Seventeen Robe RoboSpot Base Stations controlling tracking Robe BMFL fixtures provided a comprehensive remote follow spotting solution for production lighting designer Jerry Appelt at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. The high profile, popular and much celebrated annual singing event resplendent with glitter, glamour and a hugely enthusiastic international fanbase … was this year staged at the … [Read more...]
Robe Helps Slovenia on its Way to Eurovision
It is Eurovision selection season … and one of the 43 hopefuls for this year’s event in Kiev, Ukraine, in May is Slovenia’s Omar Naber whose song “On My Way” was chosen at a spectacular Eurovision Melody (EMA – Evrovizijska MelodijA) show staged in Hall A2 of the Gospodarsko Razstavisce exhibition centre in Ljubljana. A stunning lighting design by Crt Birsa amazed audiences – both onscreen and … [Read more...]
Robe BMFLs are a Key to Eurovision 2016
Nearly 100 Robe BMFLs – 88 x BMFL Blades and 6 x BMFL Spots – proved invaluable to Fredrik Jonsson’s lighting design for the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest which was staged in the Globe Arena, Stockholm with a capacity live audience of around 10,000 plus an estimated 180 million television viewers worldwide. Nothing like a bit of pressure ... which Fredrik took in his stride, lighting his … [Read more...]
Belgian Eurosong Takes the Square Route of Robe
Robe’s new Square LED fixture made its European live TV debut on the three shows produced by Flanders’ public broadcaster VRT which selected the song to represent Belgium at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in Stockholm. The shows featured an intricate and interesting lighting design by Ignace D’Haese from Arf & Yes. The 24 active Square fixtures were central to Ignace’s scheme … [Read more...]
XL Video Supplies Eurovision’s Greatest Hits
It is the time of the year for Eurovision fever… and to catch the buzz, get everyone in the mood and also to celebrate 60 glorious years of the Eurovision Song Contest, the BBC staged a special event at London’s Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith, “Eurovision’s Greatest Hits”, for which XL Video was asked to supply the Stage LED screens. XL Video’s Project Manager, Paul Wood worked closely with … [Read more...]
