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  Soundcraft Introduces Signature Plus Series Analog Connected Mixing Consoles
Soundcraft has announced the launch of its Signature Plus Series Analog Connected Mixing Consoles. As the next generation of the Signature Series, it adds more professional workflows and flagship features. Its feature set makes it ...
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Sennheiser's Spectera SKM Handheld Transmitter is Now Shipping
Sennheiser has started shipping the Spectera SKM handheld transmitter, completing the core elements of the audio specialist's bidirectional wideband wireless ecosystem. Designed for professional live sound, theatre, broadcast, and ...
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Winners of PLASA Awards for Innovation Announced
The winners of the 2026 PLASA Awards for Innovation were announced at PLASA Show, earlier in the week.
Organized in association with the publication LSi, the PLASA Awards for Innovation focus on pioneering technology that ...
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Pixel Academy Announces Autumn Courses
The ACT Entertainment, tvONE, and Green Hippo Pixel Academy have released their autumn course schedule, with hands-on training dates in September, October and November. Included among the available courses are "tvONE ...
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Meyer Sound TIGRA Makes Canadian Debut at TCU Place
TCU Place, a convention center and performing arts complex in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, is home to the first permanent Meyer Sound TIGRA line array system in Canada. The new system, provided by Meyer Sound Canadian distributor ...
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VOLUX Phantom Takes on Double Duty with Lynyrd Skynyrd and Foreigner
The 2026 Double Trouble Double Vision Tour has brought Lynyrd Skynyrd and Foreigner together for a summer run of North American amphitheater dates, with the VOLUX Phantom playing a key role in the lighting production while ...
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Chase McKnight Appointed Luminex Product Specialist
A.C. Americas, North American distributor of lighting, audio, and video products, has introduced Chase McKnight to the team, filling the newly created role of Luminex product specialist. ...
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Theatre in Review: Garry Starr: Classic Penguins (Studio Seaview)
Some clowns perform without a net; Damien Warren-Smith performs without his pants. In Garry Starr, Classic Penguins, he is clad -- if that's the word I want -- in a black swallowtail coat, an Elizabethan ruff, flippers ...
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Shure Introduces WAVETOOL 4
Shure has announced WAVETOOL 4, the latest evolution of its professional audio monitoring and listening software. Designed for theatre, live sound, broadcast, and houses of worship, WAVETOOL 4 enables teams to monitor, replay, and ...
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Martin Audio's US Open Day to Demonstrate Sound Control in Open Air
Martin Audio's US Open Day takes place at the Amphitheatre in Doral Central Park, Florida, on Thursday, October 8, with identical sessions at 11am and 2pm.
Demonstrations include WPC, WPS, and WPM from the Wavefront Precision ...
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CAST Software Introduces BlackTrax Core
BlackTrax, the real-time tracking solution from CAST Group of Companies, announces BlackTrax Core, a new deployment option designed to make professional real-time tracking more accessible for a wider range of productions. This lets ...
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AUDIX Extends its Novacore Platform with Dual- and Quad-Channel Digital Wireless Receivers
AUDIX announces the immediate availability and shipping of Novacore dual-channel (NCR2) and quad-channel (NCR4) digital wireless receivers. First previewed at Winter NAMM 2026, these multi-channel receivers complete the commercial ...
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Waves Expands TRACT into Complete PA Measurement, System Calibration, and SPL Monitoring Suite
Waves Audio announces a major expansion of its TRACT System Calibration solution, transforming it into a complete toolkit for PA measurement, system calibration, and SPL monitoring. The newly expanded TRACT System Calibration suite ...
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Registration Now Open for 2027 URTA Auditions and Interviews
Registration is now open for the 2027 URTA Auditions & Interviews, which brings together prospective graduate theatre students and emerging theatre artists with representatives from graduate theatre programs across the US and abroad ...
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Diversified Announces New Jersey Facility
Diversified announces plans to consolidate its four existing New Jersey locations into a new, state-of-the-art facility in Newark. The move represents a significant investment in the company's operations and infrastructure, ...
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Bringing the Cinema to the Arena for Josh Groban's Tour with PRG
For Josh Groban's recent Cinematic Tour, production/lighting designer AJ Pen used projection, layered scenic reveals, and carefully timed moments that echoed the visual language of classic cinema. Curtains parted to reveal ...
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Guitar Legend Paul Jackson Jr. Brings Session Authenticity to Video Series with Lectrosonics
Session guitarist Paul Jackson Jr., relies on Lectrosonics LT and LR Digital Hybrid Wireless transmitters and receivers for his live guitar rig. Now, Jackson is using Lectrosonics in his new guitar instructional video series, ...
