Stu Dingley is a production, lighting and creative designer who works with global artists and brands. He began his career as a production designer, lighting designer, director and programmer in London, before setting up a boutique design studio in Los Angeles that specialised in the music and entertainment industry. In…
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LG’s ‘TV in a suitcase’ to go on sale in the US this month
LG Electronics' portable all-in-one entertainment system, the StanbyME Go, will go on sale in the US this month, priced at $999. Housed in a durable suitcase, the LG StanbyME Go features a 27" LED touchscreen that can be tilted, rotated, raised and lowered in portrait and landscape orientations. The built-in…
Datapath is a big hit with baseball stadium store’s LED halo
A Datapath VSN video wall controller is powering a digital ‘halo ring’ inside the new retail store at the home stadium of Major League Baseball team the Houston Astros. Located on the site of the Texan team’s 41,000-capacity Minute Maid Park stadium, the revamped store has four times more floor…
Pixotope strengthens team with two key appointments
Pixotope has made two key appointments as it seeks to bolster access to virtual production technology across the globe. Phil Ventre has been named vice-president of strategy and global business development, while Vivian Yu has been recruited as marketing director for APAC and global sales enablement lead. Ventre's industry experience…
Private equity company affiliate to acquire Avid for $1.4bn
Avid has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of private-equity company STG. The all-cash transaction values Avid at about $1.4bn, inclusive of its net debt. The price represents a premium of 32.1% over the company’s unaffected closing share price on 23 May, the last full…
First responders deploy Panasonic PressIT in the field
Panasonic conference room technology is now supporting first responders working on the front lines of emergencies. The company's PressIT conference system has been deployed by Flymotion, a veteran-owned systems integrator, to help first responders with mission-critical insight from drones and robots. First responders had complained that it was challenging to…
Christie projectors display winemaker’s data on ceiling
Christie projection solutions are helping a US vineyard make the fermentation of its wine a more collaborative process. Six M 4K25 RGB pure laser projectors are displaying real-time data on the ceiling of the fermentation room at Palmaz Vineyards, in California's Napa Valley. At the heart of the 18-storey winery…
Avocor has the right touch for hybrid working at NetApp
NetApp, which develops cloud-led data-centric software, operates a flexible hybrid work model for the 1,000 staff at California headquarters. The company's office amenities are designed to cultivate inclusion, and to increase business agility while prioritising employee health, safety and wellness. NetApp's HQ is home to many meeting and conference rooms,…
AVIXA to co-host digital transformation event at InfoComm
AVIXA has teamed up with the Object Management Group (OMG) to host a digital transformation event at InfoComm 2024. Transform! @ InfoComm 2024 will feature an exhibition hall, a dedicated conference curated by OMG, and networking opportunities. OMG is a non-profit standards and content creation body that promotes the benefits…
Major immersive art exhibition firm files for bankruptcy
The Canadian company behind immersive exhibitions dedicated to artists such as Vincent van Gogh, Frida Kahlo and Claude Monet has filed for bankruptcy. Toronto-based Lighthouse Immersive has filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy in Delaware, along with its affiliates. The filing protects the company’s assets in the US, while insolvency proceedings take place…