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Updated at regular intervals, Lighting Professional News keeps you up to date with major developments in the lighting industry...
 
 
28-07-2010 - BLACK LIGHT FOR EDINBUGH FRINGE
Black Light is gearing up for its biggest ever Edinburgh Fringe.
 
26-07-2010 - ETC AND BARBIZON JOIN UP IN INDIA
Responding to the increased demand for its lighting products and technical expertise worldwide and now specifically in the growing Indian market, lighting, control and dimming manufacturer ETC has cho...
 
26-07-2010 - PR LIGHTING TOUR WITH THE DRIFTERS
When Paul Duffy and his then partner set up Pacific Sound & Light at Rich Bitch Studios in Birmingham, it was with a view to gaining a slice of the impending new millennium celebration business.
 
21-07-2010 - LE MARK HELP THE LIFEBOATS
Le Mark Group has received official thanks from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) Area Fundraising Manager, Mark Spruce, for their support.
 
21-07-2010 - BARCO'S EXPLOSIVE GROWTH
Sales of 192.2 million euro were up 16.7% from 164.7 million euro in 2Q09 andGross profits grew 37.4% to 63.7 million euro up from 46.3 million euro the previous year. Gross profit margin was 33.1%. I...
 
19-07-2010 - PHILIPS SEE 13% GROWTH IN LIGHTING SALES
Philips reports Q2 sales of over EUR 6 billion.
 
16-07-2010 - STARK ON PRIME TIME TELEVISION IN ITALY
Shown on Prime Time Television in Italy on 16th July, RAI broadcast the famous Castrocaro Festival.
 
15-07-2010 - ARTISTIC LICENCE UPGRADE Rail-DALI CONTROLLER
'Rail-DALI has been one of our best selling products and proved itself to be a good converter that performs well and fills an evident hole in the market,' explains Artistic Licence Managing Director, Simon Hobday.
 
14-07-2010 - CCG AND CLAY PAKY JOIN FORCES IN QATAR
Creative Communication Group was hired by QMDI Event Organizer to produce the light and sound for the 3rd Senior Convocation of Qatar Education City.
 
13-07-2010 - PRISM PROJECTION'S RevEAL WINS WITH HELP FROM WHITE LIGHT
At the 2010 ABTT Show in London in mid-June, the innovative RevEAL CW LED Washlight from Prism Projection, distributed in the UK by White Light, continued its hugely successful debut year, picking up...
 
12-07-2010 - ROBERT JULIAT VICTORS LAND IN SOUTH AFRICA
Four Robert Juliat 1800W MSR Victor followspots have been supplied and installed by Electrosonic SA to the Artscape Theatre in Cape Town.
 
09-07-2010 - MIKE WALKER JOINS MARTIN PROFESSIONAL
Martin Professional is pleased to welcome Mike Walker as the company’s new Sales Director for the UK entertainment market.
 
06-07-2010 - CHAUVET COLOUR WASH NEW ZEALAND CLOCK TOWER
Twelve CHAUVET® COLORado™ Batten 72 TOUR LED lights are used to illuminate the Clock Tower in Palmerston city’s historic square.
 
05-07-2010 - STRONG TO DISTRIBUTE DTS PRODUCTS
DTS Lighting of Italy has named Strong Entertainment Lighting as its exclusive distributor for all of its products for the United States.
 
05-07-2010 - NORTHERN LIGHT LAUNCH ONLINE RETAIL DIVISION
The recently launched oubiance.
 
05-07-2010 - MARTIN MAC LUMINAIRES ROCK IN DUBAI
Promoter Fluid Production brought Grammy-nominated DJ David Guetta to the Dubai World Trade Centre in April to rock his Middle Eastern fans.
 
01-07-2010 - BARCO'S HIGHT END SYSTEMS AT ROSKILDE FESTIVAL
Barco, announced that it lit up the Orange Stage during the Roskilde Festival in Denmark this year.
 
30-06-2010 - CHRISTIE CAPTURE SIX AWARDS
Christie®, a global visual technologies company, added six more awards to its trophy case during the months of May and June.
 
30-06-2010 - PR LIGHTING BREAKTHOUGH IN EUROPE
PR Lighting have achieved a major breakthrough in Europe with their powerful new XLED 590 LED moving head wash lights.
 
