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…
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Doctor Who holograms celebrate show’s 60th anniversary
LCI Productions has teamed up with the BBC to create a hologram show in Cardiff harbour to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who. The five-minute show – which was staged several times each evening from 23-25 November – featured iconic images from the TV show including Daleks and the…
Solo pilot flies 1,000 drones in Las Vegas Grand Prix show
One thousand drones transformed the night sky over Las Vegas earlier this month for the occasion of the city's inaugural Formula One grand prix. The drones formed a range of patterns during a seven-minute show. These included spinning F1 cars, the 'Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas' sign and, in a…
U2 admits to ‘not enough distortion’ at Sphere residency
U2 have had to adjust their style of playing to introduce more distortion into the extraordinary sound system at the Sphere in Las Vegas. Sphere Immersive Sound provides individualised sound to each of 17,600 seats at the venue, drawing on a sound system with 1,600 permanently installed and 300 mobile…
panLab Console brings spatial audio to Southbank Centre
panLab Console, a new spatial audio solution from Innovate Audio, has enabled a surround sound performance at London’s Southbank Centre on 4 November, when cellist and composer Peter Gregson presented a performance of his 2021 album, Patina, in the centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer. Patina was written and recorded for…
Scary Fast Apple event shot with Blackmagic iPhone app
A Scary Fest special event put on by Apple has been shot in its entirety using the iPhone 15 Pro Max. The event was held to unveil a new MackBook Pro with the M3 family of chips and an iMac with M3. Director Brian Oakes used the iPhone 15 Pro…
UFC books Sphere for world’s ‘greatest combat sports show’
UFC CEO Dana White has confirmed that the Sphere has been booked for an event he says will be "the greatest live combat sports show anybody's ever seen". The Noche UFC event will take place on 16 September, which is Mexican Independence Day, next year. The UFC will be following…
‘First drone show to tell story of evolution’ to be held in UK
A new drone light show which is said to be the first to tell the story of evolution will take place in two cities in the UK next month. Created by local experience company Yuup and drone light show specialist Celestial, the Evolution show can be seen at Wolverhampton Racecourse,…
LANG embraces SMPTE ST 2110 with Panasonic investment
LANG has thrown its weight behind SMPTE ST 2110 by investing in Panasonic products that support the standard. The SMPTE ST 2110 series – which is a broadcast industry standard – defines how digital media is transmitted over IP networks, and enables the switching of video, audio and metadata. The…
Is this the world’s largest multitouch digital synthesizer?
The world's largest multi-touch digital synthesizer has been built for the launch of the Peugeot E-3008 Allure. Representing a new era for Peugeot, the E-3008 Allure is a fastback SUV which is available in an all-electric option The launch of the car took place in Sochaux, France, the birthplace of…