Business
Analysis: Belgium installed AV market survey
Our latest survey takes the temperature of the installation market in the EU’s ninth-largest economy. Belgium’s GDP per capita exceeds the average for the...
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Case Studies
Solutions: Focal Media designs transparent DAMOC drinks coolers for Odeon Cinema
The point of sale experience for Pepsi drinkers at the Odeon cinema in Liverpool has been enhanced by three ‘digital at the moment of...
Case Studies
Solutions: interactive AV provides brand experience at Nickelodeon London store
Nickelodeon’s first retail offering in Europe aims to create an interactive experience for visitors of all ages to enjoy. In common with other children’s...
Case Studies
Showcase: 9 furniture and mounting solutions you need to know about
The latest furniture and mounting solutions – not just for flat panel displays – cut installation times with a mix of adjustment tools and design considerations....
Case Studies
Control systems: two-level approach
Having previously outlined the emergence of standalone, third-party solutions, here Steve Montgomery looks at the two-level approach being adopted and the wider potential of...
Case Studies
Control systems: third-party solutions
Most devices are now supplied with a smart device control app. But how can users manage several different ones in a single system? We...
Displays & Signage
Projectors: unique benefits and opportunities
In the second part of look at projectors and flatpanel displays, we turn our attention to the advantages projectors have over displays and the...
Displays & Signage
Projectors: competing with flatpanel displays
In recent years flatpanel displays have moved in on what has traditionally been the core projection market, however projection technology has remained resilient through...
AV-IT
Stadium networking: converged constraints
After revealing some of the benefits of converged AV and IT networks within stadiums, we looked at the infrastructure demands generated by these venues’ video and WiFi requirements. David Davies concludes...
AV-IT
Stadium networking – video and WiFi considerations
The first part of this feature looked at some of the benefits of converged AV and IT networks within stadiums. Here we look at...
Connectivity
Stadiums – all set for the networking superhighway?
In many ways stadiums can be said to be at the forefront of the trend towards greater convergence between AV and IT infrastructures. But...
AV-IT
Demo of the month: Audinate Dante Via
Paddy Baker is shown Audinate’s simple yet powerful Dante Via software, which brings Dante functionality to IT networks. The premise of Dante Via is...
People
Interview: Randy Klein, Crestron
Paddy Baker talks to the president and CEO of Crestron Electronics, and finds a technology evangelist with a belief in hard work and leading...
Connectivity
Opinion: questions around IP video
At ZeeVee’s events last month in Manchester and London, integrators were asking questions to better understand IP-based video distribution to get ahead of the...
Audio
Opinion: how has the install market changed for loudspeaker manufacturers?
The sharp end of the installation business is an environment that, for a loudspeaker manufacturer, has changed beyond all recognition in the last 25...
Case Studies
Opinion: has the corporate AV market ever been in such rude health?
Demand for videoconferencing installations has spiked in recent years, as an increasing number of corporations specify VC tech for headquarters and satellite offices, driven...
Business
Industry moves: key appointments and partnerships for November
We reveal some of the new appointments and partnership deals from across the AV industry for October/November. Powersoft announces new-look sales force Two key appointments...