Thought Leadership
The return of in-store retail
Adam Dover, trade & segment marketing manager, Sony Professional Displays and Solutions, on new opportunities for in-store retailers in 2025
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Displays & Signage
Sony introduces 4K mini-LED monitor for medical environments
In brightly lit operating rooms, the LMD-32M1MD is designed to minimise screen reflection to provide surgeons with a clearer view
Case Studies
Crestron Europe opts for Sony BRAVIA for new workspace
For its larger, new office space in Mechelen, Belgium, Crestron chose the Sony displays as their cloud connection capability allowed for easy integration into...
Case Studies
Sony BRAVIA displays installed at 11 Stella McCartney stores
Digital integrator, Trison UK, and fashion designer Stella McCartney chose the displays to be installed in custom, flexible designs at flagship stores in major...
Advertorial
ISE Sony preview: Creating connected experiences
Rik Willemse, head of professional displays & solutions europe at Sony, takes a deep dive into what’s in store on the sustainable Sony booth...
Case Studies
Brompton processors power Sony LED Verona screen for VP facility in Tokyo studio
Brompton 4K Tessera SX40 LED processors are powering Sony LED wall at the new No.C Stage high-tech facility in the Kadokawa Daiei Studio video...
ISE
Sony booth to showcase strong focus on sustainability
Sony's sustainable booth will showcase its “Making it, Moving it, Using it and Re-using it” initiative, as well as providing technology demonstrations and live...
Case Studies
Germany’s first Sony Crystal LED VERONA video wall installed at CreatiF Centre, Munich
The virtual production wall has been installed in a film studio at the CreatiF Centre, an innovation lab for testing new technologies, at the...
Installation magazine
New edition of Installation: Focus on Women in AV
AV stakeholders are working hard to even out gender diversity & equality, but there's still a lot of work to be done. Installation content...
Sustainability
AV’s green industry imperative
Sean Kenny finds out what is driving the major AV manufacturers to produce more sustainable technology and why the entire sector Is changing its...
Product News
Sony adds to digital mic range with launch of DWM-30
Latest addition to DWX digital mic range, the DWM-30 will succeed the DWM-02N in spring, 2025, providing customers with improved sound quality and superior...
Case Studies
Antycip deploys 4.4k Sony projectors for £6.5m Sherwood Observatory Planetarium, UK
Sony GTZ380 projectors and SkyExplorer software from RSA Cosmo are main tech chosen by ST Engineering Antycip for new, educational planetarium in the UK,...
Case Studies
UAL installs Sony Crystal LED VERONA display for new VR and XR studio
VR facility, in the Fashion Textiles and Technology Institute (FTTI) at the University of the Arts London (UAL), features Sony wall powered by Brompton...
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
IBC: Sony launches new version of Virtual Production Tool Set
Sony will display several new products at IBC 2024, at the RAI, Amsterdam from 13-16 September, including a new version of Virtual Production Tool...
Enterprise AV
Corporate content: Boosting enterprise media
With technologies including virtual and remote production providing corporations with a wealth of fresh creative options, it’s easy to see why the quality and...
Broadcast
Continuing convergence: The rise of “flexible & scalable” broadcast technology in pro AV
With another edition of IBC just around the corner, it’s clear that the convergence between broadcast and pro AV is accelerating as technology requirements...
Product News
Sony releases 4K handheld camcorders with AI features
Sony says the new NXCAM HXR-NX800, and XDCAM PXW-Z200 cameras are designed to suit individuals and small teams within broadcast, corporate, faith, and education
People
ASG names industry veteran as production tech ambassador
After a 40-plus year career with Sony Broadcast, Andy Wiswell will support ASG’s expanding client base throughout the US
Broadcast
Reuters selects Sony cameras for worldwide video journalists
Reuters’s global network of on location reporters will be using the Alpha 7S III and PXW-Z280 cameras to shoot world events
Audio
Sony Music chooses PMC for its new 5020 Studio, Madrid
PMC-equipped, state-of-the-art, four-studio recording complex and creative centre aims to promote collaboration between Latin artists and artists from other parts of the world
Retail & Hospitality
Home & away: The tech inspiring a (sustainable) new era of immersiveness
In an uncertain period, operators are increasingly open to technologies that can blend online & physical retail, present brands in a more immersive way,...
