AV/broadcast
Driving convergence: The tech behind AV & broadcast
Ahead of June's inaugural AV and Broadcast Summit, Helen Matthews of Futuresource discusses the tech driving convergence between the two industries
Technology
Live events
Disguise expands into Middle East with new offices and hires
Visual technology platform is establishing legal entities in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, with new regional staff and partnerships to support live events and...
Ed Tech
Futuresource report challenges assumptions about AI and EdTech
Technology alone is not the key to improving learning outcomes, with pedagogy, teacher training, infrastructure and governance having a greater influence on educational impact...
Control systems
Shifting roles: How AV systems are evolving beyond control
AV control platforms have evolved well beyond basic room management into software-driven tools for monitoring, management and analytics across entire estates
Sustainability
PPDS details sustainability progress in annual report
EcoVadis Platinum, EPEAT Climate+ Gold and low-energy display technologies among key 2025 milestones according to Philips Professional Displays provider
Displays & Signage
DSS celebrates 20th anniversary with focus on AI and platform strategies
Industry leaders at Digital Signage Summit 2026 explored the technologies, business models and partnerships shaping the next phase of digital signage and DOOH growth
Resimercial
The Aesthetic Imperative: Why resimercial demands a new design language
As the boundaries between residential and commercial AV continue to blur, a new priority has emerged: beauty. Integrators and manufacturers reveal how aesthetic demands...
AVL
The rise of AVL: real-time, AI and the future of the lighting desk
In the second of our AVL special reports, Installation examines operational realities and asks whether the lighting desk, the dedicated hardware console used to...
Immersive tech
VDL launches dedicated immersive and 3D division
UK-based Visual Displays Ltd, a specialist in projection-based display systems, has created a new division aimed at making immersive projection environments more accessible and...
Audio
HK Audio debuts COSMO line array in Chilean market
German manufacturer’s flagship line array was demonstrated publicly for the first time in Chile at an open-air event in Villa Alemana, near Santiago, hosted...
Displays & Signage
Digital Signage Summit returns for 20th anniversary in Munich
Two-day event takes place May 20-21 at the Hilton Munich Airport, organised by invidis consulting in partnership with Integrated Systems Events
Sustainability
Klvr brings rechargeable pro audio battery system to US
Oslo-based company's Charger Pro unit holds 48 AA/AAA batteries in a 19in rack-mounted form factor, and is aimed at live events, houses of worship...
AV/broadcast
First wave of panellists confirmed for AV & Broadcast Summit
A joint event in partnership with Installation sister title TVBEurope, AV & Broadcast Summit brings together practitioners from both sectors to examine shared workflows,...
Immersive tech
Pufferfish splits into three divisions ahead of InfoComm
Edinburgh-based immersive display specialist is consolidating its operations just weeks ahead of the Las Vegas show, where it will demonstrate its latest spherical display...
Displays & Signage
Absen outlines global LED service vision in white paper
Chinese manufacturer has published a document setting out the structure and principles behind its AbsenCare support brand
Audio
Sennheiser’s Spectera debuts at Eurovision with its largest deployment yet
Installation reports from this week's Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, where the wireless system was initially deployed during the event's first semi-final, with pre-production...
Immersive tech
New hologram ‘ambassador’ deployed at LaGuardia airport
First-of-its-kind interactive 'Guest Experience Ambassador Hologram' – powered by hologram hardware platform Proto and Holomedia’s AI Concierge Wayfinder application – situated near Terminal B food hall...
AVL
The rise of AVL: How immersive production is reshaping system design
As lighting joins audio and video in a converging technology stack, Installation investigates the forces and the vendors driving the shift towards unified AVL...
AV/broadcast
Vizrt strengthens UK and Ireland presence with new distributor
Partnership with Holdan, part of the Midwich Group, designed to ensures content creators and live production teams have wider access to company's solutions
AV/broadcast
Registration now open for IBC2026
Taking place at the Amsterdam RAI, 11-14 September, the event allows attendees to explore 14 halls at the RAI for free, including an expanded...
