Leading UK lighting and visuals rental company HSL supplied the first ever BBC Radio 6 Music Festival staged at Victoria Warehouse in Manchester with site wide lighting, rigging and crew, working closely with the event’s Production Lighting Designer, Tim Routledge, and producers SJM and BBC Events. The project was managed for HSL by Ryan Hopkins who comments, “We were extremely proud to be … [Read more...]
AC-ET Supplies LED Lighting Solutions to central London Theatre
A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) Ltd has supplied a quantity of LED based lighting fixtures from leading entertainment lighting manufacturers Chroma-Q™, PixelRange and GLP to the BBC’s Radio Theatre facility at Broadcasting House in central London. The BBC Radio Theatre is designed to stage recorded and live performances including comedy, radio shows, live music, televised and red … [Read more...]
BBC chooses Focal monitors for new OB trucks
The BBC has equipped its two newest outside broadcast vehicles with Focal CMS50 active monitors. The two vehicles form part of a BBC Radio OB fleet that became fully operational this spring and will ultimately replace the oldest vehicles in the existing fleet. Focal CMS50 offers a tight, accurate bass and a totally linear midrange, with clear reproduction as close as 50cm. The CMS50 is a … [Read more...]
Production Services Ireland for BBC NI Children In Need event
Production Services Ireland (PSI) supplied all lighting equipment and crew to the high profile BBC Northern Ireland Children In Need event, staged at the Kings Hall, Belfast. The gig was part of the multi-city fundraising effort in aid of the 2009 BBC Children in Need Appeal, which resulted in donations of over £20 million, which will be used to fund projects aiming to help make positive … [Read more...]
5 Star has a blast
5 Star cases has supplied a flight case solution for the 2009 BBC's Blast on Tour outreach project, which is undertaking a 7 month tour visiting 27 cities around the UK. Blast on Tour is a programme of workshops and activities supporting the development of creative skills in 13 to 19-year-olds which takes place in and around the BBC Blast Truck and performance marquee 'village' which is … [Read more...]
