Health and safety is now the number one priority globally with the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Social distancing, lockdowns and quarantines have increased the need for remote reporting, fueling demand for live streaming, mobile apps and live IP video sharing solutions. LiveU is today presenting an interim ‘State of Live’ report showing the trends over the last five weeks as the coronavirus continues to impact the world. This special LiveU report is based on data generated from its global customer base.

Chase Center, our home, is a new facility that opened for the 2019 season. The technical infrastructure is built on SMPTE ST 2110, with Imagine Communications as our video routing and processing technology partner. Remote working is really helped by a modern IP and IT infrastructure, but even more through having software-defined functionality.

On March 19^th, the Chief Election Forum was held in Hong Kong. The debate consisted of three candidates of the HK Chief Executive Election in front of hundreds of voters at AsiaWorld on Lantau Island, and was broadcasted live on television and Facebook using Ross Video’s Carbonite Black Solo Switchers, Furio RC Robotics and PivotCAM Cameras.

MXL Microphones, Marshall Electronics, and StreamVu have partnered with THE CHOIR, a Grammy nominated band based in Nashville, and Russ Long, one of the music industry’s most respected recording engineers, to stream live while the band records its upcoming live album. For the first time, fans will have a real time, behind-the-scenes glimpse of the creative process as THE CHOIR lays down tracks in front of a live audience.

DPA microphones provided a firm foundation for Clean Bandit's recent tour dates, which took in key cities around the world. The band has garnered both critical acclaim and legions of fans for its clear, detailed sound that combines electronic dance music, live strings and drums.

The triple award-winning Clay Paky B-EYE has been dubbed a ‘fixture without limitation’ due to its ‘100% perfect’ performance whilst on tour with popular Norwegian pop-band Postgirobygget.

World-renowned lighting designer Durham Marenghi has used a selection of Clay Paky products, including the new A.leda B-Eye K10 and Sharpy Washes, to deliver a truly spectacular lighting design for the opening and closing ceremonies of Sochi’s 2014 Winter Paralympics.

Scandinavia: Lighting designer Henrik Lundin is using a number of the triple-award winning Clay Paky B-EYE K20s to light Ethereal Swedish songstress Veronica Maggio’s first-ever Scandinavian arena tour.

The Clay Paky A.Leda B-EYE has received the “best lighting product” award at the first ever PIPA Light & Sound Press Awards. These prestigious awards are conferred exclusively by professionals from the international specialist press (over a hundred including magazines and websites). The PIPA Awards were founded this year to celebrate fifteen years of MIPA Awards, the annual music industry prizes awarded during the most important trade fair for the musical instrument industry, Musikmesse, which takes place every year at the same time as ProLight+Sound.

Another success for the new Clay Paky A.leda B-EYE. The spectacular LED moving head the Italian manufacturer launched at Plasa 2013 has won another award in addition to the one it won at the London event. It was presented with an LDI Award during the annual trade fair which has just taken place in Las Vegas.

Ambersphere Solutions continue to enjoy the strongest possible sales story for the Clay Paky Mythos.  Since its UK debut at PLASA 2014, the Mythos has established itself as yet another ‘must have’ Clay Paky fixture in every genre of the lighting industry.  From television studios to corporate trade launches, theatrical performances and live touring productions, the Mythos is up there at the top of the list for the fixture of choice.

At the PLASA Awards 2014, the judges said: “The Mythos hybrid automated light works as a hard-edge spot, a beam light, or a wash light with a range of effects. It has excellent colours, incredible brightness, terrific optics, and a small housing. It's also very energy efficient and it has a patented and innovative cooling system. In the Clay Paky tradition, it's a real winner."

Proving size isn’t everything rock n’ rolls young sensation’s, The Strypes, performed to London’s packed our Shepherds Bush Empire alongside the punchy sweep of the Clay Paky Sharpy.

The creative team behind popular Dutch dance event organisers ‘Q-dance’ turned to the un-rivalled power of the Clay Paky Sharpy when building their latest immersive club night ‘Qapital’ at Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome.

When it came to lighting superstar Katy Perry’s current ‘Prismatic’ world tour, lighting and show designer to the stars Baz Halpin selected the Clay Paky Sharpy and Sharpy Wash 330 to create a series of poptastic surprise special effects.