Nestled on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka in the beautiful city of Galle, and overlooking the blue depths of the Indian Ocean, lies the luxurious Jetwing Lighthouse Hotel. In view of offering their guests exclusive entertainment opportunities and an enhanced audio experience during their stay, this luxury beachfront property recently partnered with Digital Ear Pvt. Ltd., the regional distributor for Void Acoustics, to install a world-class sound system that complements the hotel’s idyllic beachfront setting. Specialising in high-end audio and luxury lifestyle products, the team at Digital Ear were tasked with specifying and deploying an audio system which was…
Author: Emma Hill
PCL Live, founded by Adam Wilson, is one of the leading audio-visual companies in the Northeast of Scotland. With impressive industry experience in installation projects, event equipment hire and operation, live streaming, and video production services for over 15 years, Wilson has driven PCL Live to operate using only the latest in modern technology, with a large focus around Leyard Europe products. PCL Live has specialised in being the only company in the area with Leyard Europe’s high-end technology, which means it provides a one-of-a-kind proposition to its clients for both installations and events. “One of the main benefits of…
Lightware Visual Engineering, the European AV manufacturer for the professional integrated systems market, has announced the appointment of Ping-Sum (Sam) Ng as Regional Director for Greater China Office. In his new role, Sam will oversee Lightware’s expanding business operations in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau, and ensure the company continues its impressive momentum of growth in the region. With an extensive background spanning over two decades in the AV industry, he joins Lightware following a highly successful career with other leading brands in the AV industry — including AMX, Extron, and Biamp. With roles as Regional Sales Manager and…
Atomos has announced the latest generation of its hugely successful Ninja line of camera-mounted monitor recorders: Ninja and Ninja Ultra. The original Ninja rocked the industry when it was introduced in 2010, combining an HD disk recorder with a touchscreen monitor you could hold in your hand. It captured pristine, uncompressed video direct from the first generation of DSLRs straight onto a removable SSD. The latest Ninja base model handles video sources up to nine times that resolution, has a five-inch HDR screen, records ProRes RAW, and connects to almost every camera in the world. Little wonder “Atomos” is now…
PPDS, the exclusive global provider of Philips professional displays and complementary solutions, has confirmed its latest solution evolution with Grassfish – Europe’s leading In-store Experience Management platform provider. The new venture promises to deliver an exciting range of experience-enhancing features and opportunities for retailers on Philips Tableaux ePaper displays. The solution sees the multi-award-winning ‘zero power’ Philips Tableaux Series join other Philips Android SoC retail signage displays from PPDS, in becoming fully compatible and certified to run using the Grassfish IXM platform. The solution adds new capabilities and opportunities for retailers – including cost and energy savings. An installation at…
BASSBOSS has announced the much-anticipated MK3 series is now arriving to dealers nationwide. MK3 brings performance improvements and an enhanced user experience – with an upgraded 96kHz DSP, weatherproof inputs, waterproof power connectors, global power compatibility, and improved amplifier power allocation. Additionally, the new ControlBASS software for easy remote management is being introduced. “Following the announcement of the new feature-filled BASSBOSS MK3 series and the electrifying demo experience at NAMM ’23, we are massively excited that dealers will finally be able to deliver this world-class solution,” noted National Sales Manager Samia Scoda. “The level of enthusiasm across the board for…
Brompton Technology, the industry leader in LED video processing for virtual production and live events, will be demonstrating its latest solutions, including its new TrueLight technology, at this year’s SIGGRAPH Conference in Los Angeles. Brompton will have a presence in the Z by HP booth (West Hall, booth 215), where its Tessera SX40 LED video processors will be powering a virtual production volume demo alongside partners including NVIDIA, Fuse Technical Group, ROE Visual, and the Entertainment Technology Center at USC (ETC@USC). “We are incredibly excited to be attending SIGGRAPH for the milestone 50th year of the conference, a testament to…
Production Futures, the initiative which creates opportunities for young people to learn, train, network and develop careers in production across the live event industry, has signed one of the industry’s heavy hitters, Martin Audio, as its latest high-profile partner. “It’s wonderful that Martin Audio has seen the potential of Production Futures,” said CEO, Hannah Eakins. “We’re particularly delighted to welcome it as a British manufacturer. “They are a forward-thinking company with a diverse workforce, and we’ve seen it transform over the last 20 years.” Production Futures is equally in the process of transformation, including the announcement of a new audio-learning…
International Light Artist Christien Methot enabled Parisians to see their beloved Seine River in a new light when he created the world’s first Light:Bridge with Ayrton Cobra phosphor laser source luminaires. ACT Entertainment is the exclusive distributor of Ayrton lighting in North America. For one magical July night, Methot, the Principal Lighting Designer at New York City-based Design One Lighting Design, added a new bridge across the fabled Seine using 10 powerful parallel beams of light to project a ‘bridge’ across the water near the Passerelle Leopold-Sedar-Senghor footbridge, which links the Left Bank’s Musee d’Orsay with the Right Bank’s Jardin…
PPDS, the exclusive global provider of Philips professional displays and dedicated AV software solutions, is delighted to announce the latest phase of its growth and expansion strategy in the Middle East, with a new partnership with AV and UC distributor Avientek. Avientek – founded in Dubai in 2016 and now present in more than 20 countries, including India – will introduce, promote and distribute PPDS’ entire suite of highly innovative and multi-award-winning solutions as the display brand of choice in the Middle East. Aligned in their efforts to bring world-leading solutions to key market verticals – including Hospitality, Corporate, Retail,…
