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Monthly Newsletter - November 2025 Edition

Awards, Upgrades, and Launching the Next Generation of Tech

November was packed with energy and innovation, featuring major client investments, exciting new product launches, and a significant win for the AC-ET team.

From securing the PROLIGHTS Distributor of the Year award in Italy to fueling the creative growth of our clients with powerful new Yamaha consoles and PROLIGHTS IP fixtures, we're committed to powering the industry.

We also spent the month upskilling entertainment techs with expert training sessions on Luminex, NovaStar, and PIXELHUE, ensuring our partners are equipped with the technical mastery required for 2026's most ambitious projects.

Read on for the highlights from the month.

Raising the curtain on clearer sound

Our long-standing partner, MM Sound & Lighting, continued its technical overhaul this month, investing in the powerful Yamaha DM7 Digital Mixing Console and RIO stage boxes. Chosen for its proven reliability and sound quality, the DM7 is supporting MM Sound’s busy schedule of theatre productions and major festivals.

Read the story.

Raising the curtain on clearer sound - MM Sound & Lighting invest in Yamaha console tech

Creative lighting capability

Jon Smith Entertainment recently significantly expanded its creative lighting capability with a major investment in PROLIGHTS IP-rated fixtures. The move gives Jon the robust, weather-resilient inventory needed to offer a complete IP package for demanding outdoor events. The decision was sealed after a decisive demo of the Astra Hybrid330IP, showcasing its immense quality and value.

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PROLIGHTS Distributor of the Year

We were delighted to join nearly 100 distributors from around the world at the PROLIGHTS headquarters in Italy to see their latest innovations, and were incredibly proud to win Distributor of the Year. It was an amazing AC-ET team effort, and we are so grateful to our amazing clients for trusting us to help them deliver night after night.

The future of entertainment tech

What an incredible day we had at Production Futures. We loved connecting with the next generation of entertainment tech talent. The curiosity and energy on display can only mean good things for the future of the industry.

We're proud to support the growth of these future professionals and showcase the cutting-edge tech that will power their careers.

Meet the Chroma-Q® Color Force 3™

Setting a bold new benchmark in LED cyc, wash, and effects lighting, the new Color Force 3 builds on decades of innovation. The IP65-rated fixture delivers more than double the output of its predecessor and features groundbreaking ColorSure 3™ calibration and SparQle™ eye-candy effects. Click the link below to explore all the details on this next-generation creative fixture.

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Supercharged expertise

November was packed with action as AC-ET experts delivered intensive, hands-on training sessions, empowering entertainment technicians to master cutting-edge systems!

Techs gained in-depth knowledge on NovaStar LED display and video solutions, processing content with PIXELHUE switchers, scalers and splitters, and designing robust networks with Luminex solutions.

PIXELHUE P80 special offer

Following its global reveal in October, we’ve already shipped a number of the new PIXELHUE P80 presentation switcher to customers throughout the UK who have taken advantage of our special introductory offer which runs to the end of the year.

The new P80 video processor bridges the gap between the P20/P20S and the flagship Q8. Find out more.

If you want to test one or have a demo, call us on + 44 (0) 1494 446000 for High Wycombe or +44 (0) 113 255 7666 for Leeds, or email sales@ac-et.com.

Custom cabling

Every smooth show, clean broadcast and stable installation relies on a product most people never see: cabling built to the right spec.

Tourflex Cabling ensures power and data perform under real-world tolerances. Instead of relying on catalogue stock, we engineer precise cabling for lighting, video, rigging and audio that preserves signal integrity, withstands load and delivers stable performance throughout the system.

If standard cabling options are starting to compromise your system, we’ll build you the cabling solution to give every production the integrity it deserves.

Find out more.

It’s Christmas!

We’d like to take this opportunity to thank you all, our customers, suppliers and employees for your continued support throughout 2025.

Our industry is back to full strength with a full offering of live events, TV, films and shows. Here’s to 2026 and the many new opportunities it will present and remember, whatever projects you're planning, we will be here to help you in any way we can.

We wish you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, and we look forward to catching up with you all soon.

Thank you for your continued support!

For full details of our opening hours over the festive period click here.

Neutrik turns 50

Half a century of flawless connections.

We’re proud to be an accredited partner of Neutrik, whose cabling and connectors continue to set the global standard.

Explore our custom options.

Neutrik - Celebrating 50 years of innovations in connectors.

That’s October wrapped.

From global installs to sold-out courses, the pace isn’t slowing and neither are we.

So that was our October - now tell us about yours! Drop us a line or give us a call if you’d like to chat tech or need expert advice for your next project.