PLSN was saddened to hear of the unexpected passing of Donn Deniston at age 64 of a heart attack on March 4, 2022. Many in our industry knew of Deniston through his work at Littlite. The …
Organizers of the Event Safety Summit, which is set to take place as an in-person event at Rock Lititz in Lititz, PA from March 22-24, have announced a virtual attendance option. "Sessions w…
The Nashville Predators® made history in 2022 as part of the first-ever outdoor NHL game in Tennessee. Nearly 70,000 fans joined the festivities as the Predators took on the Tampa Bay Lig…
Texas Scenic Company announces that it has agreed to acquire the assets of H&H Specialties. "We're extremely excited to bring on H&H under the Texas Scenic family of brands," says Te…
ETC presented Behind the Scenes with a check during USITT for $40,316.27 representing the 2020-21 proceeds from sales of the company's iRFR and aRFR (Radio Focus Remote) applications. Since …
TAIT, the global group of creative engineers, fabricators, producers, and technologists for live entertainment environments, announced today, March 8, 2022, it has agreed to acquire Thinkwel…
Canada's hit series Revolution, the biggest dance competition ever broadcast by Quebec television and airing on TVA, used Claypaky Xtylos to showcase the dynamic moves of the dancers facing …
On Feb. 28, NAMM announced dates for its annual NAMM show for 2023 and 2024. With the 2022 show set to return as an in-person event at the Anaheim Convention Center for three days (June 3-5)…
disguise announced its acquisition of broadcast data and content visualization solutions platform, Polygon Labs. This marks another milestone in its move towards cloud-based production that …
The 20th Annual Parnelli Awards, set to take place at the Anaheim Hilton on June 3 during NAMM, will include the Indispensable Technology ("IT") Awards honoring product innovation in four ca…
The Shubert Organization, Inc., announced that the 110-year-old Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street) will become the James Earl Jones Theatre, in recognition of Jones's lifetime of immense co…
Creative Technology supplied Elation broadcast lights to Lighting Design Group for use on sportscast booths and stages in and outside of Sofi Stadium during Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles in …
Tony Walton, an iconic award-winning designer and director for theater, film, television, ballet, and opera died on March 2, 2022 at his apartment in New York City after complications from a…
In the wake of Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, many artists, entertainment companies, and cultural institutions have been cutting ties with Russia, in supp…
Florida's largest virtual production stage, The Airlot 21, has officially opened. The all-new 22,000 sq. ft. stage is located on the backlot at Universal Studios, FL, in Orlando. The Airlot,…
"I enjoy the music of the language," 17-time Grammy winner Sting said of Spanish. "It's an emotional quality that it gives me." That emotional quality was there for all to enjoy on the eveni…
All Access, In Concert Productions (ICP), ATOMIC, and SoCal Rentals have joined together in a brand-new Production Centre to offer their expertise and equipment to film and television client…
As production continues to resume around the world, lucky programmers will be greeted with a powerful new lighting control desk: the Eos Apex console. With three sizes to choose from " the E…
UK-based HIVE Media Control Ltd today launches a new generation of media playback and control systems positioned to actively disrupt the market. Four brand new hardware video media players a…
PLSN Editor Emeritus Nook Schoenfeld has just published his book, The Old Man's Musings"45 Years of Gigs. It reached #1 on Amazon's New Release Theatre, Production and Direction list, is pac…
Multi Emmy Award-winning lighting design company Darkfire Lighting Design has found its 125 Claypaky K-EYE K20 and K10 HCR wash lights with LED light sources to be workhorse fixtures for an …
Bandit Lites recently installed the lighting system for SkyFly: Soar America in The Island in Pigeon Forge entertainment park located in Pigeon Forge, TN. Here is information about the proje…
The 66th annual Eurovision Song Contest, with semi-finals and finals set to take place May 10, 12 and 14 at the Pala Alpitour in Turn, Italy, will bar any act from Russia from the competitio…
On February 23, 2022, the Long Wharf Theatre, located in New Haven, CT announced that it would be leaving its longtime home at 222 Sargent Drive near the New Haven harbor in the fall of 2023…
LD Al Gurdon returns to Maximusâ„¢, auditions Excaliburâ„¢ in latest halftime show design Sure, the game is fun to watch but for many " certainly those in the entertainment technolog…