Audio
Futuresource announces speakers at Audio Collaborative 2025 event
Futuresource Consulting has named the first wave of speakers for one-day November event which will explore key themes for the industry at London’s Soho...
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InfoComm
InfoComm 2025: Futuresource report reveals ‘strong turnout’ and ‘optimism’
Futuresource Consulting's analysis reveals InfoComm 2025 welcomed 30,998 attendees to Florida and dominant themes included AI, and immersive and sustainable experiences
Enterprise AV
Gen-Z drives huge enterprise video boom
The Lights, Camera, Enterprise! report, from Futuresource Consulting and Platform Communications, shows big opportunity for vendors as 89 percent of companies are producing video...
Audio
Futuresource reports on pro amplifier growth
Driven by installed commercial and installed leisure segments, pro amplifier market is growing by 5 percent annually, according to Futuresource Consulting analysis
Ed Tech
Edtech: AI proliferating, but integration gaps threaten long-term impact, says Futuresource
Futuresource Consulting is set to release a "landmark" EdTech AI bulletin report in June, exploring the usage and deployment of AI in 2025 classrooms,...
Unified Comms
Video bar market growing “steadily” says Futuresource
Global market grew in 2024, with a total annual value of $1.39 billion, up from $1.25 billion in 2023, according to Futuresource Consulting's latest...
Displays & Signage
Futuresource reveals resilience of education displays market
Professional Displays in Education report from Futuresource Consulting shows display market holding steady as LED growth offsets global sector strain
Displays & Signage
Futuresource previews SID Display Week 2025
Ted Romanowitz, principal consultant for Futuresource Consulting, previews the forthcoming event in San Jose, CA on May 13-15
Collaboration
Wireless collaboration market at a crossroads, says Futuresource
New Futuresource Consulting research explores the state of wireless presentation and conferencing markets across enterprise and education sectors
Broadcast
NAB 2025: Futuresource talk addresses key trends
A Futuresource Consulting 'Future Sessions' talk, with analysts Helen Matthews and Joyce Wang, addresses AI, next-gen broadcast, supply chain issues and growth in live...
Video & Lighting
Futuresource reveals changes in pro video camera market
According to Futuresource Consulting, the pro video industry is poised for transformation and manufacturers can target evolving content creation trends to carve a path...
Displays & Signage
Futuresource report reveals growth spots in ‘challenging’ front projector market
The Front Projector Market Report from Futuresource Consulting shows that, while the overall outlook for the front projector market remains difficult, some segments show...
ISE
Tech fever at the Fira!
Another year, another ISE, and as ever the show surpassed its previous iteration. Installation was there to soak up the atmosphere and meet dozens...
ISE
Futuresource produces report analysing main ISE 2025 trends
UK-based research firm Futuresource Consulting had 16 analysts at the Fira, and they focused on three major themes – AI, convergence of pro AV and...
Ed Tech
From AI to esports: Futuresource publishes report on Bett UK 2025 EdTech show
Futuresource Consulting's free show report presents analysis of the most important EdTech trends showcased at last month's event, from 22-24 January 2025 at the...
ISE
Attendees in focus
ISE experiences and tips from Joyce Wang, lead analyst, Futuresource Consulting; Nancy Diaz Curiel, regional sales director for corporate at Ross Video; Pam Taggart,...
Audio
Futuresource launches new Future Sessions video series
Futuresource Consulting's Future Sessions videos series will address key issues for the tech and entertainment industries, beginning with the personal and home audio market...
Audio
Futuresource ‘content creation’ survey reveals opportunities for pro audio brands
Futuresource Consulting's Content Creator Survey and Sizing report, spies opportunities for sales of pro audio brands in home studio areas, such as audio interfaces,...
Latest Events
Futuresource ‘Audio Collaborative 2024’ reimagines the future of sound
Futuresource Consulting event for industry leaders, on November 4, at London's Soho Hotel, explored themes such as trends in AI, immersive audio, consumer experience,...
Ed Tech
Futuresource report reveals shift to 1:1 devices in schools
In Futuresource Consulting's BYOD End User Report nearly 75 percent out of 7,863 parents in the US, UK, Australia, Germany, India and Japan, say...