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Theatre in Review: The Ford/Hill Project (Waterwell at BAM's Fishman Space)
Alas, we live in a perfect time for documentary theatre, a format in which the calm, unemotional presentation of excerpts from the official record inevitably lays bare the scoundrels among us. Only a month or two ago, we had a revival of
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Follow-Me Joins Golden Sea Group
Golden Sea, the international lighting manufacturer with brands that include Ayrton and SGM, has acquired a majority stake in Follow-Me, the specialist in lighting tracking solutions.
According to a statement issued by both ...
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In Memoriam: Barton Myers
Barton Myers, the architect behind some of the best-known performing arts buildings of the last quarter-century, died in August. He was 91. Architectural Record reported his death, following the publication of a notice in the Sant ...
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Music Industry Therapist Collective Launches Pay It Forward Fund
The Music Industry Therapist Collective CIC (MITC) has launched a £272,000 (roughly $370,000) Pay It Forward Fund, an industry-financed occupational health program that provides free at-source Tour Health packages to artists and ...
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Elation '26 Touring Showcase Arrives in Houston, September 16
The Elation '26 Roadshow makes its next stop on September 16 at the Bayou Music Center in Houston, Texas.
Attendees will get one-on-one guidance from Elation product experts, demo the newest
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Super Bowl Halftime Show Wins Big at Creative Arts Emmy Awards
The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny, featured in the March 2026 issue of Lighting&Sound America, was the big winner at the first night of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, given out on September ...
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ROXX Brings CLUSTER B2 EVO and B4 EVO to PLASA Show 2026
German lighting manufacturer ROXX unveiled the new CLUSTER B2 EVO and CLUSTER B4 EVO at PLASA Show 2026. Presented with ROXX's UK distributor, Ambersphere Solutions, the new generation of audience blinders brings the familiar ...
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Obsidian Netron FS16 for Data-Intensive Entertainment Applications
Obsidian Control Systems has introduced the Netron FS16 , a purpose-built network switch designed for lighting professionals who require connectivity under the pressure ...
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Announcing Advatek Toolbox
Advatek has announced the Advatek Toolbox: a growing collecting of browser-based utilities designed to make PixLite Mk3 planning, configuration, and content workflows easier to manage.
Toolbox seeks to bring practical tools ...
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Avolites Announces Golden Console Winner at PLASA London
Avolites has announced Peyre Emmanuel as the winner of its Golden Console competition, drawn live at PLASA London by Josef Valchar, CEO of Robe Lighting.
The competition, which ran from February 1 to August ...
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INFiLED Appoints UC Technology Partners to Represent its LED Display Portfolio Across the Northeast US
LED display manufacturer INFiLED has appointed UC Technology Partners as its representative firm for the Northeast US, extending the LED display manufacturer's reach into one of the country's densest commercial AV markets. The ...
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Broadweigh Provides Continuity for TWICE's World Tour
Ronin Rigging relied on Broadweigh wireless load cells throughout the K-Pop group TWICE's This Is For World Tour, providing consistent load monitoring as it moved across Asia, Australia, North America, and Europe. A total of ...
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Showlight Announces its Next Edition for 2029
Showlight has announced that its next edition, Showlight 2029, will be held in Granada, Spain, on April 23-26, 2029.
Headline sponsors for the event will be lighting manufacturers Ayrton and SGM, which will host the 12th ...
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Aaron Vengrow Joins GLP US Sales Team
GLP US, the US subsidiary of German Light Products GmbH, has announced the appointment of Aaron Vengrow to its sales team, with responsibility for the central US region.
A well-known figure in the professional lighting ...
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Broadweigh Joins Rigging Team for PLASA 2026
Broadweigh will join long-standing product partner Rigging Team on Stand G27 at PLASA Show 2026, giving visitors the opportunity to get hands-on with the latest developments from the wireless load monitoring specialist. ...
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Area Four Industries Italia Welcomes Francesca Pietrobon as New Export Sales Manager
Area Four Industries Italia has announced the appointment of Francesca Pietrobon to the role of new export sales manager.
Pietrobon will work closely with the company's existing customers, partners, and distributors across ...
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EN 54 Certification Extends the L-Acoustics Ecosystem to Voice Alarm Applications
Sports venues have long run two audio systems in parallel: one for the announcer, the playlist and the half-time show, and a second, specified against EN 54, for evacuation. Two sets of loudspeakers in the same concourse, two sets of ...
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CHAUVET Professional Helps Bryan Barancik Create Living Architecture on Stage For Lenny Kravitz
There are many reasons why a lighting designer and an artist-client just seem to click. A shared creative interest is almost always high on that list. It certainly has been for Bryan Barancik and multi-Grammy winner Lenny Kravitz.
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Elation's Paragon Meets the Dual Demands of Broadcast and Show Lighting at Gran Turismo World Series in Milan
For the Gran Turismo World Series, the demands of an international broadcast production must be combined with those of a live event. For the esports racing series' Milan stop, technical production company APL specified 25 Elation ...