AV/broadcast
Vizrt chosen as official Eurovision 2026 supplier
Broadcaster ORF selects Vizrt to bring high-impact visual storytelling and live production workflows to Eurovision Song Contest’s 70th edition
Connectivity
Riedel returns as Commonwealth Games connectivity partner
German company will deliver unified IP backbone with its DIVA+ solution across all venues at Glasgow 2026 event. (Pictured: Jan Sander, Riedel, and Martin...
Displays & Signage
Special report: DVLED – shifting focus
This year’s ISE saw a decisive change in the messaging surrounding many Direct View LED systems, as the focus shifts from pixels to practicality....
Residential AV
ADI upgrades Control 4 in-wall touchscreen
Redesigned interface replaces the T4 with a slimmer profile, faster processing and simplified PoE installation
AR/VR
Avantis Education receives King’s Award for Enterprise
Welsh edtech company's ClassVR virtual and augmented reality platform, used in over 90 countries, has been recognised in the Innovation category of UK's most...
Displays & Signage
Allsee Technologies opens £20m Innovation Centre in UK
New 80,000sqft facility in Longbridge, Birmingham, includes an Experience Centre showroom, partner training areas, and logistics capacity for around 5,000 pallets, making it one...
Unified Comms
Humly integrates workplace devices with Xyte platform
Integration brings Humly's room display and booking technology into Xyte Connect+ cloud management ecosystem
Control systems
Lightware UK opens London showroom
New space in Southwark is designed as a hands-on demonstration and training environment, showcasing company's signal management and AVoIP product range
Audio
Powersoft extends Bose Professional partnership
Renewed agreement sees Bose Professional continue to market the PowerShareX four-channel amplifier series, built on Powersoft's amplification technology and designed for integration within the...
Audio
From reinforcement to experience: Live sound’s next phase
With touring back in full swing and new, multi-purpose performance venues being built, live audio appears to be stronger than ever. But is there...
Displays & Signage
MAXHUB opens North American headquarters in California
New facility in the City of Irvine showcases company's AI collaboration and dvLED solutions, with a focus on Microsoft Teams Rooms integration
Displays & Signage
Aluvision lands UK distribution deal with PSCo
Midwich Group-owned LED specialist PSCo will hold UK stock of Belgian manufacturer's Hi-LED P1.9 pixel pitch panels, aimed at exhibitions, retail and corporate environments
Audio
Biamp opens history museum at US HQ to mark 50th anniversary
Company's collection of products, photographs and memorabilia traces a journey from rock 'n' roll roots to pro AV leadership at new Biamp History Museum,...
Sustainability
ISE managing director to keynote SAVe conference
Michael Blackman will deliver address at the SAVe 2026 Global Conference in Los Angeles in October, speaking on how sustainability drives innovation in AV
Audio
Renkus-Heinz opens Experience Centre in Bangkok for APAC
New regional hub features dedicated demo rooms for loudspeaker and beam-steering tech, and hosted networking events for partners from Thailand and China
Displays & Signage
Broadsign platform to power JB Hi-Fi retail media network
Australian consumer electronics retailer is deploying the platform to manage in-store digital signage ad campaigns across more than 200 stores
Audio
K-array opens Berlin showroom
Italian audio company and German distributor MediaLantic have launched a K-Experience space in Kreuzberg, offering demonstrations, training and equipment loans
Audio
d&b and L-Acoustics join forces on noise prediction standard
Two manufacturers have collaborated with noise software specialist SoundPLAN to develop SDE (System Design Exchange), enabling noise emissions mapping and forecasting for events
Control systems
UVS outlines support for discontinued Netpix systems
Video wall specialist outlines maintenance and upgrade options for control room users after Leyard Europe ends production of Netpix controllers
Displays & Signage
ZetaDisplay lands major Norwegian rail DOOH contract
Swedish digital signage company will deploy around 1,400 custom 32in displays across 135 Vy Group trains, powered by its Engage Suite CMS
Ed Tech
Samsung and DisplayNote partner on US classroom tech
Collaboration embeds DisplayNote's Montage wireless screensharing software into Samsung's WAFX and WAFX-P interactive displays
Audio
Sennheiser to deploy largest Spectera set-up at Eurovision 2026
Audio company will bring manufacturing samples of yet-to-be-launched handheld transmitter to this year's contest in Vienna, marking its fourth consecutive collaboration with the show