With over three million judges tuning in to select the winner of the Serbian equivalent to American Idol, singer Darko Lazic turned to AKG’s industry leading vocal system to help him stand out as the Grand Star of Zvezde Granda. The final night of competition, which was held on June 20th at Belgrade Arena in front of a live audience of 18,000, was sponsored by production vendor Studio Berar and fully stocked with AKG’s rugged sound systems.

Auditions for Zvezde Granda began in September, with judges and producers visiting locations throughout all of Serbia. By June, the TV audience had narrowed the competition to seven contestants, all of who competed for the grand finale using AKG WMS 450 wireless microphones. The WMS 450 is a highly flexible wireless system that features perfect audio transmission. It provides cost effective, high-performance solutions for situations where several radio microphones will be used more

ORLANDO, FL – Josh Smith, producer for the In the House Radio Show, set out to demonstrate his show’s home improvement expertise by demolishing an existing two bedroom cottage and building a replacement house. Essential to the project was the mandate that the main entertainment center be located in the living room, hard wired for 5.1 surround sound, with an eye level, wall mounted flat panel television and no visible wires for power, audio and video using the HDMI format.

“The garage is equipped with air conditioning, an insulated door, plenty of storage for tools, as well as refrigerator hookups and a painted sealed floor, making it the perfect mans-cave,� explained Smith. “The garage has also been hard wired for a wall mounted TV, so we needed a way to allow for dual viewing of HDTV in the living room and the garage.�

With the installation of the more

Whitinsville, MA, USA, August 11, 2009 – Peak Hire Ltd., based in Cheltenham in Gloucester, England, serves as one of the U.K.’s leading sound and lighting contractors. They provide skilled technical support for productions, concerts, theaters, conferences, outdoor events, etc., throughout the U.K. and Europe, and their hire inventory of sound, lighting, rigging, power, set and stage equipment is varied and extensive. Recently, they bolstered their inventory of products from EAW, a world leader in audio system technology, with the purchase of eight EAW KF850 Series Virtual Array™ System Modules and eight EAW SB1002 Large Format Flyable Subwoofers.

Peak Hire’s EAW arsenal was already sizeable, including 16 EAW KF730 Compact Line Array Modules and eight EAW SB730 Compact Line Array Subwoofers, along with a good stock of EAW JFX88 Compact Full-Range Loudspeakers, EAW JFX200i Compact Full-Range Loudspeakers and EAW SBX220 Compact Subwoofers. The purchase more

PHOENIX, ARIZ.– Lakeshore Public Television, a PBS member station based in Merrillville, Ind., has made monitoring dozens of video signals easier in its new HD master control room with Plura Broadcast, a leading manufacturer of high-end professional LCD monitors for studio and field use. Three Plura PBM-147 47-inch LCD monitors are positioned side-by-side in separate equipment racks and controlled through a multi-image processor, which saves space in the facility and eliminates the need for individual monitors for each source.

One of three PBS stations serving the Chicago market area, Lakeshore PTV programming targets audiences in northwest Indiana. But unlike most public broadcasters, Lakeshore PTV emphasizes local news and sports coverage. As a result, the station’s master control features a high number of satellite sources that need to be monitored.

Henry Ruhwiedel, Lakeshore PTV chief engineer, said the Plura monitors provide excellent resolution and no visible artifacts, plus more

Whole home audio manufacturer will give away one B.C Rich Trace Warbeast guitar each day of the show.

Hebron, KY – August 12, 2009 – The Warbeast will be unleashed at CEDIA EXPO 2009! NuVo Technologies, the value leader in whole home audio, will give away one B.C. Rich Trace Warbeast guitar AND one Warbeast replica controller for the Guitar Hero® and Rock Band® games to a lucky winner each day at its CEDIA EXPO Booth 1965 in Atlanta next month.

Winners will be announced at NuVo’s booth at 3:00 p.m. each day on Thursday, September 10; Friday, September 11; and Saturday, September 12. A guitar also will be awarded on Sunday, September 13, at 1:00 p.m. To win, attendees must submit a business card at the NuVo booth and must be present at NuVo’s booth at the specified more

Rise Vision’s Private Network Program enables partners to offer a complete, branded digital signage solution that builds customer loyalty and eases competitive pressures

ETOBICOKE, Ontario – August 12, 2009 – Rise Vision, Inc., a provider of a web-based content management system for the control of digital signage networks, announces that eight new partners have joined its Private Network Program, which enables partners to develop and manage their own branded digital signage solution based on Rise Vision’s Rise Display Network.

New partners that have joined the Private Network Program are as follows:

• Advanced Technical Solutions, LLC – Scott Depot, WV
• AIS (All Information Service) – Country Side, IL
• APEX Digital Imaging – Tampa, FL
• Dabtek Electronics – Eastpoint, GA
• Network Design & Management, Inc. (NDM) – Spokane, WA
• Now more

Big Show Construction Management (BSCM), a company that specializes in managing the construction and development of themed and interactive spaces, announced the recent completion of a major renovation to the Sony Wonder Technology Lab (“SWTL” or the “Lab”), an interactive technology and entertainment museum in midtown Manhattan.

BSCM co-managed the construction and installation of 14 new interactive exhibits for the Lab that enable visitors to explore topics ranging from robotics and nanotechnology to animation and HDTV production. BSCM gutted and rebuilt approximately 6,200 square feet of space over a year-long construction period that involved upgrading systems for HVAC, lighting control, electrical, fire safety and security. BSCM also coordinated the output of the design firms handling the architecture/exhibit design, media development, lighting and acoustics, and managed various sub-contractors and vendors involved in the project while budgeting and tracking the multi-million dollar renovation.

“We more