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Monthly Newsletter - July 2025 Edition

Essential entertainment tech updates - July roundup

July is now well and truly in the bag and there’s some cracking bits of news from an action-packed month. Plus, our team is now fully immersed in prep for the next industry biggie - The PLASA Show 2025 in September.

Peter Rabbit in the spotlight - PROLIGHTS create dramatic new dining experience in Windermere

When the award-winning World of Beatrix Potter attraction in Windermere decided to create a stand-out new dining experience for its visitors, the conversion of a former Edwardian theatre provided the perfect space in which to do this.

Designed to give visitors a sensory immersion into all things Beatrix Potter, a key element in the interior design was the use of PROLIGHTS to create atmosphere, drama and playful fun.

Read the article to learn more.

PROLIGHTS bring theatrical magic to new Beatrix Potter café in Windermere
ESPN’s new Wimbledon TV studio makeover gets a fresh new textured look with PROLIGHTS

When US sports broadcaster ESPN wanted a new look for their Wimbledon tennis studio, their newly appointed lighting designer Duncan Elsam worked with Reading-based specialist lighting rentals company Version 2 Lighting to source new lighting tech for its compact court-side studio space.

Another great example of how a long term relationship with our clients Version 2 led to the specification of PROLIGHTS Fresnels to create the fresh textured look they wanted to achieve.

Read the article to find out more.

Sport’s broadcaster ESPN commissions Lighting Director Duncan Elsam to create lighting design for its US TV broadcast studio at Wimbledon
Custom Distro - modular power distribution that’s affordable - and designed to suit

When you need fully configurable power distribution systems centred around the industry-trusted LSC Gen VI and APS modules, Custom Distro is the ‘go to’ compact, affordable solution.

Designed to meet the demands of your touring, rental or event power set up, these compact stackable units can be tailored to every type of event - from small tours and corporate events through to 72 way festival-ready distros. Depending on your spec, we can have these ready within 4-6 weeks.

Dependable. Robust. Quality build. And with an affordable price point too. Call us on 01494 446000 or 0113 255 7666. Find out more here.

Fully configurable power distribution - Custom Distro from AC-ET
Dua Lipa’s stadium-filling Radical Optimism tour gets the full LCR treatment

Massive congratulations to our friends Lights Control Rigging who have played an absolute blinder with their spectacular lighting control and rigging package for the sell-out UK and European leg of Dua Lipa’s Radical Optimism tour. Working to a visionary concept by lighting designer Matt Pittman, and Producer/Show Director Peter Abbot, LCR delivered astonishing effects with an array of tech from ROBE lighting to Chauvet Professional luminaires and atmospherics, this is a classic example of fearless creative collaboration on a world stage.

Spectacular lighting control and rigging package on Dua Lipa's Radical Optimism tour
Luminex - more hands on professional training with AV and lighting tech

As we never tire of saying, the technology we supply is only as good as the capabilities and confidence of the professionals that use it. This is why our latest round of Luminex training is so important, and why these sessions always get booked up very quickly.

With training held both in High Wycombe and Leeds, each event gave delegates the chance to learn a range of advanced skills including network fundamentals, Luminex best practices and network switches. This is real hands-on learning aimed at giving everyone exposure to key skills in areas such as transmissions schemes, AVNetworking, RlinkXGroups and lighting application examples.

Head over to our Events page to learn more and register your interest in future training.

Luminex training at AC-ET
Ready, steady, PLASA - 7-9 September, London Olympia

Yes, it’s nearly that time again when everyone in our industry makes a bee-line to the PLASA show at Olympia. It’s an event that needs no introduction, and it goes without saying that the AC-ET team, along with all our supplier partners, will be there from 7-9 September to showcase all the very latest in video, lighting, rigging, audio and cabling. More details to follow, but don’t forget to get ahead of the game and register for free before September 5. After this tickets cost £15 + VAT.

A.C. Entertainment Technologies at Plasa Show 2024

Neutrik - celebrating 50 years of industry-leading connections

Neutrik - Celebrating 50 years of innovations in connectors.