Eleven minutes between headliners. The sponsor loop needs to be on screen now, and the only operator on hand is the one running lights. With the Green Hippo Estuary Media Controller, that’s enough. Green Hippo, an ACT Entertainment brand, is now shipping the Estuary Series: screen management and live switching for LED walls and projection, controlled from the same DMX console that’s already running the show. The system currently includes the 1RU MC1 and 2RU MC2 models, with an MC4 version to follow. Under the hood is the powerful CALICO Video Processing Architecture from sister brand tvONE, delivering one-frame…
Author: Todd Staszko
The Rex Rooms at 151 on King’s Road marks the return of a legendary nightlife destination in London’s Chelsea. Set on the site of the famous 151 club – celebrated as an exclusive celebrity haunt throughout the 1990s and 2000s – the reimagined venue is the creation of designer and nightlife innovator Marc Jacques Burton. To complement the venue’s refined avant-garde aesthetic with uncompromising audio performance, specialist integrator Evolve Install designed and installed a premium Martin Audio distributed system. The venue is split into two distinct spaces: a vibrant main lounge and, concealed behind a secret door, The King’s 1942…
Elation has announced the Fuze Profile+, a high-output LED framing profile luminaire that combines the capabilities of a full-featured Profile and a true Fresnel Wash in one adaptable platform. With intelligent Lens Swap, powerful RGBMA color, and a comprehensive framing and effects system, Fuze Profile+ delivers two essential fixture roles without compromising creative capability. Professional lighting inventories have traditionally required dedicated fixtures for Profile and Fresnel Wash applications. Fuze Profile+ changes that equation by making adaptability a property of the fixture rather than the inventory. Fuze Profile+ is designed to simplify equipment inventories by allowing one fixture type to adapt…
Renkus-Heinz is expanding its European support infrastructure through a logistics partnership with More Logistics, a new company established by Dutch distributor More Distribution. Through the initiative, selected Renkus-Heinz products will now be stocked and shipped in Europe, enabling overnight shipments and short delivery times across the region, with potential to serve MEA partners in future. Renkus-Heinz and More Distribution previously established an immersive European Experience Center in The Hague, Netherlands, offering a new way to connect directly with Dutch and European system integrators, consultants and distribution partners, as well as prospective clients. The Experience Center allows visitors to experience the…
Registration is now open for Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2027, as the world-renowned annual tech show for the audiovisual and systems integration industry invites professionals to experience what happens “When Worlds Unite”. Returning to Fira de Barcelona, Gran Via, from 2 to 5 February 2027, ISE will bring together the innovators, creators and technology leaders turning convergence into new possibilities. ‘When Worlds Unite’ is more than just a strapline. It reflects where the AV industry is heading. The lines between AV, IT, broadcast, live events, smart buildings and education are blurring, and the most valuable work is increasingly happening when those…
Yamaha Corporation has announced Firmware V7.20 for its RIVAGE PM digital mixing systems, a major update which introduces support for the new DM5 series digital mixing consoles, RUio utility I/O units, DME5 and DME3 signal processors, as well as the newly-announced AuviTran AV-HY64-AVB interface card. Giving access to AVB MILAN networking, enhanced visibility and remote control across an increasingly diverse range of connected devices, the new firmware allows the building of larger, more versatile RIVAGE PM-based systems across live sound, installed audio and immersive production environments. A key highlight of RIVAGE PM V7.20 is support for the new AuviTran AV-HY64-AVB…
Arbane Groupe has appointed Fidato as the exclusive distributor for both APG Audio and Active Audio across India. The agreement covers the entire Indian market, with Fidato taking responsibility for distribution, channel development, sales, service and market expansion for both brands nationwide. The contract was signed at Arbane Groupe’s headquarters near Nantes. Fidato is a value-added distributor of professional audiovisual solutions in India, supplying a curated portfolio of AV products and technologies to end customers, systems integrators, resellers and channel partners across the country. The company positions itself on a partner-first approach, technical expertise and long-term relationships rather than…
DiGiCo has announced the launch of its latest addition to the Quantum Range, the Quantum638 mixing console, previously codenamed ‘Tarpon’, with an optional Quantum638T version designed specifically for demanding theatrical productions. Combining the best elements of the SD7 and SD5 with the latest Quantum technology, the new desk gives theatre sound teams a familiar yet more powerful worksurface with quicker access to cue firing and Macros for musicals, plays, tours and installs where speed, redundancy and compact control are critical. Boasting 256 input channels and 128 aux/sub-group busses, the new desk sits in the ‘sweet spot’ between the company’s flagship…
Glyndebourne, the celebrated East Sussex opera house, has integrated TiMax SoundHub spatial processing into its audio infrastructure in a landmark upgrade. The venue is amongst the world’s most acoustically sensitive performance environments and here, opera is preserved as fundamentally an acoustic art form. Without compromise to this tenet, Head of Sound and Video Jonathan Moss led the installation which marked the first stage of a long-term move to harness object-based spatialisation. TiMax was central to the venue’s audio redesign. Moss’s dialogue with Robin Whittaker of TiMax was undertaken across a period of four years and well ahead of any further…
Biamp has announced that Change North Adelaide, a premier fitness and wellness destination in South Australia, has deployed a comprehensive Biamp audio system to deliver powerful, clear sound for high-energy training classes while providing discreet, premium background music in its wellness and spa areas, with Adelaide-based integrator Leedall installing the integrated solution. “The integrated Biamp ecosystem was the perfect fit for the diverse acoustic requirements at Change,” said Tim Biedman, Associate Designer, Leedall. “We were able to commission the entire system offline before installation, which gave us tremendous confidence in the deployment. “The reliability and performance of the Biamp Desono…
