Lighting for the current UK touring version of cult classic musical The Rocky Horror Show has been transferred to grandMA for control, with the tour, produced by the Ambassadors Theatre Group, carrying a grandMA light with an grandMA ultra-light for backup and 2 x MA NSP (Network Signal Processors), supplied by lighting contractors White Light.

Just when you thought that the U.A.E. had exhausted its list of firsts, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (U.F.C.) landed in the Emirates capital, Abu Dhabi, the first time in this region. Usually an indoor event, this was also the first time the UFC, comprising some of the world’s greatest mixed martial artists, was held in an outdoor arena.

With just under four months to go before the start of SPORTELMonaco 2010, the organisers of SPORTELMonaco have already sold 95% of the available exhibiting floor space!
Following you can find some of the companies that have confirmed their exhibitor status at the leading business development platform for the international sports television and content industry.

Numerous talks and workshops accompany the cinec, Germany’s largest fair for Cine Equipment and Technology, from 18th to 20th September 2010. While more than 130 companies from 14 countries (last update: middle of June) demonstrate the current state of the art for film shooting and editing in the halls of the M,O,C,, all questions concerning the technology and its application are answered and dealt with in detail in the seminar program.

The IBC2010 Conference is rapidly taking shape. Far more than simply a talking shop, it’s at IBC that the future direction of the industry is debated and, to an extent, decided. With huge strides forward in stereoscopic 3D this year, and a continuing ferment of developments in IP-based technologies, the Conference will examine the technologies and workflows that make continuing evolution possible, as well as the changing business models that underpin the industry. Early bird registration, which can save up to €200, is open until 17 August.

Award-winning sound engineer, Howard Lindeman, is using the Avid VENUE D-Show System for the 2010 European tour of Elvis Presley in Concert. This astounding production reunites some of Elvis’ former band mates live on stage with a state-of-the-art, video-projected Elvis. With footage taken from a collection of Elvis’ finest concert and television performances that exist on film and video, combined with Elvis’s vocals and the live band, enthusiasts are treated to a unique mix.

Six cities were on the route of the grandMA2 Road Show that was launched by Lightpower, MA Lighting’s German distributor.

In each city the demonstration of the grandMA2 series was welcomed with much enthusiasm - with all participants equally impressed by the convincing performance and the extraordinary features of the consoles on one network with the MA VPU (Video Processing Unit) or the MA NPU (Network Processing Unit).

POTTERS BAR, United Kingdom – Building on its already stellar reputation for world-class, advanced audio designs, Escondido, California-based Sound Image is currently deploying a Soundcraft Vi6 digital console as part of the sound system for Erykah Badu’s international 43-night tour.  With a lineup of opening acts worthy of the headliner title themselves, the “Out My Mind, Just In Time Tour 2010 AD” required the most reliable audio equipment on the market to ensure fans are completely immersed in “Badu World.”

It was a night to remember at the Singapore Botanical Gardens, where thousands gathered to hear the magical voice of Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli at the annual YTL Concert of Celebration 2010. Selected by local partner Nova Superscreen, a leading LED display provider , Lighthouse Technologies Ltd. had the honor to provide three LED display screens, one on the main stage and two at the Botanical Garden’s Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage and Palm Valley, bringing every emotional moment to life throughout the concert.

This year, the UniCredit Group staged its annual jamboree in a giant circus tent. TC Showtechnik deployed Electro-Voice XLD and XLE compact line arrays and two N8000-1500 loudspeaker controllers to provide the sound reinforcement„ Martin Schulze of TC Showtechnik commented: “The Electro-Voice systems proved themselves yet again!”

June 21st, Sofia: The ‘big four’ of heavy metal music (Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer) graced Vasil Levski Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria where a Lawo mc²66 console broadcast the historic show seamlessly to cinemas across the globe.

IBC is the premier annual event for professionals engaged in the creation, management and delivery of entertainment and news content worldwide. The event attracts more than 45,000 attendees from 140+ countries worldwide and showcases upwards of 1,300 key international technology suppliers alongside a peer-reviewed conference that debates the hottest industry topics.
Early bird registration for IBC2010 is only open until 17 August. Register now and save €60 on the entrance price.

Called upon to ensure that rock legends Aerosmith’s first concert in Venezuela was a resounding success, regional concert sound rental provider, Grupo Zonico deployed JBL VerTec® line arrays to support the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers in Caracas. Based in Edo Miranda, Venezuela, Grupo Zonico has supplied the nation’s top venues and highest-attended concerts with JBL loudspeaker systems since 2006.

At today’s UK Gala Premiere of Sony Pictures’ The Karate Kid, guests will take pleasure in watching the highly anticipated film using Sony Professional’s state-of-the-art Sony Digital Cinema 4K projection system. Featuring more than four times the resolution of traditional Full-HD systems, the 4K system has been installed at the famous Odeon Cinema in Leicester Square.

IBC is the premier annual event for professionals engaged in the creation, management and delivery of entertainment and news content worldwide. The event attracts more than 45,000 attendees from 140+ countries worldwide and showcases upwards of 1,300 key international technology suppliers alongside a peer-reviewed conference that debates the hottest industry topics.