SPORTS TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE URGES LEGISLATORS AND FCC TO CONSIDER IMPACT OF CURRENT “WHITE SPACES” LEGISLATION ON SPORTING EVENTS

Washington, D.C. (June 28, 2007) – The Sports Technology Alliance, formed by the Sports Video Group (SVG) and comprised of major professional and collegiate U.S. sports leagues and major national broadcasters and content distributors, met this week with leading members of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and members of the Senate and House of Representatives. The group’s mission was to discuss the negative impact of certain current proposed “white spaces” wireless spectrum legislation with regards to athlete and fan safety at their events and the quality of live event coverage, broadcast production, and the reception of digital television signals. more

The Dow Diamond in Midland, Michigan is the newly-built home of the Great Lakes Loons baseball team (Class ‘A‘ affiliates of the L.A. Dodgers). The 5600-seat venue is already being called one of the finest minor league ball parks in America, thanks to its superb design and facilities, including an extensive Electro-Voice sound system. more

Legendary heavy metal group/Shure endorsers want to help save the world

LONDON, ENGLAND–If there is indeed merely a fine line between clever and stupid, then why not trust Spinal Tap to help save the world from the devastation of global climate change? So thought the organizers of Save Our Selves (SOS) at least, who put on the Live Earth concerts held across seven continents on July 7th. more

NILES, IL, July 16, 2007 – Shure Incorporated announced that it has selected Excellence Marketing of Eden Prairie, Minnesota as their new sales representative in the north central United States. The company will be responsible for sales of Shure‘s complete line of professional audio products to retailers and systems contractors in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and western Wisconsin. more

Tokyo-based distributors, ComodoMattina, Inc., report on two major installations

Two major QSC system installations in Japan have been reported by distributors, Tokyo-based ComodoMattina, Inc.

At Iruma Municipal Hall QSC Installation Line Array (ILA) and Modular Design (MD) components were specified for the refurbishment of this 1,100-seat auditorium, located in the Saitama Prefecture. more

Part of the San Diego Zoo‘s “Nighttime Zoo” summer program, “Talamasca–Jungle Myths and Legends,” is new jungle-themed acrobatic show at the zoo‘s Hunte Amphitheatre. The show runs nightly at 8.30pm through September 2nd. CBC Technical, Inc. provided sound reinforcement for the show, including Electro-Voice XLD very compact line arrays. more

Ultra-compact WideLine-8 line array system from QSC debuts with highest output from the smallest enclosures in its class

COSTA MESA, CA–Designed to meet the needs of both concert and fixed sound applications, the new WideLine-8 line array system from QSC leaves diminutive footprints for all others to follow with its ability to pack full-size line array performance into remarkably small enclosures. Including the full-range WL3082 and WL212-sw subwoofer, the WideLine-8 Series offers the same wide, 140-degree horizontal coverage as larger WideLine models, excellent ergonomics, and a rigging system integrated into each enclosure that provides strength to accommodate arrays of up to 12 boxes with a 10:1 design factor. more

Residents of the City of Country Club Hills, Illinois, are enjoying their annual “Summer under the Stars” concert series more than ever this year, thanks to a new Electro-Voice XLD loudspeaker system.

Designed by Tria Architecture, Inc., of Burr Ridge, Illinois, the city‘s new 2100-seat Country Club Hills Theater is an outdoor venue par excellence, a combination of contemporary style, community-friendly design and cutting-edge AV systems that sets an example to any small town. more

QSC‘s latest system-wide design software offers advanced features

COSTA MESA, CA–Providing system-wide design, control, and monitoring functions within an advanced feature set built expressly for the QSControl.net platform, QSC‘s Venue Manager V3.0 made its first official industry appearance at this year‘s InfoComm. more

New DSP device houses preset tunings, user-adjustable EQ and delay

COSTA MESA, CA–Housing preset tunings developed expressly to optimize the performance of QSC loudspeakers, the new SC28 System Controller facilitates quick and easy system setup. A two input, eight output DSP device, the controller additionally offers user-adjustable EQ and delay. more