Streaming
Futuresource ‘Living with Digital’ report sheds light on digital consumption today
Futuresource Consulting's analysis of how we consume digital content today suggests audiences are still flocking to the cinema but younger viewers often prefer SVoD...
Ed Tech
Futuresource report says AI and HPC gaining traction in higher education
Futuresource's Higher Education PC Market Track H1 2024 report suggests mobile computing dominates purchasing, with AI and high-performance computing (HPC) moving into the foreground
Sustainability
The manufacturers view: Why sustainability is a commercial imperative
David W. Smith finds out what is driving the major AV manufacturers to produce more sustainable technology and why the entire sector Is changing...
Unified Comms
Futuresource predicts growth for wireless conferencing tech
Futuresource Consulting report says shipments of wireless conferencing solutions (WCF) have fallen in 2024, but 2025 will be more positive, with post-COVID hardware being...
Installation magazine
October edition of Installation is now available!
Installation content director Rob Lane outlines what's within the covers of the latest issue of your favourite AV magazine
Enterprise AV
Futuresource predicts growth in PTZ camera market from 2025
Latest Futuresource Consulting report on PTZ camera market shows a 15 percent decline in 2023, which will continue in 2024, but analysis predicts growth...
Sustainability
Sustainability becoming a commercial imperative
David W. Smith speaks to manufacturers, trade show organisers, and thought leaders, about how everyone in the AV sector is facing up to requirements...
Broadcast
Futuresource report reveals broadcast trends from IBC2024
Major trends analysed in report, available to download, include automation and robotics, AI and cloud technologies, and the evolution of OB trucks with the...
Unified Comms
Special report: Corporate AV set to soar
Spending on AV among enterprises is starting to increase after a period of stagnation. Companies know they have to replace outdated equipment, but face...
Broadcast
Futuresource says AI was the “number one theme” at NAB 2024
Organisation's official NAB 2024 Post-Show Report is available to download for free
AV-IT
Strong future for AVoIP, says Crestron, in discussion with Futuresource
Crestron discusses how the AV-over-IP industry will develop in the next ten years, with use set to continue, with creativity increasing
Collaboration
Futuresource Consulting and BCC Research announce strategic merger
Both companies retain their brand identities while sitting collectively under a new name. A lot of resources and expertise will be shared, and the...
Unified Comms
Barco and Microsoft enter into Teams agreement
Barco to optimise the end user experience and provide ease of management for IT managers through integration with Microsoft
Immersive tech
Virtual reality: A progress report
A few years ago – prior to the pandemic – VR was one of the hottest topics throughout the pro-AV world. As 2023 draws...
ISE
ISE 2024: Futuresource Consulting to share tech insights at Pro AV Collaborative
Taking place on the 31st January from 4 – 630pm in room CC4.1, Fira de Barcelona Gran Vía, the free event will spotlight key...
ISE
Installation confirmed as media partner for ProAV Collaborative 2024; further details released
Futuresource Consulting event taking place at ISE 2024 for the first time on 31 January, where attendees can share ideas and make valuable connections...
Audio
Special report: Audio Collaborative conference explores AI and personalisation potential
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Futuresource Consulting’s flagship event indicated that audio consumption and delivery are in the midst of a profound transformation, writes David...
Audio
AVIXA’s Dan Goldstein joins line-up for Pro AV Collaborative
Futuresource Consulting event will be held during ISE conference on January 31 for the first time
Integrators
Special report: Next generation integration
As the AV sector continues to absorb more IT and IP technologies and working practices, the role of the systems integrator is broadening and...
Audio
Futuresource Consulting announces pro audio session at Audio Collaborative event
Audio Collaborative 2023 is intended to unite audio leaders and sonic experts to "navigate the changing tides of audio"
Projection
March/April lead feature: Projectors – boosting brightness & seeking sustainability
Along with a continued emphasis on brightness and image quality, the professional projector market reveals an increased focus on total cost of ownership, energy...
AVoIP
Bridging the old and new worlds of AV connectivity
Chris Pennell, principal analyst at Futuresource Consulting, offers an insight into an AVoIP market entering a phase of rapid adoption