PSCo and NEC contribute to charity ‘Newsroom’s Got Talent’ with impressive on-stage videowall
Reading, UK, 29 October 2013 – PSCo and NEC are proud to announce they recently supported a charity battle of the bands at the Newsroom’s Got Talent 2013 show, by providing a stunning on-stage videowall as well as smaller viewing screens for the audience to capture every moment of the evening.
The annual star studded talent competition took place at the O2 Arena in London on 10th October 2013, and has raised a massive £150,000 to date for Leonard Cheshire Disability and UNICEF charities. On the night performances included news teams from ITN, ITV News, Daybreak, Channel 4 News, Channel 5 News, Sky News, Al Jazeera and British Forces News, and were staged in front of a live audience.
The impressive 4x4 videowall was created by PSCo using 46” NEC X463UN displays and was installed and configured by PSCo to show exciting videos and images throughout the evening, providing a spectacular background to the celebrity performances. Additional screens from PSCo were also positioned around the arena showing live feed of the on-stage talent show, ensuring the entire audience could be involved with the entertainment.
The creator and driving force behind Newsroom’s Got Talent and Producer at ITN, Erin O’Toole, said, “Thank you so much PSCo for supporting our event by donating the use of your amazing screens, they were absolutely brilliant and made such an impact.”
Stuart Holmes, CEO of PSCo said, “This was a fantastic night and we had great fun. It was very rewarding to be involved in such a great charity show, and I was delighted to see the NEC videowall on the main stage delivering background imagery to the news teams we are used to watching on TV every day.”
The 16 NEC X463UN 46” LCD displays used to create the videowall offer full 1080p HD resolution, an ultra-narrow bezel and direct LED backlighting for improved uniformity between the screens. PSCo installed, set-up and calibrated the videowall and multiple screens throughout the arena, providing on-site technical support to ensure the displays produced the highest quality possible for an outstanding and high-impact performance.
During Newsroom’s Got Talent 2013, the nation’s favourite news teams from across the TV networks stepped out from behind their desks in a series of glamorous or hilarious costumes to compete against each other. Teams performed a variety of singing and dancing acts in an attempt to wow celebrity judges Pete Waterman, Cheryl Baker, Nancy Dell’Olio and Rylan Clarke, with the ITV News ‘Broadcast Queens’ team scooping first place by performing a colourful medley of Abba songs.
The line-up of acts included:
ITV News: Broadcast Queens performing a medley of ABBA songs
ITN: Upsot Creek
Channel 4 News: 4Tunes performing ‘Beneath your beautiful’
5 News: performing ‘News Glorious News’
Al Jazeera: performing ‘Made in Qatar’
Sky News: The Rolling Tones performing ‘The Autocue Jam’
British Forces News: performing ‘Boogie Woogie Anchorman’
Daybreak: performing ‘Matt Barbet’s Morning Glory’
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Beky Cann
Neesham Public Relations
Tel: 44 (0) 1296 628180
Email: bekyc@neesham.co.uk
About Newsroom’s Got Talent:
ITN have hosted Newsroom’s Got Talent since 2009. Creator Erin O’Toole, the driving force behind Newsroom’s Got Talent, started up the fundraising. Originally an opportunity for colleagues to showcase their talents internally, the event has grown into a red carpet extravaganza and it is now a regular fixture in the diary of news teams from networks like ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Sky and Al Jazeera.
About PSCo
PSCo focuses on delivering the latest and most innovative visual solutions to the trade, through PSCo Technical Distribution, PSCo Rental and Nearly New AV. With over 15 years’ experience in large format and videowall displays, and strong relationships with the industry’s leading manufacturers, the company is able to offer exclusive packages to its channel partners.
PSCo Technical Distribution focuses on delivering the complete solution to channel partners from specification through to handover with Technical Assistance services. Once the project is completed the company is able to offer Technical Assurance, an exclusive offering to channel partners encompassing an experienced service team, warranty extensions and authorised repair centre.
PSCo Rental offers the most innovative display technology at best in market prices exclusively to the trade. Its newly launched PSCo Rental Plus packages encompass the full offering, including the latest displays, technical support and logistics.
Nearly New AV provides a service for the trading of used AV equipment at a fraction of the cost compared to brand new alternatives.
The company’s portfolio is available to view and test at the Assessment Centre in Reading with its experienced team on hand to offer technical advice and recommendations. For more information, please visit www.psco.co.uk or call: 0118 372 3300
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