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Project AV acquired by AVPM Group in drive for expansionProject AV becomes a sister company to AV Partsmaster, enabling the integrator to take on larger projects, expand its reach, and benefit from better buying power.
Phish’s visual show rocks the house at Las Vegas SphereMoment Factory returned to its VJ-ing roots to produce a visual backdrop combining pre-rendered scenographic elements and 360° live-performance capture.
Visitor attractions in Middle East generated $24bn in 2022The study of 15 countries in the Middle East and Africa, which was commissioned by IAAPA, also found that attractions support more than 565,000 jobs in the region either directly or indirectly.
Real Madrid’s huge LED halo makes debut in El ClásicoThe 360° video scoreboard, which comprises 18 displays suspended from the stadium roof and is comprised of 3,200 sq metres of Daktroniks LED, went live for Real Madrid's 3-2 victory over Barcelona.
Avocor to unveil non-interactive range at InfoComm 2024Avocor will also launch the E92 92” screen interactive 21:9 display, which complements the L Series, while showcasing its full portfolio of products for workplace and learning environments.
SoFi Stadium NFL team puts 250 LED screens in training HQThe Los Angeles Chargers wanted to integrate the same Samsung technologies used at the SoFi Stadium to set a new standard of excellence at a new training complex in El Segundo, Cailfornia.
AOTO joins forces with AI giants at Vegas’s NAB Show 2024The Chinese company created extended reality studios for Amazon Web Services and NVIDIA, as well as teaming up with AI chip giant AMD, and showcasing a range of new products.
Outernet London takes visitors on a journey into a Big MacMcDonald’s first immersive experience deployed the 8K LED screens to create a multi-sensory journey that brought to life melting cheese, searing patties, sizzling onions and crunchy lettuce.
People and companies
Sarah Whittaker, Grand Technix: ‘Anna Valley did a good job’Sarah Whittaker, MD of Grand Technix, talks about her fast-growing company's acquisition of the Anna Valley brand name and collateral and its role in exhibitions.
Grand Technix acquires Anna Valley brand and collateralThe acquisition by the UK-based display technology sales and rental company and NovaStar distributor gives it ownership of Anna Valley's brand, website and social media profiles.
EU integrator Econocom to recruit 100 new sales agentsThe recruitment drive is part of a plan to grow sales from €2.8bn to €4bn at the digital general contractor which recently launched AV, UC and IT brand Gather.
Unified Support expands from services into recruitmentAs a trade-only subcontractor, Unified Support draws on its founders' extensive experience and contacts to offer support with services, installation and qualified technical recruitment.
Strive AV expands with launch of new corporate divisionThe division will be led by Perdee Gould, previously with Northamber and CTOUCH, supported by sales executive Joshua Francis who joins from Avitor.
Onemedia signs distribution agreement with Rethink AVThe AV and workplace solutions specialist will offer the manufacturer's KVM switchers for the seamless operation of multi-computers and sharing hubs for USB 3.0 devices.
Security Dynamics expands AV portfolio with Hisense dealThe UK-based distributor, which has 25 years experience in security products, sees an opportunity for its partners in AV with Hisense's digital signage, interactive displays and LED solutions.
Projects
J-Pop fans demand refunds after LED ‘TV’ replaces hologramA petition for refunds has attracted more than 5,000 signatures after a hologram of Vocaloid Hatsune Miku was replaced by an LED display in a North America tour.
Strive AV modernises Sussex University’s communicationsA 3.6m wide, 1.56mm pixel pitch LED display is improving student engagement and information dissemination at the University of Sussex Business School in a £450,000 project.
Pixel Artworks’ butterfly show spreads its wings to BrightonThe immersive AR Butterfly Trail, which has been popular with visitors to Outernet London since September, will be on show at Brighton’s Spiegeltent festival next month.
Cosm’s first ‘shared reality’ venue to open in LA in late JuneOn its opening night, the 6,000 sq metre venue will show mixed martial arts event UFC 303 on its 27m-diameter 8K+ LED dome which is next to the SoFi stadium and Intuit Dome arena.
Warp Records installs Funktion-One in meeting roomThe UK-based record label has equipped a meeting room as well as a demo room with Funktion-One F81.2 (mid/high) and SB10A (self-powered bass) systems 'to blow people's socks off'.
Digital Projection ‘first to map spectacular mountain range’Nearly 60 Titan and M-Vision projectors created dazzling displays at the Sharjar Festival of Light, including a 300m × 50m projection on the Hajjar Mountains.
Crestron brings New York Giants’ draft room into modern eraCrestron technology has replaced manually operated magnets on boards in the hub of the NFL team, and across its training centre, to streamline data analysis and improve workflows.
Issues and insight
TV viewers in US furious as Billy Joel concert is cut shortCBS blames a "network programming timing error" for the show's finale cutting off mid-song in the Eastern and Central time zones, after coverage of the Masters golf tournament over-ran.
Virtual production tech spend to reach $1bn a year by 2028A growth in spending by higher education and corporate end users will add to demand from the film and TV industry, according to research firm Omdia.
Jody Moffat, Kinly: ‘Invest to ensure the quality is there’Embedded support services are required just as much after the pandemic as before, with support for events a huge growth area, says Kinly head of global services.
Microsoft challenges 360 cameras with laptop alternativeTeams Rooms will offer automatic switching between an intelligent camera and laptop cameras, enabling an alternative to tabletop cameras.
Draft US legislation requires interoperability from TeamsA bill proposed by a US Senator would impose an interoperability requirement on collaboration and messaging tools, such as Teams, Zoom and Slack, when purchased for federal employees.
How Front Row and 21:9 can improve NHS meeting roomsNorth of England based Involve Visual Collaboration has developed a new template for healthcare meetings, using Teams Rooms and the Avocor L Series.
Crisis-hit company hosts twenty hour long Zoom meetingAt least the top executives at Zomato discussing the backlash over plans for vegetarian-only food deliveries would have known whom to call for a takeout.
Products
Neat launches its first second-gen product: the Neat Bar 2The Neat Bar 2 offers better video, better audio and a more powerful processor to take advantage of Neat's AI solutions.
Meta to launch educational version of Meta Quest headsetThe package, which will be restricted to students aged 13-plus, will facilitate the use of VR and AR as a learning tool by offering teachers access to education-specific apps and features.
Sony launches 98” Deep-Black Non-Glare BRAVIA displayThe display, which has a brightness of 780 nits, features Sony's Deep-Black Non-Glare coating to offer low reflection, high contrast and precise image quality in various lighting conditions.
New platform configures dvLED solutions ‘in three minutes’Arterio Technologies' dvLED cloud configurator generates accurate designs at speed, specifying key factors such as video inputs, data transfer, wiring and processor.
Shure achieves ‘aggressive’ sustainable packaging goalThe company has made 75% of new packaging recycled or renewable and is on track to achieve the same aim with 100% of new packaging and 75% of existing packaging by 2025.
Optimal Audio unveils accessories for Up ceiling speakersThe bezel-less grilles and pendant housings remove the need for distributors and dealers to stock separate ranges of ceiling and pendant loudspeakers.
AMETEK SurgeX introduces smart power distribution unitThe space-efficient Vertical Series+ PDU, which is available in the EMEA region, uses the SurgeX CONNECT platform to enable installations to be monitored remotely, from anywhere in the world.
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