A new conference venue in Wuhan, China, has been equipped with a Green-GO communications system. The 2,350-capacity Han Theater Hall is part of the 55,000 sq metre International Expo Center, which is home to business, theatre, exhibition and hotel facilities, as as well residential units and an ecology park. The…
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Sennheiser fuels Butlin’s aim to be ‘home of entertainment’
Butlin's has partnered with technical production and AV hire company Sound of Music to introduce Sennheiser Digital 6000 wireless microphone systems across its three resorts. As well as providing high-level audio, the rider-friendly Digital 6000 offers Butlin's the flexibility to host events ranging in size from large conferences to intimate…
Saturn aids Eurovision initiative to help Ukrainian diaspora
A Manchester-based AV company transformed Liverpool’s Unity Theatre into an interactive celebration of Ukrainian culture for the Eurovision Song Contest. Culture Liverpool commissioned the Unity Theatre to create a ‘Place Of Hope’, with various cultural events and a pop-up exhibition to allow visitors to learn about Ukraine and its people…
RTS brings Palais des Congrés de Paris into the IP era
Situated in the heart of the French capital, the Palais des Congrés de Paris is one of the most important and active convention centres in France. Hosting every type of event from medical conferences to the Tour de France presentation, the Palais des Congrés needs a powerful yet flexible AV…
Only actors will be saying ‘lend me your ears’ at RSC theatre
The Royal Shakespeare Company's Swan Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon installed an Ampetronic induction loop system during a recent refurbishment. The upgrade to the theatre's assistive listening provision was necessary to comply with the Equality Act and to ensure that every seat in the theatre is accessible to all patrons, including those…
UFC fights to be shown in immersive 8K LED ‘shared reality’
UFC fights are to be shown in 8K immersive LED "shared reality" at a series of new venues in the US. The venues will be operated by immersive technology and entertainment company Cosm, whose partnership with the mixed martial arts organisation was announced last week. Cosm announced a partnership with…
ADI to install 32m digital display on iconic Bradford venue
ADI is to supply and install a 32m-wide LED display to the exterior of the Bradford Live entertainment venue, as part of a multimillion-pound city centre redevelopment by Bradford council. The 90-year-old art-deco building hosted concerts by the Beatles and The Rolling Stones in 1963, but has been unused for…
L-Acoustics and Soundforms to develop open-air venues
L-Acoustics has teamed up with Soundforms to offer immersive audio technology to open-air performance spaces worldwide. The two companies will develop solutions that combine L-Acoustics' sound technology with the acoustic and aesthetic properties of Soundforms' Performance Shells. The end result will offer integrators, consultants and end users turnkey solutions for…
U2 to launch world’s largest 16K LED screen at MSG Sphere
Irish rock band U2 will open the MSG Sphere at The Venetian, in Las Vegas, with a series of concerts this autumn. The audience at U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At The Sphere will enjoy the world's largest 16K LED screen, which wraps around the venue's 17,500 seats. 'Sphere immersive sound'…
ExCeL London expands partnership with Anna Valley
London’s largest event venue, ExCeL London, has signed a new contract with AV and entertainment technology company, Anna Valley. The new deal extends the organisations’ preferred partnership agreement, and also grants Anna Valley exclusive AV provider status in key parts of the venue - a move designed to strengthen ExCeL’s…