Residential AV
AWE showcases live demos and product debuts
Installation reports from a special press preview ahead of this year's AWE Expo event for smart home professionals, which took place over two days...
Distribution
AWE Expo attracts 200 professionals to demos and previews
Annual AWE Expo, in Epsom, London, featured a new Music Room, upgrades to the two home cinema set-ups, and new product announcements
Broadcast
IBC2024 opens for registration
Media tech brands, including AWS, Blackmagic, Canon, LG, LTN, Panasonic, Ross Video, Samsung, Sony, and Zixi, are all set to return to Amsterdam show in 13-16 September
Immersive tech
Next-gen education: Visions of virtual production
Although film and TV applications continue to provide huge momentum to the development of virtual production, education is rapidly becoming another important source of...
Product News
Interra integrates Sony’s 360 Reality Audio into QC solution
Interra Systems will integrate Sony's 360 Reality Audio into its BATON file-based quality control (QC) solution
Case Studies
Halo Audio Visual selects Sony pro displays for office revamp
Integration company selects six SonyBravia BZ40 displays for installation project at Assosia, a London retail research company
Displays & Signage
Projectors & displays: The next frontier
With signs that the ‘arms race’ over higher resolution is beginning to subside, customers are increasingly prioritising requirements such as sustainability, versatility, and ease...
ISE
Simply the best!
The 20th edition of Integrated Systems Europe really was better than all the rest. The bar was already very high, and the organisers are...
Awards
Installation’s Pro AV Watch List 2024: Full details revealed!
Our choice of AV's 15 leading movers & shakers – the ones to watch over the next 12 months and beyond, including CEOs, sales leads...
Case Studies
Sony creates bespoke broadcast package for Vatican City
Company continues its longstanding partnership with Vatican Media, renewing its broadcast system to provide the "best quality images with the smallest possible impact" on...
Special report
IBC 2023 report: AV to the fore in Amsterdam
IBC is very much the broadcast technology show, but is increasingly of interest for AV professionals, as the two sectors continue to converge. Installation...
Thought Leadership
Exclusive: Focusing on retail challenges
Rik Willemse, head of professional displays & solutions at Sony Europe, answers our questions on challenges in the retail market
Theme of the Month
Sound & vision for the ultimate stadium experiences
The stadia market has undergone a boom in the last ten years, with new venues being built or existing ones undergoing refurbishment. As Kevin...
People
Kinly’s Xtreme MTR Challenge Raises £29,000 for Great Ormond Street Hospital
Challenge facing the team of 26 involved scaling the summit of Pen y Fan, the highest peak in South Wales, to set up and...
Ed Tech
Sony: Students in Europe want HyFlex learning, but majority of universities are unable to roll it out
Sony's State of Learning Report 2023 reveals students and teachers feel positively about and see the benefits of blended learning, but, a host of...
Displays & Signage
Sony announces new lineup of BRAVIA 4K HDR pro displays
15 models with sustainability in mind range in size from 43-98in and incorporate commonly requested professional features
Broadcast
Getting to grips with virtual production
Jenny Priestley, editor of Installation sister magazine TVB Europe, reports from the launch of Sony’s new Digital Media Production Centre (DMPC), the first virtual...
Ed Tech
Sony & Kramer partner to transform classroom engagement
One-Touch Teaching Solution said to reduce costs and increase efficiency for users, and combines Sony’s AR software with Kramer’s Control Solution
Broadcast
Sony publishes white paper on sustainability in live production
Report from Sony Professional Displays and Solutions Europe examines the key challenges and identifies opportunities to lessen the industry’s carbon impact
People
Trust and technology: Driving asynchronous working models
Adam Dover, trade and segment marketing manager, Sony Professional Displays & Solutions, looks to the future of the workplace