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Ushio Inc., a trusted leader in light sources and optical equipment for industrial processing, visual imaging, and life sciences, and parent company to Christie has announced the appointment of Takabumi Asahi as chief executive officer of Christie Digital Systems USA, Inc. Effective April 1, 2024, Asahi will assume his new role, succeeding Koji Naito. Asahi […]

Christie have announced that 20 x GS Series 1DLP laser projectors are powering an innovative 360-degree immersive VR laboratory at a prestigious national public research university in Shanghai, China. This state-of-the-art facility represents a major milestone in immersive education, providing students with an unparalleled virtual reality experience. The stunning 2D and 3D visuals displayed on […]

Ushio Inc., Japan (JP: 6925), parent company to Christie have jointly announced the appointment of Koji Naito as the new chairman and CEO of Christie Digital Systems, globally. Koji currently holds the position of president and chief executive officer for Japan’s Ushio Inc., and will, effective April 1, oversee both companies. Koji succeeds Hideaki Onishi, […]

Christie’s Ventures, a new enterprise through which Christie’s (a British auction house founded in 1766 by James Christie) can engage with earlier stage companies that (may) have direct relevance to their businesses has invested in Proto (formerly Portl) paving the way for further collaboration between the two companies. Proto of course specialises in telepresence technology, […]

Industry veteran Maxwell (Max) Kopsho has joined Christie as executive vice president of business development. There he will be responsible for supporting the commercialisation and sales of Christie’s advanced video processing and networkable content distribution solutions. He will join Christie’s executive leadership working alongside EVP Clark Williams to focus on driving business and building key […]

Christie this week announced its acquisition of assets from Brass Roots Technologies LLC, an Allen, Texas-based technology innovation company specialising in consulting and the engineering design of advanced optics and electronics for high-performance display and imaging systems. Zoran Veselic, president and chief technology officer, Christie told us “The purchase of Brass Roots Technologies’ assets will […]

Christie has announced Hideaki Onishi as its new chairman and CEO. With more than 30 years of management experience in various positions within the Ushio, Inc. group (parent company of Christie) we understand that he will begin his role immediately. He replaces Kazuhisa Kamiyama, who has completed his tenure with Christie and is returning to […]

InfoComm regular Christie today issued a statement on Twitter “Today we withdrew our participation in #InfoComm21, amidst the rising transmission of the Delta variant. This is difficult – we love meeting with customers and partners in-person, but we’ve prioritized health above all else. We hope to see you at #InfoComm22 #AVtweeps #ProAV”

For the 13th consecutive year Christie has announced its partnership with the Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF), with its cinema projection systems once again deployed for screening the SIFF’s opening and closing films. This year’s festival, themed ‘The Film Art of Centennial Glory on a Ceaseless Journey’ runs June 11-20. More than 400 films from […]

The two day Projection Summit 2010 held in the run up to InfoComm 2010 was a rich source of information about projection and associated technology. While some of the presentations were necessarily deeply technical, there was also some more strategic and interesting information to take away. Lasers as a primary light source loomed large during […]