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HSL goes Global again

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Leading UK lighting rental company HSL supplied site wide equipment for the main stage, 5 indoor arenas and 2 outdoor terraces at the 2009 Global Gathering dance extravaganza, staged at Long Marsden Airfield in Warwickshire. Once again, HSL was working for Electric Fly Productions, whose Nick Jevons and Phil Winward created the lighting and show design for all these areas, working for … [Read more...]

XL Video streams on at Download

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XL Video supplied a completely integrated video package to the 2009 metal-tastic Download Festival at Donnington Park, Derby, UK. This year XL's brief included 72 hours of live internet streaming, a broadcast spec, HD camera system and screens package for Stage 1. Other services facilitated by XL included an HD record for Live Nation TV and VH1, MMS/SMS relay to screen, plus a standard … [Read more...]

XL Video invested for Take That

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XL Video's history with Take That dates right back to their first touring days in the 1990's, when Des Fallon (now a director of XL Video) worked as the video crew chief. Since then, XL has enthusiastically supported Take That and Chris Vaughan at The Production Office, and has invested substantially in new video technology each time they have hit the road, and in particular since their comeback … [Read more...]

Robe DigitalSpot 7000 DTs hit jackpot at Casino de Vilamoura

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The Casino de Vilamoura in Portugal's Algarve region has recently undergone complete refurbishment, including the installation of a spectacular projection feature in its entranceway, created with 8 Robe DigitalSpot 7000 DTs - the first DigitalSpots in the country. The projection onto a fabulous domed ceiling was the brainchild of Vilamoura's resident engineer Joel Pais and entertainment … [Read more...]

XL Video for Oasis

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XL Video UK continues its long and creatively fruitful history with superstar UK rockers Oasis, supplying full video production for their ongoing "Dig Out Your Soul" world tour, plus a fully HD PPU/camera package for the summer stadium and outdoor special shows on the itinerary. XL is also supplying kit for a third variation on Oasis' video design - similar to but larger than the original … [Read more...]