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February 1, 2013
PRG Mbox® Studio Now Available for Purchase

Armonk, NY—February 1, 2013—Production Resource Group, L.L.C. (PRG) is pleased to announce that Mbox® Studio, a software-only media server application, is now available for purchase.  A compact version of the popular Mbox media server, this product can be easily installed and operated on a user-supplied Intel-based Apple Mac® computer (Intel processor, OSX 10.6.7 and higher). [...]

December 20, 2012
PRG Best Boy® 4000 Shapes Lighting at Robbie Williams’ Concerts

Armonk, NY—December 20, 2102—British pop-star Robbie Williams brought high-octane production to the stage at London’s O2 Arena for three nights of concerts, Live at the O2, Nov 22nd through Nov 24th. The UK’s best-selling solo artist, Williams’ much anticipated return to performing full-set concerts was also a live television event, broadcast on the final night [...]

October 19, 2012
PRG at LDI 2012

Armonk, NY—October, 19 2012—Production Resource Group, L.L.C. (PRG), will debut new lighting control and media server products at LDI 2012. PRG will be in booth #1727 at the LDI show in Las Vegas from October 19 – 21. LDI attendees will be the first to see the new ultra-portable V276 on Mac control interface and [...]

September 27, 2012
PRG GmbH and SHOWTEC COMPANIES BECOME ONE

Armonk, NY—September 26, 2012— Production Resource Group, L.L.C., (PRG) announced today that, effective immediately, the corporate structure of PRG in Germany has been simplified and PRG and SHOWTEC are now one company.  All SHOWTEC companies (SHOWTEC Beleuchtungs- und Beschallungs GmbH, Balance Audio-Media GmbH & Co. KG, MAS / SHOWTEC Berlin GmbH & Co. KG, VLD [...]

June 11, 2012
PRG Best Boy 4000® Lands in Japan with Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds

Armonk, NY—June 11, 2012—Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds (NGHFB) recently returned to Japan with a three date mini-tour, including a performance at Tokyo’s legendary Nippon Budokan. PRG is pleased to be supporting NGHFB’s Lighting Director David ‘Fuji’ Convertino by providing the complete lighting package for the 2012 tour. His versatile design, which works well for [...]

May 24, 2012
PRG Best Boy 4000® Spotlights Evita on Broadway

Armonk, NY—For the Tony-nominated revival of Evita on Broadway, Production Resource Group, L.L.C., (PRG) provided the lighting package including its new proprietary Best Boy 4000® Spot Luminaire. A high output, low power automated light with a truly complete feature set, the PRG Best Boy is making its Broadway debut in this production.  Designed to be [...]

May 3, 2012
PRG TruColor™ HS™ a Winner at NAB 2012

Armonk, NY—Production Resource Group, L.L.C. (PRG), the world’s leading supplier of entertainment and event technology, debuted its new digital light fixture, the TruColor™ HS™ at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show in Las Vegas last week. The innovative product created quite a buzz and received accolades from three major industry trade publications. TruColor HS [...]

April 23, 2012
Best Boy® 4000 Spot Shines on American Idol

Armonk, NY — For 11 seasons, Lighting Designer Kieran Healy has created “concert” looks for American Idol, balancing the requirements for both the studio and television audiences. To realize his design goals, PRG is providing the lighting system including the new Best Boy® 4000Spot Luminaire, a precision-engineered automated light with a truly complete feature set. Designed [...]

April 12, 2012
PRG Launches TruColor™ HS™ Digital Light Fixture for Film/TV at NAB

Armonk, New York—April 12, 2012— Production Resource Group, L.L.C., (PRG), the world’s leading entertainment lighting company, today announced it will launch its new TruColor™ HS™ digital light fixture at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show in Las Vegas. PRG will be exhibiting in booth C6042 at NAB, April 16th-19th. TruColor HS from PRG is [...]

March 29, 2012
Arts Centre Melbourne Chooses PRG V676 and V476 Consoles

Armonk, NY —  Arts Centre Melbourne, Australia’s largest performing arts centre and the focal point of Melbourne’s cultural precinct, has chosen to purchase PRG V676® and V476® control consoles to meet their lighting control needs. PRG will be supplying the consoles through its Australian subsidiary, Production Resource Group (Australia) Pty Ltd.  Both the V676 & V476 consoles are [...]

March 1, 2012
PRG Releases Vx76 Software Version 3.0 for V676 and V476 Lighting Control Consoles

Armonk, NY — Production Resource Group, L.L.C. (PRG) is pleased to announce the release of Vx76 Software Version 3.0 software for both the PRG V676® and V476® Lighting Control Consoles. The V676 and V476 consoles have been used on many high-profile projects including: Bridgestone Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show, The Grammy Awards, Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark on Broadway, the Chrysler [...]

February 21, 2012
PRG Best Boy® Rocks Its Television Debut on the 2012 Grammy Awards

Armonk, NY — Production Resource Group, L.L.C. (PRG), was pleased to support lighting designer Bob Dickinson and his Full Flood team when they lit the 54th Annual Grammy Awards, on Sunday, February 12. For the biggest night in the music industry, PRG provided the entire lighting package including the Best Boy 4000® Spot Luminaire. Dickinson’s [...]

