YouTube is premiering the first-ever brand campaign specifically designed for the LED exterior of the Sphere in Las Vegas. The animation transforms the Exosphere – the Sphere's exterior, which features more than 50,000 sq metres of fully programmable LED panelling – into the helmets of the 32 teams in the…
Venues
Custom painted speakers enliven bank turned events space
Bank 55 in Helsinki is the brainchild of Finnish stand-up comedian and actor, Sami Hedberg. Formerly a bank, the venue is now a sauna and lounge that hosts business meetings, corporate get-togethers and private parties for up to 60 people. Music plays a vital role in the new events space,…
NEXO sound system is class act at restored historic theatre
Originally opened in 1872 as Her Majesty’s Theatre, the Tivoli Theatre in Aberdeen closed its doors at the end of the last century and quickly lapsed into a state of disrepair. Following restoration, the historic Grade A listed building is back to its best, housing a 527-seat auditorium, cafe and…
World’s largest concert-grade audio system unveiled
Sphere Entertainment has teamed up with Holoplot to create the "world’s largest fully integrated concert-grade audio system" for the Sphere in Las Vegas. Sphere Immersive Sound has been designed for the entertainment venue' curved interior, to provide individualised sound to each of the 18,600 seats. The system comprises about 1,600…
Huge LED screen boasts highest resolution in Times Square
Entertainers using a new TSX Broadway stage, in New York's Times Square, will perform from 'within' an SNA Displays LED video wall that has a resolution of 3,480 by 7,440 pixels. The nine-storey-high 1,670sq metre main screen, which is built from the company’s EMPIRE Exterior LED display technology, has an…
PunQtum comms combination is en pointe for ballet tours
Birmingham Royal Ballet, which is known for its intensive touring schedule, opted for an innovative PunQtum/Riedel solution to provide reliable communications across a range of venues. Prior to the upgrade, the production team was using a two-stage system, composed of a one- or two-channel hard-wired system and a Motorola radio…
Sports & entertainment: The best seat in the house
The days are long gone when all that was heard of concert audiences or sports spectators was a polite round of applause or a quick chorus of You’ll Never Walk Alone. “Most new stadiums are being designed and built as ‘smart’ stadiums, with fans and audiences expecting a more interactive…
Wuhan conference venue fits Green-GO comms solution
A new conference venue in Wuhan, China, has been equipped with a Green-GO communications system. The 2,350-capacity Han Theater Hall is part of the 55,000 sq metre International Expo Center, which is home to business, theatre, exhibition and hotel facilities, as as well residential units and an ecology park. The…
Sennheiser fuels Butlin’s aim to be ‘home of entertainment’
Butlin's has partnered with technical production and AV hire company Sound of Music to introduce Sennheiser Digital 6000 wireless microphone systems across its three resorts. As well as providing high-level audio, the rider-friendly Digital 6000 offers Butlin's the flexibility to host events ranging in size from large conferences to intimate…
Saturn aids Eurovision initiative to help Ukrainian diaspora
A Manchester-based AV company transformed Liverpool’s Unity Theatre into an interactive celebration of Ukrainian culture for the Eurovision Song Contest. Culture Liverpool commissioned the Unity Theatre to create a ‘Place Of Hope’, with various cultural events and a pop-up exhibition to allow visitors to learn about Ukraine and its people…