28-06-2010 - ULTRATEC's NEW DRY ICE FOG MACHINE
The Dry Icer is a New and Improved Professional, Cost Effective Solution for creating Spectacular Low-Lying Fog Effects.
 
25-06-2010 - BANDIT LITES ON TOUR WITH LEONA LEWIS
Leona Lewis’s new arena tour takes the concept of David Bowie’s 1986 movie Labyrinth, bringing with it many set rotations (and four costume changes) during the heavily scenic show.
 
21-06-2010 - SGM and STAGE ELECTRICS FORM STRATEGIC ALLIANCE
Italian entertainment and architectural lighting manufacturer, SGM, has announced a new initiative with Stage Electrics in the UK.
 
16-06-2010 - ETC at ABTT
As the ABTT Theatre Show opens today, lighting, control and dimming manufacturer ETC is showcasing the best of its products at its stand.
 
15-06-2010 - LAGOTRONICS AT THE ZOO
In south of Limburg (The Netherlands) is a wonderful zoo, GaiaPark Kerkrade Zoo.
 
11-06-2010 - PALM EXPO CHINA REPORTS SUCCESS
PALM EXPO 2010, China’s International Exhibition of Pro Audio, Lighting, Music and Technology took place concurrently at two venues from 20 to 23 May 2010 in Beijing, China i.
 
11-06-2010 - CHAUVET AT THE WORLD CUP
CHAUVET®, a leading manufacturer of LED lighting for more than 20 years, announced today 80 of their COLORado™ 1-Tri Tour light fixtures will be used at the Sony 3D pavilion at Nelson Man...
 
09-06-2010 - PR LIGHTING AND TECHNOPRO PERFORM IN QATAR
TechnoPro’s fleet of PR Lighting fixtures were out in force for the Qatar Emir Cup 2010 at Khalifa International Stadium last month.
 
07-06-2010 - ETC ON STAGE IN COPENHAGEN
The Black Diamond, a concert hall at the Royal Library in Copenhagen, Denmark, has started using ETC Source Fours with enhanced definition lens tube (EDLT) to provide stunning backdrops for the stage.
 
04-06-2010 - MARTIN SET SAIL IN VANCOUVER
At Canada Place in downtown Vancouver a special "Annual Light Show" on the Canada Place Sails plays nightly courtesy of Martin Professional and Moment Factory.
 
03-06-2010 - STRONG LIGHTING APPOINT NATIONAL SALES MANAGER
Paul Rabinovitz, Vice President of Strong Entertainment Lighting is pleased to announce the promotion of John Luhrs to the position of National Sales Manager.
 
03-06-2010 - CHROMA-Q LEDs PROVIDE CENTREPIECE FOR EUROVISION SONG CONTEST
Lighting designer Al Gurdon specified nearly 1,900 Chroma-Q LED fixtures to provide astunning lighting and video effects wall forming the centrepiece of the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest, Europe’s largest non-sport television production.
 
02-06-2010 - TELMACO AND BARCO DISPLAY GREEK LIFE IN SHANGHAI
Telmaco, the leading Greek AV systems integration company, has partnered with Barco to equip the Greek pavilion during the Shanghai Expo 2010.
 
01-06-2010 - GLP ON TOUR WITH GERMAN BAND FETTES BROT
Initially the tour was planned to have taken place in smaller venues but, such was the success of the new CD that it quickly transpired that demand was much greater than expected.
 
31-05-2010 - MARTIN EQUIPS ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY IN UK
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) in Stratford-upon-Avon is one of the world's premiere classical theatre ensembles.
 
26-05-2010 - JANDS VISTA WORKS WITH ALTAR BOYZ
Lighting designer David Pedemonti specified a Jands Vista S3 console, his desk of choice, to provide lighting control for a regional production of the hit US Off Broadway show, Altar Boyz.
 
20-05-2010 - MARTIN CREATES A FAIRYTALE IN SHANGHAI
As World Expo 2010 opens in Shanghai, an inspiring Danish Pavilion with an equally impressive energy-efficient footprint has already been making news.
 
19-05-2010 - GLP ON TOUR WITH WESTLIFE
Designer Baz Halpin and show producer William Baker have created a new, sophisticated set for Westlife’s Where We Are arena tour.
 