February 3, 2012
Production Resource Group (PRG) Acquires Paskal Lighting

Armonk, NY — Production Resource Group, L.L.C. (PRG), the world’s leading supplier of entertainment and event technology headquartered in New York, announced today that it has acquired Paskal Lighting, a US-based lighting, grip and expendables company. Founded in 1988, Paskal Lighting has served the motion picture and television industries for over 20 years, with one [...]

November 29, 2011
AbelCine and Ianiro UK Now Dealers for PRG TruColor™ Foton™ Lighting Fixture

Secaucus, NJ—Production Resource Group, L.L.C. (PRG), the world’s leading supplier of entertainment and event technology, is pleased to announce that AbelCine is now a North American dealer for the award-winning PRG TruColor™ Foton™ lighting fixture for the film, TV and photography industries. AbelCine, a supplier of professional film and digital equipment with facilities in New [...]

October 24, 2011
PRG Debuts Best Boy 4000® Spot and More at LDI 2011

Secaucus, NJ—Production Resource Group, L.L.C. (PRG), will launch the highly anticipated Best Boy 4000® Spot Luminaire at LDI 2011, the leading live entertainment technology trade show held in Orlando from October 28 through October 30.  Attendees will be the first to see the “all-in-one” Best Boy®, a 20,000+ lumen, 700-watt fixture with an all-inclusive feature set [...]

June 6, 2011
PRG OHM™ Digital Spacelight Now Available

    Armonk, NY— Production Resource Group L.L.C. (PRG) announced today that the PRG OHM™ Light is in full production and is now available in quantity for purchase. The highly efficient LED-based OHM Light, developed by PRG in conjunction with Gekko Technology, is designed specifically to replace the traditional spacelights used on many motion picture [...]

June 2, 2011
Production Resource Group (PRG) Acquires Nocturne Productions

Armonk, NY—June 2, 2011—Production Resource Group, L.L.C. (PRG), the world’s leading supplier of entertainment and event technology headquartered in New York, has acquired Nocturne Productions, Inc., the leading concert touring video production service company, through PRG’s wholly owned subsidiary, PRG Nocturne Productions Inc.  The announcement was made jointly by PRG Chairman & CEO Jeremiah “Jere” [...]

March 29, 2011
Production Resource Group (PRG) Acquires SHOWTEC

  Armonk, NY—Production Resource Group, L.L.C. (PRG), the world’s leading supplier of entertainment and event technology headquartered in New York, announced today that it has acquired SHOWTEC Beleuchtungs- und Beschallungs GmbH, the Europe-based event technology company. SHOWTEC will operate under its own brand-name, as a full member company of the PRG group, with Wilfried Schiefer [...]

March 21, 2011
PRG Presents the PRG LEA Stage in the Festhalle at Prolight + Sound

                  Secaucus, NJ — At this year’s Prolight + Sound trade show, April 6th – 9th, the Production Resource Group (PRG) exhibition will encompass the entire main hall of the Frankfurt fairground, Festhalle. The 32,000+ sq. ft. venue will also be the location for the official Prolight [...]

February 24, 2011
Production Resource Group (PRG) To Acquire Bytecraft

      Armonk, New York—Production Resource Group, L.L.C. (PRG), a leading global supplier of entertainment and event technology solutions headquartered in New York, has announced that it will acquire the business and assets of Australian-based Bytecraft Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Staging Connections Group Limited.  PRG chairman and CEO Jeremiah “Jere” Harris and Bytecraft [...]

January 20, 2011
PRG Launches Media Services Group with Acquisition of Pow! Pix

  Armonk, New York – Production Resource Group, L.L.C. (PRG), a leading entertainment and event technology company, announced today that it has acquired New York-based Pow! Pix.  The acquisition marks PRG’s entry into the rental of post-production equipment and services, specializing in on-site editing for live events and other broadcasts. For over 15 years, Emmy [...]

January 5, 2011
Production Resource Group Acquires EML Productions in Europe

Armonk, NY – Production Resource Group, L.L.C. (PRG), a leading supplier of entertainment technology services headquartered in New York, has acquired First Events BVBA.  A major Europe-based entertainment technology company, First Event’s holdings include EML Productions NV in Belgium, EML Productions Holland BV in The Netherlands and Sound and Light Productions S.L. in Spain. PRG [...]

January 4, 2011
PRG Names Ian Clarke Chief Technology Officer

      Armonk, New York – Production Resource Group (PRG), has announced the promotion of Ian Clarke to Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. Clarke is currently serving as Head of Technical Services, in Birmingham, UK. Clarke began his entertainment industry career as a stagehand in Plymouth, UK. In 1984 he joined Light & [...]

December 1, 2010
PRG Acquires Innovative Event Production

    Armonk, New York — Production Resource Group, L.L.C. (PRG), a leading entertainment and event technology company, announced today that it has purchased Washington, DC-based Innovative Event Production (IEP).  The acquisition reinforces PRG’s position as the foremost provider of client services, equipment and technology solutions in the entertainment, meetings and events industry. For over [...]

December 1, 2010
PRG Project Receives Thea Award

The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) has announced the 17th Annual Thea Award Recipients.  The awards, for the themed entertainment industry, celebrate excellence in the creation of compelling places and guest experiences. Science Storms, Museum of Science & Industry, Chicago USA will receive the award for Outstanding Achievement.  PRG worked on two of the massive interactive [...]