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Engineers Choose DiGiCo for Take That's The Circus Live Tour 2026
During the summer of 2026, Take That embarked on an epic stadium tour of the UK and Ireland with audio supplied by Skan. Choosing a DiGiCo Quantum852 at front of house was Steve Carr, while Becky Pell at the monitor ...
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Meyer Sound Names John McMahon Chief Operating Officer
Meyer Sound has named John McMahon chief operating officer, expanding a leadership role that has steadily expanded over his 20 years with the company.
"We push our products to perform at an extremely high level, and we're ...
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ETC Releases HPU+ Hybrid Processor
ETC announces the latest addition to Hog hardware, the HPU+. This new hybrid processor can act as either a rack-mounted console or a DMX Processor connected to another Hog family console product.
A simplified mechanical design ...
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AVIXA Announces InfoComm EDGE Collective in Dubai
AVIXA has announced it will host InfoComm EDGE Collective, an invitation-only executive forum for the leaders who commission, design, and deliver tomorrow's connected environments. Taking place in Dubai on November 3, at Address Sky ...
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LSC Control Systems Brings New NEXEN Gateway Range to PLASA Show
LSC Control Systems, the Australia-based manufacturer of advanced power and lighting control system technologies that joined the Robe Lighting Group in 2024, will use this year's PLASA Show in London (Olympia, September 6-8) to ...
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Pliant Technologies Spotlights CrewCom CXD-32CF Dante/AES67 Interface at IBC 2026
Pliant Technologies will highlight its CrewCom CXD-32CF 32x32 Dante/AES67 Digital Audio Network Interface, a connectivity solution designed to expand routing flexibility and streamline integration across its established CrewCom ...
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LEA Professional Partners with Atlantic Integrated to Expand Northeastern US Residential Reach
LEA Professional has officially announced its partnership with Rockleigh, New Jersey-based manufacturer's representative Atlantic Integrated. This partnership brings LEA's extensive technology catalog, featuring intelligent IT ...
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EAW Introduces NT119S and NT219S Subwoofers
Eastern Acoustic Works' (EAW) has announced the launch of the NT119S and NT219S, two new active subwoofers engineered to deliver low-frequency output, extension and deployment flexibility for modern production environments. ...
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HK Audio CONCERT SOUND 2.0 Presets included in Powersoft ArmoniaPlus
Powersoft has released its new preset library package for ArmoniaPlus, which includes the latest CONCERT SOUND 2.0 speaker presets for numerous HK Audio systems. The update seeks to allow professional users to quickly and ...
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Waves Releases Version 17 of the eMotion LV1 Live Mixer
Waves Audio has announced the release of eMotion LV1 Version 17. The update introduces a refreshed user interface, more flexible mixer layouts, expanded tactile control and numerous workflow enhancements that make live mixing faster ...
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L-Acoustics Invests in Djaayz by Cathy Guetta for Hospitality Venues
L-Acoustics has announced a strategic investment in Djaayz, the platform reinventing how venues discover and book DJs, alongside a commercial partnership between the two companies. With more than 14,000 DJs available and over 100 ...
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Metinteractive Upgrades Audio and Video Systems for the West Point Glee Club
Metinteractive, a women-owned AV and IT systems integrator, has completed an audio and video systems upgrade in Egner Hall at the United States Military Academy at West Point, giving the West Point Glee Club the ability to record ...
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Harman Enhances Sound Reinforcement for Quba Mosque
Quba Mosque, the first mosque ever built in Islamic history, has implemented a comprehensive HARMAN Professional audio system designed to deliver consistent, intelligible sound across its expanded prayer spaces. As one of the four ...
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Wales Millenium Centre Chooses Robert Juliat Arthur LT Followspots
Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru (Wales Millennium Centre) is Wales's national arts center. Located in Cardiff Bay, the Centre is the principal receiving venue for the Welsh capital, and comprises a large theatre, as well as smaller concert hall, ...
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Claypaky Introduces its B-EYE Family
Claypaky introduces its next-generation RGBL ecosystem: a family of IP66 multilens moving heads engineered to deliver color consistency, fast and endless motion, and powerful creative performance across every stage size. From the ...
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GLP UK Marks Ten Years with New Products and More at PLASA 2026
GLP UK returns to the PLASA Show from September 6-8, taking its usual spot on Stand E5, right at the front of Olympia London. Marking ten years of GLP UK, the stand will bring together the UK team and international GLP colleagues ...
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AVIXA Foundation Announces 2026 Michael Vergauwen Scholarship Recipients
The AVIXA Foundation has announce the ten recipients for the 2026 Michael Vergauwen Scholarship. Selected from a record-number of applications, these recipients demonstrate academic achievements, unique perspectives, and ...
