Kramer, leading audio-visual experience company, has announced the appointment of two highly experienced area sales managers in Italy. In doing so, it added to its continued focus on customer experience with dedicated Kramer expertise and supporting the company’s ambitious growth strategy in Europe. With responsibilities for Italy’s northwestern territory, Giancarlo Aletti brings an enormous wealth of Pro AV industry experience and knowledge to his role. Working across most audio-video sectors, his previous success and 30 years of experience include key positions with large ProAV brands and European-wide remits. Giancarlo’s broad, cross-market experience will enable Kramer to benefit from his knowledge…
Author: Emma Hill
Basel Train Station (Basel SBB) in Basel, Switzerland, is a primary hub for travel throughout Europe. Regarded as Europe’s busiest international train station located at the intersection of France, Germany, and Switzerland, 1,000 trains depart from the station daily, equating to a passenger train departing or arriving at the station every 90 seconds. Additionally, freight trains still use some of the 17 tracks, and postal trains enter and exit the underground station daily. Travellers are inundated with a wide range of sights and sounds as they pass through Basel SBB. At any given moment, the station announces arrivals, boarding and…
Leyard Europe joined Zero Density on booth 7.B01 and Qvest Media on booth 10.C31 at this year’s IBC show at the RAI in Amsterdam from 15th to 18th September. On the Zero Density booth, Leyard Europe supplied the advanced Venue Pro VX series display for the presentation stage. This easy-to-install LED video wall delivers exceptional on-camera visual properties and deployment versatility for a wide variety of installations, including virtual production and extended reality. The displays are an excellent complement to green screens and can be easily implemented into XR stages for extended reality. The wide colour range, narrow pixel pitches,…
Ross Video, a global leader in video production technology, has announced its highly anticipated and diverse lineup for IBC 2023. In a new location — at booth 9.A05 in Hall 9 — from 15-18 September, attendees will experience the full range of Ross technology used to deliver exceptional video experiences to billions of people around the world every day. Ross promises an immersive experience focusing on extended reality (XR), intelligently integrating AI, robotic camera systems, enhanced cloud production, and hyper-converged infrastructure. Other highlights include the award-winning Carbonite Ultra 60 production switcher, and the next generations of spidercam, automated camera tech,…
As a leading live event, systems integration and production company, Pittman Media Group is committed to going above and beyond to provide its clients with high-quality, reliable AV production solutions. To deliver pristine, crystal-clear audio—whether it be for a small, intimate gathering or large-scale events—the team at Pittman Media Group has come to rely on a selection of products from Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW). For Pittman Media Group President and Owner Zack Pittman, the decision to use EAW was an easy one. “We first began looking to invest in EAW back in 2018 and were immediately impressed,” he said. “EAW…
Bellevue Teatret (Bellevue Theatre) is located in Klampenborg, a desirable suburb north of Copenhagen, Denmark. Its scenic location is about 100 metres back from the beach, and stunning views from the front of the building overlook the Øresund strait. Founded in 1936 and designed by architect Arne Jacobsen, the building is one of his seminal works – and one of several in the area – as well as an important example of Danish functionalism. In the last year, the theatre has invested in more Robe moving lights, with the purchase of 12 TX1 PosiProfiles – the first to be installed…
LED architectural and architainment lighting manufacturer Anolis Lighting – A Robe Business – enjoyed a busy, productive, and successful PLASA 2023 expo at London’s Olympia, where its stand was prominent in the ‘village’ of parent company, Robe Lighting. Anolis highlighted its new Calumma, Ambiane, and Eminere product ranges during the 3-day expo, which is generally considered the foremost trade show for entertainment technology in the UK. Anolis’ Calumma M & S fixtures are now available with asymmetric optics specifically designed for street, road, and pathway use, where unwanted glare reduction and efficiency are paramount. This luminaire is engineered for pole-mounted applications that…
Bristol-based production and rental company SLX has invested in a comprehensive stock of Ayrton lighting fixtures as part of its new focus on environmental sustainability. The fixtures, which include Ayrton Diablo, Mistral, Eurus, Perseo, Karif and Cobra, were supplied by Ayrton’s exclusive distributor for the UK, Ambersphere Solutions. The choice was made on shared philosophies as much as on the practical and technical suitability of the products. SLX used the hiatus of the pandemic to reassess and reset its aims, choosing to focus on environmental and social sustainability, as CEO Alastair Currie explained: “We examined how we operate within a…
When a large regional venue outgrows its audio mixing system, major capital spending is needed for a replacement. In the case of Norwich Theatre, investing in a Yamaha RIVAGE PM5 digital mixing system has maximised its long-term return. Norwich Theatre comprises three venues – the 1300-seat Norwich Theatre Royal, the 300-capacity Norwich Theatre Playhouse and Norwich Theatre Stage Two, a creative hub with a 120-seat studio theatre, rehearsal studios and training spaces. The Theatre Royal stages everything from major, multi-performance musicals through to one-night stand-up comedy shows. In recent years its role has evolved, from being primarily a receiving house…
Green Hippo’s London-based manufacturing operation is reporting high demand for its range of industry-leading Hippotizer Media Servers and is ramping up production to meet orders. The team says the first quarter of 2023 saw a huge rise in sales across all Hippotizer models, including the flagship Tierra+ MK2 and high-performance Boreal+ MK2. Most orders are coming in from the rental and staging sectors of the industry. The recent launch of the Hippotizer v4.8 software update, which packed in a host of new and upgraded features designed to power up real-time media manipulation, playback and mapping, drove sales. Major enhancements of…
