Signify, the company formerly called Philips Lighting, has announced the appointment of entertainment lighting executive Brian Friborg as head of its Entertainment Lighting Group. Signify became the new company name of Philips Lighting as of May 16, 2018. The legal name of Signify will be adopted across all global markets

The Local Sections of SMPTE have announced the results of the 2018 section elections. Complete results of all the SMPTE Local Section elections are available HERE. All Associate, Professional, Executive, Fellow, Life, and Honorary SMPTE Members were eligible to vote for the positions of chair, secretary/treasurer, and manager. The

North American LED lighting manufacturer Chroma-Q has acquired Jands Vista software and hardware lighting control systems. Jands Vista has been providing customers and end users with control software and hardware through a partnership with its distributors in and in North America through A.C. Lighting Inc. and in Europe, the

A.C. Lighting Inc. has announced an exclusive distribution agreement with Luminex Network Intelligence, a manufacturer of data distribution equipment for professional lighting, audio, and video applications. As per this distribution agreement, A.C. Lighting will now be responsible for promoting, distributing, and servicing all Luminex products in North America.