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Obsidian Brings Next-Generation Lighting Control and Networking to IBC 2026
Obsidian Control Systems invites lighting designers, programmers, operators, and systems integrators to experience the latest in lighting control and data distribution at IBC 2026, September 11-14 in Amsterdam. Visit Stand 12.C60 ...
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Mark Vinten Joins ASG as Senior Account Executive on Audio and Post Production Team
Advanced Systems Group, LLC (ASG) has announced that Mark Vinten has joined the company as senior account executive on its expanding Audio and Post Production team. In his new role, Vinten will help grow ASG's business by ...
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Epson's First All-in-One dvLED Displays Now Available in the US
Building on over 20 years of commercial display expertise, Epson has announced its first all-in-one dvLED displays, the LE-C1 Series, are now available through authorized resellers. Complementing its award-winning projection lineup ...
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Creative Technology Group Announces Leadership Transition for 2027
NEP Group, global media services and live events solutions provider for content producers worldwide, has announced leadership changes for its global live events company, Creative Technology Group. ...
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RCF Delivers Sound for NYNJ World Cup 26 and Telemundo Fan Village at Rockefeller Center
When the NYNJ World Cup 26 & Telemundo Fan Village took over Rockefeller Center for two weeks in July, Bentley Meeker Lighting & Staging, Inc., turned to RCF to deliver sound reinforcement capable of matching the scale of the ...
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Willis Underhill Makes Diamond Rio Magic At Val Air Ballroom with All-CHAUVET Professional Rig
History resonates off the walls of the Val Air Ballroom. A long list of legends like Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, and Tommy Dorsey have performed on the theatre's stage since it opened on June 6, 1939, and, aside from the few times it was ...
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Alexander Kotov Chooses Ayrton for UAE Pro League Awards 2025-26
When lighting designer Alexander Kotov was faced with creating a visual feast for a live broadcast awards ceremony attended by an invited audience of VIPs in a challenging venue, he turned to Ayrton fixtures to deliver his ...
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In Memoriam: Larry Italia
d&b audiotechnik announces the passing of Larry Italia, who served as president and CEO of d&b audiotechnik Americas from 2018 until his retirement at the end of 2025. Italia passed away at his home following a brief illness. ...
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URTA Announces Recipients of 2026 Excellence Awards
URTA has announced the recipients of the 2026 Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Training. The awards recognize the work of undergraduate instructors, coaches, and mentors, as well as institutions, for excellence in the training ...
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Robe at PLASA 2026 - A Preview
Robe is returning to London for the 2026 PLASA trade expo at Olympia, September 6-8, to reveal five brand-new moving light and LED products, and to showcase its other latest technologies -- on Stand A70+ -- alongside its partner ...
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ROE Visual Unveils Sirius at IBC 2026
ROE Visual has announced the launch of Sirius, a frequency-tunable Multi-Mode IC driver. Sirius, the result of two years of development, is billed as one of the industry's few custom-designed LED driver ICs, integrated exclusively ...
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Elation Brings Broadcast-Ready Lighting Solutions to IBC 2026
Elation will be attending IBC 2026, September 11-14 at RAI Amsterdam. At Stand 12.C60, Elation will showcase an award-winning portfolio of LED lighting solutions optimized for broadcast, including the KL "Key Light" Series, as well ...
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DPA Launches 6388 CORE+ Headset Microphone
DPA Microphones announces its new 6388 CORE+ Headset Microphone, a high-performance directional headset designed for demanding live environments where clarity, feedback, rejection, and ease of use are critical. Among the key ...
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City Theatrical QolorPoint Mrk 3 Wireless LED Uplighter
City Theatrical has announced its QolorPoint Mk 3 Wireless LED Uplighter, designed to combine powerful output, color control, long battery life, and built-in Multiverse Wireless DMX/RDM technology in a stylish, compact, and portable ...
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MA Lighting Announces grandMA3 Software Release Version 2.5
MA Lighting has released the new grandMA3 software release v2.5. Alongside a handful of new features, the focus is on refining workflows, improving stability, cleaning up existing functionality, and addressing issues reported by ...
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Phase 3 AV's Ayrton Rawbeam 350 Investment for Toronto's Veld Music Festival
Toronto-based Phase 3 AV has invested in 50 Ayrton Rawbeam 350 laser-source luminaires and quickly deployed them on the 13th annual Veld Music Festival, held August 1-3 at the city's Downsview Park. ACT Entertainment is the ...
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KV2 Audio Brings Clarity to the University of Bradford's Great Hall
As students counted down to their summer graduations, the University of Bradford was preparing to bring a new level of clarity to its multipurpose venue. After years of poor speech intelligibility left parents struggling to hear the ...
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