16-05-2010 - CHRISTIE SOLARIA OPENS CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
Christie, a global leader in digital cinema and technical partner to the Cannes Film Festival for the fourth year running, has announced that Ridley Scott's "Robin Hood" (presented out of competition), opened Cannes in full 2K digital resolution.
 
07-05-2010 - CLAY PAKY LIGHTS ITALIAN TV's ZELIG
Zelig is and has been one of the most loved and most followed variety shows on Italian television for many years.
 
06-05-2010 - UNUSUAL RIGGING INSTALL WORLD'S LONGEST CHANDELIER
Mention chandeliers and most people think of the traditional branched lighting fixture, usually circular and very ornate.
 
05-05-2010 - grandMA2 PERFORMS AT EXPO OPENING CEREMONY
Themed as "Better City – Better Life" the Shanghai Expo 2010 recently started with a spectacular Opening Ceremony, produced by David Atkins Enterprises from Australia, for which a grandMA2 system was used for lighting control.
 
04-05-2010 - MARTIN FIXTURES USED IN MILAN'S BEST CLUB
Voted best club in Milan, Italy, Magazzini Generali uses Martin Lighting Equipment to create a ground-breaking ambiance Multi-functional space includes use of Martin smartMAC™ for distinctive lighting looks.
 
03-05-2010 - CLAY PAKY JOIN WITH HERMES MUSIC OF MEXICO
To launch the new partnership in the best possible way, Clay Paky and Hermes Music organized a great event in April at the Teatro Aldama in Mexico City, where over 200 trade workers took part, includi...
 
29-04-2010 - BARCO'S CYBERLIGHT ON TOUR WITH BIG NAME ROCKERS
Digital and automated lighting pioneer Barco is proud to announce that its Cyberlight 2.
 
29-04-2010 - ETC WINS LIGHTING AWARD AT PALME DUBAI
ETC’s Selador range of LED fixtures have scooped another award, this time for Best Intelligent Lighting Fixture at the PALME Middle East Awards 2010.
 
26-04-2010 - ARKAOS APPOINT WHITE LIGHT AS UK DISTRIBUTOR
ArKaos, the world-leading provider of technology for live visual performances, is pleased to announce the appointment of White Light, leading supplier of lighting equipment to theatre, television, fi...
 
23-04-2010 - PLASA 2010 OVER 75% NOW SOLD
PLASA Events confirms today that PLASA 2010 is now over 75% sold - almost five months ahead of the show at Earls Court from September 12 -15.
 
22-04-2010 - BRILLIANT STAGES TOUR WITH GERMAN ROCKERS
Unleashing their third studio album, Humanoid, Germany’s biggest rock band, Tokio Hotel, is currently embarked on a mammoth tour visiting over 30 cities throughout Europe.
 
22-04-2010 - ROBERT JULIAT RELEASE ALEDIN LED PROFILE SPOTLIGHT
Robert Juliat is pleased to announce the arrival of the Aledin™ LED Profile Framing Spotlight.
 
20-04-2010 - CLAY PAKY and AL RAISI GROUP ON TV IN KUWAIT
Layali Febrayer is Kuwait's famous music and poetry festival and is considered one of the biggest concerts and festivals to take place in the Gulf, bringing some of the most creative and exciting arti...
 
20-04-2010 - MARTIN INTRODUCE NEXT GENERATION LIGHTING CONTROLLER
M1 is the next generation lighting controller from Martin Professional.
 
01-04-2010 - IMAGES FROM PROLIGHT+SOUND
To see a few of our pictures taken at the show go to Photo Library.
 
01-04-2010 - CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM IS THE MESSAGE FROM PROLIGHT+SOUND
Detlef Braun, Member of the Board of Management of Messe Frankfurt reported "the number of exhibitors and visitors remained stable in comparison to last year despite some dramatic drops in sales of u...
 
04-10-2009 - Gallery of photos from PLASA
Picture gallery from PLASA 2009.
 
02-08-2009 - Gallery of photos from PALME Singapore 2009
Picture gallery from PALME Singapore 2009.
 
10-05-2009 - Gallery of photos from PALME 2009
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