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Jack Morton on hand at NYE for 5th year running

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:28:00 GMT

Jack Morton Worldwide produced a display to mark midnight on New Year's Eve over the River Thames and the London Eye for the fifth consecutive year. The agency produced the event for the Mayor of London working in conjunction with Visit London, pyrotechnician Christophe Berthonneau and lighting designer Durham Marenghi to create the display. The event was sponsored by LG.

PRG buys Summit Steel

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:28:00 GMT

Live event rigging company, Summit Steel, has become part of Production Resource Group. Jon Bray, Chris Walker and the staff at Summit are all maintaining exactly the same roles as before. Summit Steel will be keeping their name, logo and identity, continuing as an independent brand and will remain located at their base in the South East.

AVC Media bucks trend

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:28:00 GMT

Despite the current worldwide economic downturn AVC Media productions has had one of its most successful years so far for extending its global reach, both in corporate production and 3D animation, with four projects alone coming in at excess of £200,000.

Bespoke a-v for BAE's Aero India exhibit

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:28:00 GMT

DB Systems is preparing to provide an a-v package for defence and aerospace giant, BAE Systems at Aero India 2009. This is the first event DB will work on as part of the recently won two-year contract with RapierGroup. In total, DB will design bespoke a-v systems for BAE Systems' exhibits at over 28 exhibitions and events around the world.

EMS launches Christmas safety roadshow

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:28:00 GMT

Event Marketing Solutions (EMS) has launched a pre-Christmas consumer safety roadshow for the Electrical Safety Council - its third campaign for the charity this year. The 'Christmas Lights' campaign is visiting five city centre shopping areas between 22 November and 13 December - advising consumers on how to avoid electrical accidents with lights and decorations over the festive period.

Sony's record-breaking Bravia-Drome

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:28:00 GMT

A zoetrope which has been spinning at over 40kph in northern Italy is the star of Sony's latest marketing campaign. It measures 9.98m in diameter and 10 tonnes in weight, making it the biggest of its kind in the Guinness World Records. The campaign uses the world's oldest motion picture technology to demonstrate the Motionflow 200Hz technology in Bravia TVs.

How clean is your kit?

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:28:00 GMT

Equipment used by the AV industry has typically been about power, colour and convenience, and that came a price: the plastic and components used in their manufacture are typically no friends to the environment. However, that's starting to change.

IVCA Livecom winners announced

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:38:00 GMT

This year's winners at the IVCA Livecom Awards have been announced at the London Stock Exchange. Among the winners celebrated for their achievements in the Live Events industry were DRP Group, CTN Communications, Imagination and Jack Morton Worldwide.

Green Hippo on 410sq m screen at CeBIT

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:28:00 GMT

A Green Hippo Hippotizer HD V3 has been used to illuminate the Turkish Telecom exhibition stand during CeBIT Eurasia 2008 held in Istanbul. Turkish Telecom displayed a 4,550sq m booth for CeBIT, complete with concert lighting, a main stage, three cafes, and a videowall surrounding the entire space.

DPA chosen for Swedish Super Arena

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:28:00 GMT

DPA microphones were used for the opening ceremony of a new Swedish venue, the Malmö Super Arena. The microphones were rented by DPA Soundco, a Danish rental company situated in the Örestad region, for this joint Swedish/Danish venture.

Panasonic in the shop window

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:28:00 GMT

Oxford Street's easyInternet Café is the first of a London network site planned to feature large format digital projection screens in the shop windows, as part of a projection system from outdoor media contractor and technology company WindowGain. It has chosen Panasonic projectors for the installations.

displayLED expands into Europe

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:28:00 GMT

Independent LED company displayLED has launched its first dedicated mainland Europe operations, displayLED GmbH. It will be operated by ex-Lighthouse Technologies sales director Michiel Hettinga and his team including Jens Schelde, Maarten Hettinga, Stephan Krebernik and Jochen Knoll. It will focus on the rental and staging, sports and digital out of home markets.

Anna Valley help ITV deliver the X Factor

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:28:00 GMT

Anna Valley Displays has again been chosen by Talkback Thames to deliver display technology for the ITV live studio series of the X Factor. All the displays are used during the Saturday night live shows for up to four hours, fed by cameras, video-servers or driven by lighting effects.