SNA Displays has manufactured a custom LED display as part of a hybrid billboard atop the historical House on Sunset in West Hollywood. Orange Barrel Media (OBM), a leader in unique outdoor media, designed and operates the new digital-out-of-home display, which faces northeast-bound traffic on the world-famous Sunset Strip. Amazon…
Zoom is to lay off 150 staff, including members of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) team, while still recruiting for machine learning, AI, and engineering roles. Last week, Zoom's chief operating officer, Aparna Bawa, told staff that the company is officially changing its approach to DEI, according to a…
A pro-life activist has been arrested for climbing the Las Vegas Sphere. Maison Des Champs, who calls himself the ‘pro-life Spider-Man', took about 20 minutes to ascend the 112m-tall structure on 7 February. Des Champs could be seen taking steps across the top of the Sphere before appearing to descend back…
XTEN-AV has received a minority investment from Resideo Technologies. The investment will allow the provider of pro-AV design and proposal software to accelerate product development and offer enhanced support to its user base. Resideo is a global manufacturer of technology-driven products that provide critical comfort, energy management and safety and…
The mayor of London's rejection of a new Sphere in Stratford, east London has cost the owner of the Las Vegas Sphere $116.5m. This is the non-cash expense recorded in Sphere Entertainment Co's latest financial results, following a decision to abandon the London project in the face of political opposition.…
The Las Vegas Sphere will display custom-made content throughout Super Bowl LVIII week. The tie-up between Sphere Entertainment and the NFL will see content created by Sphere Studios displayed on the Sphere’s LED exterior, the Exosphere, in the build up to the match on 11 February. The content will include…
An LED floor has been installed for the first time in a US basketball arena. The LED court at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis will host this month's NBA All-Star Weekend. Visual effects will include design and colour changes, live replays and video content, real-time match stats, player-tracking animations…
The Las Vegas Sphere will host 18 concerts by American rock band Dead & Company in May and June. The residency – which will comprise three shows each weekend between May 16 and June 22 – will utilise the Sphere's technology to offer "never-before-seen visual storytelling, providing fans with the…
Advertising on the Sphere Las Vegas during this year's Super Bowl final will cost up to $2m. Only two brands will appear on the Sphere's exosphere on the day of the final, which takes place in Las Vegas on 11 February. The game-day takeover will last for about 12 hours.…
The largest kinetic art sculpture in the world has been installed on Royal Caribbean's new ship, Icon of the Seas. Devised by the Brooklyn-based new media artist studio Breakfast, the Pearl sculpture is over 13.7 metres in height, has a diameter of 16 metres, and is composed of nearly 3,000…
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