the next is perfectly smooth."

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Russia - As the latest step in their global growth strategy to provide support for local partners, projectiondesign has opened an office in the heart of Russia's capital.

To coincide with the increased local presence, industry veteran Stein Ramsli has taken on the role of regional director, Russia and CIS. Ramsli previously held the position of managing director at Cisco/TANDBERG Russia and PLC and has extensive experience in working in the region.

Ramsli comments, "Our opening of an office in Moscow clearly demonstrates projectiondesign's commitment to supporting partners in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. Our products are already very popular in the region, and we foresee strong continued growth here. Localising sales and marketing, training and product service and support is important for us, and will ensure our continued success."

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USA - A.C. Lighting Inc.'s booth at the 2011 LDI show, Orlando will be showcasing the latest technology innovations from Chroma-Q, Jands Vista and LedGo - all of which are distributed in North America by the reseller.

The new Chroma-Q Color Force Compact will be officially launched at this year's show. Utilizing core LED technology from the popular Color Force range, the Compact provides a powerful 1,700 lumens of output in a slim, compact profile - making it suitable for lighting areas while occupying a very small footprint.

By incorporating the same LEDs as the 12", 48" and 72" fixtures, the Compact works in harmony with the popular Color Force range; providing the deep cold blues, red hot lava looks and super soft pastels that designers love.

Another Chroma-Q innovation on show is the recently launched Studio Force White LED range, which has been designed s

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USA - Entertainment lighting specialist White Light returns to exhibiting at LDI in Orlando this year, after a several years absence from the show floor. The reason for the return - new products from i-Pix and Core Lighting, both companies are members of the White Light Family of manufacturers distributed by White Light.

On the White Light booth, i-Pix will be showing their new LED Beamlight, which surprised and delighted many on its first appearance at the PLASA Show in London in September. The fixture offers a new, low-energy alternative to the classic ACL effect, and is described by i-Pix as being "unlike any other LED fixture you have ever seen". The compact fixture is available with RGBW, RGBA, daylight white, UV and other light engines, creating a focusable beam that can be adjusted from+/-35degrees, with the highlight a tight 5 degree beam.

The fixture itself

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Mexico - PRG, one of the largest rental providers worldwide, has expanded its stock of RockNet digital audio network devices from Riedel Communications. Riedel, delivered 60 RockNet devices that will be directly used at the opening and closing ceremonies of the XVI Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.

One of the main challenges at the ceremonies of the Pan American Games 2011 is the long distance between the individual positions in the stadium, where up to 300m need to be bridged. Furthermore, the distant master control room, which is located on the first level of box suites in the stadium, also needs to be integrated.

The RockNet installation at the ceremonies consists of 56 various RockNet devices. The audio system that is designed by Pat Baltzell, uses 158 channels of RockNet's 160 channels. The system combines the PA drive system, inputs and monitor sends located at

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UK - London- based lighting rental company Colour Sound Experiment (CSE) continues to build its contract rental business, designing and supplying lighting and rigging for the newly opened Electric live music venue in Brixton, south London - a place with an illustrious history, arguably best known as the legendary Fridge, and before then, The Roxy.

CSE's contract rental packages are proving a highly cost effective and flexible option for busy venue operators, and come complete with quick and excellent technical support and backup.

Electric is only one of a number of current projects for CSE, which also includes The Box in Soho, four venues in Brighton and the Ice Bar in London.

The installation was project managed for CSE by Fletch who designed the rig in conjunction with Cy Kelly from Electric. The creative and practical concept maximises the available space, offering a syst

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USA - LumenRadio will later this week showcase SuperNova 2.0 and other new developments at the LDI show in Orlando. The entire LumenRadio CRMX wireless DMX, RDM, and DALI product line-up will also be on display in distributor TMB's LDI village.

SuperNova 2.0 had its debut at the recent PLASA show in London and garnered intense interest from a steady stream of visitors. SuperNova's RDM capabilities have been extended to wired networks and now offer unified connectivity and user-interface for systems that utilize a combination of wired and wireless DMX/RDM signal distribution.

"We have received tons of positive feedback on the changes we made for SuperNova 2.0. The ability to monitor and interact with the DMX flow through the whole system has transformed the product from a configuration utility to a full-fledged tool for system setup, control, testing, and fault finding; so

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UK - The Sound Division Group (Sound Division) has confirmed its appointment as a Bose PRO-Partner this summer.

A significant proportion of Sound Division's business is in the high-end retail market and has established relationships with many well known high street brands, retail stores, hotels and restaurants.

David Graham MD for Sound Division comments: "Bose is synonymous with quality and we are very pleased to have them on-board. We will now be able to offer the Bose brand particularly to the multiple retailers, five star hotels and high class restaurants and bars where Bose are often the preferred choice of speaker system."

This could not come at a better time for Sound Division with the high level of building and refurbishments taking place in London due to the Olympics next year- Quickly out of the starting block the first Bose system has just been installed

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New Zealand - The IRB Rugby World Cup was the biggest sporting event ever to be staged on New Zealand shores. It kicked-off on 9 September 2011 with the Opening Ceremony at Auckland's Eden Park, broadcast to a global television audience estimated at over 50m. An estimated 200,000 people crowded the Auckland waterfront precinct to take in the visual spectacle aptly named All Lit Up. Lighting designer David Eversfield relied on a grandMA2 system for control.

While the show's lighting design in the stadium was created by Paul Collison, who worked with a grandMA2 system as well, Eversfield and the Opticshock team used one grandMA2 light, one grandMA2 onPC and three grandMA 3D for the lights spread across the city.

Eversfield reports, "The waterfront show was pre-programmed using grandMA 3D where extensive use was made of the ability to have complete 3D models of buildi

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UK - Following several years of increased presence in the UK market, Coemar and White Light have announced that a Coemar Care service centre will be available at the White Light London headquarters starting from October 2011. This will offer a wide range of spare parts and service support, enabling White Light to offer a higher degree of support to the growing number of Coemar users.

White Light expects that this initiative will strengthen the relationship with existing and future customers, enabling them to obtain immediate local support, not only at the time of purchase, but throughout the life of the products.

This initiative is part of the Coemar project to support the excellence and innovation of its products, a recent example of which is the Reflection range, with increasing attention to the needs of lighting designers, engineers and planners.

(Jim Evans)

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France - Having lacked a multi-purpose live entertainment venue for many years, the patience of the 176,000 residents of Besançon, eastern France, was rewarded this year with the opening of La Rodia. Featuring two concert halls, a lobby bar, two studios and information / multimedia resources, a Yamaha digital audio system ensures that all of the new facility's users - whether local amateurs or international stars - get a universally high standard of sound.

Covering 2000m2, the project was initiated several years ago by the mayor of Besançon. Designed by architect Claude Denu, the audio system was designed by ATES Thise, based in the eastern suburbs of the town.

La Rodia's management team was already an ATES client, having worked with the company on a previous project. "Despite the initial discussions about La Rodia's audio system taking place three years ago, we advised

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