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S+H Supplies Specials for Strictly Come Dancing Final and Christmas shows

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Devon, UK based drapes, starcloth, LED and visual effects specialist S+H Technical supplied approximately 15,000 additional Pea Lights and other illuminated effects for the Christmas edition of the BBC’s popular hit show, Strictly Come Dancing. This was staged in studio TC1 and the BBC TV Centre, Wood Lane, Shepherd’s Bush, London. The additional Pea Lights brought the total for the … [Read more...]

5 Star Cases supplies Megahertz for Venezuela Outside Broadcasters

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Wisbech UK based 5 Star Cases - Europe’s leading flightcase manufacturer – has supplied a substantial quantity of cases to OB specialists Megahertz. The cases form part of a shipment of eight vehicles that have been dispatched from Ely, Cambridgeshire based Megahertz to South American broadcaster, Vision Venezuela (ViVe), a government owned cultural broadcasting organisation. The project … [Read more...]

HSL Nominated for Two TPi Awards

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Blackburn, UK based lighting and visuals rental company, HSL has been nominated for two 2013 Total Production International (TPi) Awards – for Favourite Lighting Rental Company (sponsored by Robe lighting) and Favourite Video Services Company. HSL is one of the most proactive UK rental companies and has been nominated several times for the TPi Award for Favourite Lighting Rental Company, … [Read more...]

Kinesys Launches LibraWATCH Load Monitoring App

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UK based automation specialist Kinesys launches LibraWATCH, a new free multi-platform load-monitoring software app which works with Windows, Mac, iOS and Android operating systems. LibraWATCH is the latest in the innovative Libra range of products by Kinesys and integrates seamlessly with LibraCELL, LibraPRO and LibraWIFI. With smartphones and tablets an increasingly popular everyday … [Read more...]

XL Events Supplies LED for Les Miserables Movie World Premiere

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XL Events, working with Premier PR, specified and supplied Pixled FX-11 LED for the World premiere of the movie adaptation of Les Miserables. Following XL’s work on the Total Recall premiere earlier this year, Premier PR once again called upon XL Events’ technical expertise to provide a suitable outdoor LED solution for the event in London’s Leicester Square. In addition to the … [Read more...]