The first Beertown Public House was formed in 2012 with the goal of crafting a modern beer bar that made everyone who walked through the front door feel like they had entered a room full of friends. The concept was an idea from Jody Palubiski, CEO of the Charcoal Group of Restaurants, which operates multiple restaurant brands in Canada. Since first opening, the Beertown concept has evolved into a successful enterprise. Locations now operate in the Ontario cities of Cambridge, Burlington, London, Waterloo and Oakville. Jody is known as a driving force in the Canadian restaurant business – not just…
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BrightSign has unveiled its new BSN.cloud Virtual Partner Pavilion, showcasing the work of select partners demonstrating how they’ve integrated their respective CMS workflows into BSN.cloud. BrightSign had planned to showcase these partners within a live partner pavilion at DSE this past March, however those plans were placed on hold once the show was postponed. “Our partner pavilion was going to be one of the highlights of our involvement at DSE – not just for BrightSign, but for the many CMS partners that were planning to showcase their work,” said BrightSign’s CEO Jeff Hastings. “I’m so glad we found a way…
Painting with Light (PWL) has opened – in partnership with NEP Belgium – a new Virtual Event Studio at its C-MINE HQ in Genk, Belgium, offering a slick streaming production and broadcast facility – including full virtual audience interactivity – to deliver the highest quality digital events. Based on a model created by Univate in the Netherlands, the new PWL Studio space offers an innovative and creative approach for staging virtual events of all types – from keynote speeches, corporate meetings and presentations to brand activations, product launches and conferences to seminars to album launches, parties and live music streams.…
Due to the global pandemic InfoComm 2020 in las Vegas has been cancelled. In order to bring together industry leaders, AV integrators and audio enthusiasts, AVIXA organizes the world’s largest virtual professional av exhibition. AUDAC is partnering up with its north American distributor AC ProMedia for the virtual tradeshow. Attendees who visit the online exhibition can virtually experience one of AUDAC’s most revolutionary new innovations, called the MFA. The best of show winner of the recently organized ISE 2020 exhibition in Amsterdam, is a two-channel class D multi-functional amplifier. The all in one amplifier is the perfect one box solution…
The event technology wholesaler Steinigke Showtechnic used its logistics to support the medical services during the COVID-19 crisis. In April, the company organized thousands of medical protective masks for emergency organizations, old people’s homes and other medical facilities as well as all fire brigades in the city and district of Würzburg. The majority of the protective equipment procured in this way goes to The Johanniter with its planning staff in Würzburg, which is responsible for the whole of Bavaria. The COVID-19 crisis has hit many companies hard – especially in the event industry. When events are cancelled and event locations…
Since its opening in Amsterdam North in 2018, This Is Holland has become one of the city’s go-to destinations. The only flying theatre attraction in The Netherlands – and the only one in Benelux – This Is Holland features a 5D flight simulation, with wind and water effects, as the audience soars over some of the country’s most iconic spots. Alcorn McBride’s robust V4X all-purpose show controller serves as the attraction’s building control system, with 120 devices under its control. At This Is Holland, the visitor experience begins with a fun history lesson as guests move up through the circular building.…
The latest addition to ADJ’s Entour range of atmospheric effect generators, the new Entour Chill, is a compact yet powerful low-fogger. Using a combination of standard water-based fog juice and regular ice cubes, it can be used to create a dramatic low-lying fog effect without the hassle or expense of procuring dry ice. Building on the success of ADJ’s popular Mister Kool Series, the Entour Chill features enhanced technology that allows for increased output and a robust design that makes it suitable for a wide variety of applications. A newly-developed 800W heater system allows for continuous output for up to…
Technical solutions specialist White Light (WL) recently hosted an exclusive digital session for the 2020 graduates of Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance, in collaboration with key industry partners. Senior representatives from disguise, Royal Albert Hall and The Society of British Theatre Designers remotely joined the panel for the insight and Q&A discussion, delivered from WL’s SmartStage studio in London. The session aimed to inspire the next generation of skilled creatives starting their careers at this unsettling time of COVID-19. The panel explored some of the new opportunities arising from the different corners of the industry, as businesses are…
Technical event production company Sterling Event Group have created Sterling Studio, a Manchester-based studio space designed to boost the production value of webinars and other virtual events, over video conferencing and online meeting platforms such as Zoom, Go To Meeting, Skype and Webex. The studio, supported by UK distributor PSCo, boasts an impressive digital backdrop from LED display manufacturer Absen. The idea to create a studio dedicated to virtual events was curated before the Covid-19 lockdown, just as the need for an events space with the capacity for high production quality was rising – a need that has only increased…
Atlona’s special virtual tradeshow event, AtlonaComm 20, has launched with the debut of Velocity 2.1, a new firmware update for its groundbreaking Velocity IP-enabled AV control, room scheduling, and device management platform. In addition, Atlona announces the immediate availability of two new hardware components. Collectively, the new software features and hardware will make it easier for integrators, tech managers, and end users to create and manage AV control and room scheduling environments. Velocity 2.1 streamlines navigation, enhances control capabilities, and improves configuration efficiency. Velocity 2.1 enhancements include: Simplified Menu Navigation: Optimizes access to primary functions of Velocity, including control, scheduling,…
