ACT Entertainment continues to expand its reach in the AV technology sector with the acquisition of tvONE. Among tvONE’s brands is the Green Hippo line of media servers and digital display products, which it acquired in 2018. The acquisition marks the first foray into video equipment for ACT Entertainment, a manufacturer and distributor of products to the entertainment industry. Since 2017, the company has completed multiple acquisitions bringing RapcoHorizon, AC Power Distribution, and other brands, under the ACT Entertainment banner. “We are pleased to announce the acquisition of tvONE, which continues to build on ACT’s mission of providing tools to…
Author: Daisy Thorogood
Manchester-based dbnAudile has served as event technology providers for The Warehouse Project ever since the series of popular club nights debuted in 2006. This year, seeking a new linear lighting effect that could provide amazing visuals whilst ensuring operation in wet conditions, the company turned to Elation’s versatile Proteus Rayzor Blade. Pete Robinson, Project Manager for dbnAudile, has served as lighting designer since The Warehouse Project’s inception. He explained that the 10,000-capacity former railway station is a significantly bigger venue than the previous location and therefore required upscaled production. “Each year we try to find an upgrade or change in…
Prolyte is set to collaborate with long-standing partner Stage Electrics, one of the UK’s premier Prolyte suppliers, for two exclusive campus events in Glasgow and Birmingham in January 2024. Committed to excellence and industry improvement, Prolyte and Stage Electrics invite professionals to join these insightful events, helmed by Prolyte’s esteemed expert, Eric Laanstra. With over 23 years of expertise, Laanstra, Prolyte’s seasoned Product Manager, promises a profound exploration into the intricacies of rigging, trussing, and staging. This series of events begins at RCS Glasgow, on 23 January 2024, from 10 am till 3 pm. Following this, on 24 January, MAC Birmingham…
Black Box partnered with HETEC, delivering turnkey video monitoring systems with the features and performance essential in first responder control rooms, as well as for control room environments in the energy and production sectors, across Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Building on a long history of collaboration, the two companies provide a complete offering of KVM-over-IP solutions, including the acclaimed Black Box Emerald DESKVUE receiver, with local consulting, installation, support and maintenance services supplied by HETEC experts. “The Black Box Emerald ecosystem, including the Emerald DESKVUE receiver, is both unique and feature-rich and a ‘must have’ in rounding out our solution…
LynTec announced an addition to its Xtend Power Control (XPC) Series relay modules, the Xtend Relay Module for Lighting (XRL). Based on the same design as the 20-amp XRM Remote Relay Module, the XRL adds Truecon connectivity to enable the XPC Series to work with non-Edison connectors. It extends lighting power control across a venue easily and affordably, with up to 20 amps of power and DMX in/out. “When we introduced the XRM modules, we provided a way for lighting and production professionals to provide power control to their lighting setup anywhere in the venue — much more affordably,” said…
Visitors to ISE 2024 can attend demonstrations of new products that will extend the L-Acoustics integration ecosystem in Hall 8.0, Audio Demo Room #B4. The demonstration space will be the stage for L-Acoustics Integration solutions that enable projects from traditional stereo, through immersive and beyond. L-Acoustics will showcase install-specific solutions including Soka, LA7.16i, L-ISA, Milan AVB and more. Discussions of L-ISA, Ambiance Acoustics System, Milan AVB, and third-party interoperability, as well as a peek into the expanding ecosystem of L-Acoustics solutions for the integration market, will also be on the calendar. On the L-Acoustics booth in Hall 7 #7F150, visitors…
As one of Japan’s top five film giants, Toei Tokyo is renowned for its comprehensive business in fields such as film, television, animation, manga, and music. At the end of 2022, the company constructed Japan’s largest virtual production hub, Toei VP Studios. The studio showcases an LED wall comprising AOTO LED panels and powered by Brompton Technology LED processing. The facility spans 640 sqm and utilises eleven 4K Tessera SX40 LED processors, along with a whopping 24 Tessera XD 10G data distribution units. “We have chosen an LED video processor that is globally renowned for its stability,” says Junichi Higuchi,…
HARMAN Professional Solutions launched their Exterior Wash Pro Family, skillfully engineered to meet demanding and harsh environments whilst still offering extraordinary creative features that can elevate a wide range of lighting designs. These fixtures build on the success of the Exterior Linear Pro family. The Exterior Wash Pro family is user-friendly and versatile, available in QUAD and CTC variants, with four sizes in each. These fixtures offer easy installation and configurable beam control, making them ideal for various applications, including long-throw applications. The QUAD variants are distinguished by their excellent colour performance. Martin factory colour calibration ensures superior colour consistency…
LIT Lighting in Arizona, USA, specified and installed new equipment for the Footprint Centre, a popular multi-purpose arena. The installation, which comprised a new entertainment lighting solution, included Ayrton, MA Lighting, MDG and RapcoHorizon brands, all exclusively distributed in North America by ACT Entertainment. LIT Lighting selected 27 Ayrton Huracán LT fixtures at the heart of the system. The Huracán LT combines exceptional power with an ultra-intense beam and long-throw capabilities to deliver a formidable tool for large venues, such as arenas and stadiums. 26 of the Huracáns are active, with 20 mounted in 40-foot trusses in each corner of…
Situated alongside the River Avon in the heart of Warwickshire, The Royal Shakespeare Company’s main location is in a Grade II listed building which retains many of the art deco features of the 1932 Shakespeare Memorial Theatre. Inside are two performance spaces – the 1,018-seat Royal Shakespeare Theatre (RST) is the main auditorium, and the Swan Theatre is an intimate room with the capacity to hold up to 469 people on three sides of a deep thrust stage. Both rooms share their front-of-house space, with audiences enjoying the same foyer, box office, bars and restaurant. Over recent years several upgrades…
