In Beijing, China marked the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, and its role in defeating Japan, by holding an enormous military parade and declaring a new national holiday. The spectacle involved more than 12,000 troops, 500 pieces of military hardware, and 200 aircraft of various types, representing what military officials said were the Chinese military's most cutting-edge technology. While the entire event was a show of strength, Chinese officials insisted the message was about peace, with the logo displayed on posters featuring an image of a dove.

CCTV, China’s internationally famous state broadcaster has recently added Pyramix 10 systems to their repertoire. When CCTV’s audio division works on large events and variety shows, live multi-track mixing is an extremely important part of the production process. These, hosted by CCTV, require not only highly skilled operators who are adaptable but it is also critical for the recording equipment to be both highly stable and reliable.

Close to 200,000 flags on the National Mall in Washington D.C. were lit by lighting designer Chris Lisle during the recent Presidential Inauguration, many using LED luminaires from Elation Professional. Field of Flags, an art display representing the people who were unable to attend the event due to the coronavirus pandemic, made for a spectacular sight and powerful message of unity.

TORONTO, ON – (24th June, 2010) – Christie®, a global visual technologies company, is pleased to announce its participation in the Experience Canada Pavilion during the 2010 G8/G20 World Summit in Toronto, 23rd – 27th June. Christie’s High Definition projectors and innovative Christie® MicroTiles™ will play a large part in providing compelling visuals to showcase Canada as a prime destination for business, investment and tourism. Housed within the International Media Centre located in the Heritage Court of the Direct Energy Centre, the pavilion is designed to promote Canada to over 3,000 international media.

Lighting designer Björn Hermann has created a spectacular light show at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate to launch a night of celebrations commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall 25 years ago. Choosing to use a mix of Clay Paky SuperSharpy and Mythos fixtures, Hermann delivered a high impact and emotive display that could be seen for miles around.

On December 10, 2014, Clay Paky joined the elite crowd of guests at one of the highest profile events in the world – The Nobel Prize Banquet. Held annually in the Blue Hall of Stockholm City Hall since 1934, the banquet immediately follows the prestigious Nobel Prize Awards. The event is attended by the King and Queen of Sweden and the other members of the Royal Family, plus approximately 1300 guests, including Nobel Laureates, politicians, dignitaries and other VIPs, as well as seen by the viewing audience of a High Definition television broadcast by Swedish Television (SVT). No tickets can be bought; all guests are invited by the Nobel foundation.

The 2012 Australia Day celebrations saw production and lighting designer Paul Collison create a glittering cityscape in the centre of Sydney’s Darling Harbour, using a battery of Clay Paky Sharpys.

Clay Paky Sharpys took centre stage at the recent Espectáculo Conmemorativo, the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Puebla, held at Fuerte Guadalupe in Puebla, Mexico. The site was the location of the 1862 battle in which the Mexican army defeated Napoleon's soldiers during the French invasion. The Mexican victory is celebrated yearly on the fifth of May, Cinco de Mayo.

Clear-Com® is providing a total communications solution for the presidential debates. The company’s Eclipse Median digital matrix and HelixNet Partyline intercom systems and Tempest®2400 digital wireless intercom with the new Seamless Roaming feature are following the campaign trail, providing production team members at each of the four debate locations with an integrated communications solution for coordinating all the production elements within the venues as well as the pool broadcast truck.

Commercial broadcasters issued a vote of confidence in the future at the 3rd Annual ACT Conference today, where CEOs from all over Europe gathered to discuss the latest media developments with policy-makers. With viewing time for linear TV increasing for the tenth year in a row and reaching a European average of 222 minutes of TV viewing per person, per day, it is clear that television as a mass medium remains successful in an increasingly converged media landscape.

On the occasion of the EU Presidency Conference organised by the Spanish Government in Madrid today on “European Media Meeting: The new Challenges”, the Association of Commercial Television in Europe (www.acte.be) expresses its view about the state of the media sector and calls for targeted and limited action by regulators at European and national level.

When responding to the Commission consultation on theGreen Paper on Creative & Cultural Industries presented by DG Education and Cultureearlier this year, the Association of Commercial Television in Europe welcomed the recognition of the creative sector as a central part of theDigital Agenda and the wider EU economy as laid down in the EU 2020 Strategy.

The 7th of May saw Creative Technology (CT) working through the night to display the General Election exit poll results. Using the London Broadcasting House as a canvas, the team set up nine Panasonic DZ21K projectors in three separate locations; six in two local hotels and three at Broadcasting House.

Snell today announced that CTV, Canada's largest private broadcaster, chose Snell's Alchemist Ph.C – HD motion-compensated standards converters for the network's coverage of the royal wedding of Britain's Prince William and Catherine Middleton on April 29.

"It's amazing. There is no wonder the Dalai Lama is known around the world. He has the spirit of a child, but the knowledge and wisdom of a prophet. A truly unique show to be a part of," recalls Cody Bateman, Director of Audio for National Events.