Capital FM's Jingle Bell Ball with Barclaycard is to be livestreamed at Outernet London on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 December, from 6pm. The Jingle Bell Ball is a concert held annually in December since 2008, by Capital FM radio station at The O2 Arena. Confirmed artists for 2023 include…
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KISS rockers debut holograms with ABBA Voyage investor
Rock band KISS have unveiled 'immortal' digital avatars which will carry on their performances when band members are no longer able to tour. The avatars made their debut, performing the encore to the final show in a four-year End of the Road tour. This show took place at Madison Square Garden…
ISE offers tech tour of FC Barcelona immersive experience
ISE is to offer a technology tour of an FC Barcelona Museum that houses the largest immersive room in a European sports museum. The trade show's tour has been organised in partnership with the Clúster Audiovisual de Catalunya, a network of businesses and institutions promoting AV in the region. “ISE…
Tateside supports ‘NDI visionaries’ at three UAL campuses
The University of the Arts London (UAL) is one of the top two universities in the world for art and design education. Boasting a star-studded alumnus community, UAL recently sought to update its audiovisual systems in classrooms at three key campuses. London-based integrator, Tateside, was approached directly to work on…
David Hockney Christmas trees mapped on to power station
A pair of Christmas trees, drawn by David Hockney on an iPad, are being projection mapped on to London's iconic Battersea Power Station. The Bigger Christmas Trees artwork can be seen in a ten-minute animation at the power station where Apple has its UK headquarters. The mapping on to the…
Peerless-AV offers custom support for Sony VP lab in LA
Peerless-AV has played a vital role at a new Virtual Production Lab at Sony's Digital Media Production Center in Los Angeles, California. The immersive training and education facility offers production managers and cinematographers the opportunity to test drive Sony’s line of professional cinema equipment, including the flagship VENICE 2 Cinema…
Panasonic projectors give Moonwalkers lift off at Lightroom
An exhibition space in London that stages artist-led immersive projection shows is deploying 28 Panasonic 3-Chip DLP projectors for a production about the manned Apollo lunar missions of the 1960s and 1970s. The Moonwalkers – which will run at Lightroom from 6 December to 21 April 2024 – will bring…
Tesco quadruples digital signage network to 1,800 screens
UK supermarket chain Tesco now has a digital signage network of 1,800 screens, making it the largest in the UK grocery market. Tesco has more than quadrupled the size of its digital screen network since March when it had around 400 screens and the network is now present in 420…
U2 Sphere residency breaks Las Vegas box office records
U2's opening show at the Sphere in Las Vegas has become "the fastest grossing residency" ever recorded in the city. That's according to Billboard magazine, which says the initial run of 17 shows generated nearly $110m in ticket sales. Each show generated $6.5m on average, selling about 16,500 tickets. Other…
‘World-first’ Grand Prix broadcast in immersive projection
The inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix has been broadcast in a flagship immersive projection venue more typically used to show great art. Described "an unforgettable evening infused with Vegas glitz, glamour and racing", the Formula 1 event took place at THE LUME in Melbourne, Australia, with an audience of 300…