In 2009, a consortium of industry leaders, research institutes and SMEs formed to tackle together the television of the future. Its objective: develop the French techniques to capture and broadcast live and cultural or sports shows in S3D to achieve a flawless, high-quality user experience. Thus was born project 3D Live, funded by the Department of Industry (DGCIS) and the Ile-de-France region, and supported by three centers of competitiveness, Images & Networks, Cap Digital and Imaginove.

The Queen of Country Pop’s “Shania Now” 2018 tour is using a large complement of Claypaky Mythos2 and Scenius Unico fixtures to enhance the show’s dazzling visual palette.  ACT Lighting, Inc. is the exclusive distributor of Claypaky lighting in North America.
 

Giant riffs and lyrics about sex, drinking and damnation are the formula that made AC/DC one of the biggest hard-rock bands in music history. Starting in the 70s the Australians have conquered the globe since that time. Having sold more than 200 million records worldwide, including 71.5 million albums in the United States alone, they are the tenth-best-selling band in the United States and one of the world's best-selling bands of all time.

⦁    “REMI“ refers to remote production via centralized IP technology, enabling decentralized crew and talent deployment
⦁    Broadcast Management Group uses the ODIN digital intercom matrix from RTS as its communications backbone, connecting remote locations via RVON (RTS Voice Over Network) with full software control and cloud-based redundancy and backup
⦁    ODIN’s OMNEO IP architecture allows it to operate seamlessly on any Dante network, connecting remote crew and talent with full, reliable intercom
 

Philadelphia Zoo did their part to spread holiday cheer this season with LumiNature, a massive new experiential holiday sound and light attraction that transformed the nation’s first zoo into a magical winter wonderland encompassing 12 captivating experience zones.  
 

Israel’s Channel 9 broadcasts news around the clock from their studios in Modiʿin as well as talk shows, current affairs programs, series, original productions, telenovelas and many more. The channel has two studios, a large 900sqm space and smaller one of 350sqm. A new lighting system was installed with grandMA2 control with the move into the new facility.

The VLZ Profile luminaire, from Vari-Lite’s latest generation of LED moving head fixtures, has once again proven its outstanding stage lighting credentials, this time on Plan B Entertainment’s US touring production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita. Specified by lighting designer Chad Bonaker, the fixture’s size, brightness, zoom and effects package combined to meet the designer’s every need.

Viva Forever!, the musical based on the songs of the Spice Girls, had recently its World Premiere in London's West End. Jennifer Saunders has penned a dramatic narrative that demands the broadest pallet in terms of look and design. Sets range from a TV talent show with all its accompanying signature lighting and ambiance, a houseboat and on to a rather exotic looking Spain that provides the backdrop for the Salsa driven “Spice Up Your Life”.

Soundcheck is one of the Philippines’ top audio contractors and has handled the live sound for artists including Rihanna, Chris Brown, Incubus, Beyoncé, Linkin Park, Christina Aguilera and many others. The company has used HARMAN’s JBL VerTec® line arrays since their introduction, in situations from indoor corporate events to outdoor shows for major international touring acts. Soundcheck just upgraded to JBL’s new V5 VerTec preset tunings and its clients are hearing the improvement.

Tens thousands of fans were at a concert in Cardiff on Saturday 8th October in memoriam  of Michael Jackson, the “King of Pop” who died in 2009 in the middle of rehearsals in California at the age of 50.

“Hot, hot, hot!” That’s what you get when you put the Ultra Music Festival in Miami during Spring Break. But “cool” is the sound you get when an artist lineup that includes EDM legends like Krewella, Bassnectar, Porter Robinson, Die Antwoord, Big Gigantic, Chromeo and Gorgon City performs onstage through an L-Acoustics K2 line array sound system.

MOG Technologies, a worldwide supplier for both centralized ingest solutions and MXF development tools, has recently announced a new version of MXF::SDK, its MXF Software Development Toolkit.

Nativ, a media management and workflow expert, has published an independent report outlining the shortcomings and challenges of current workflow and is setting out its vision for helping the market overcome these.

"Outside and in – take a risk and win": Just like the motto of Bremen, freelance cinematographer Alexander Palm captured the streets, people, and buildings of the diverse city in stereoscopic 3D. This demanded a strong head, and that is why Palm chose the stable all-round 2575 fluid head by OConnor, part of Vitec Videocom, a Vitec Group company, to produce the city portrait.

The International 3D Society presented Panasonic Corporation and Chris Condon with awards for “breakthrough” innovation and 3D achievement at the 3D Technology Awards on 20th October at the Hollywood Mann Chinese Theatre.