“For every action (force) in nature there is an equal and opposite reaction.” – Sir Isaac Newton I talk to a lot of people about the future of work and how businesses are rethinking their real estate footprints and spaces to adapt to the reality of a hybrid future. Companies want people to come back […]

PSNI Global Alliance announced a strategic partnership for digital signage software with the addition of Korbyt as its latest Global Preferred Vendor Provider (PVP). The PSNI Global Alliance Preferred Vendor Partner program is available to an exclusive group of manufacturers, distributors, and service providers in the audio-visual, unified communications, and professional audio and video industry. The […]

We are so excited to FINALLY be able to award rAVe’s Best of DSE Awards — for the first time since 2019. Although the digital signage segment of #AV has been the second-fastest growing segment of the market since the beginning of the pandemic, it’s been without a show since 2019. So, no show — […]

Datapath has been awarded AVIXA CTS point accreditation for its Aetria training course. This will allow professionals holding AVIXA’s Certified Technology Specialist credential to earn renewal units towards their certification while also learning about the full capabilities of Datapath’s multi-source / multi-end point video management solution. Datapath’s three-day training course, oriented to system designers, consultants […]

Virginia, USA – November 2022. Speaking Spirit Ministries of Richmond, VA is a non-denominational Christian ministry, which in the space of nine years has expanded to three campuses, offering over 100,000 sq. ft of worship space. Known as Glen Allen Campus, the Ministry’s latest facility opened recently, and again RTW Media were brought in by pastors, […]

Dubai, United Arab Emirates – November 2022. Slated as the largest indoor health and fitness club in Dubai, offering world-class facilities over 75,000 sq. ft, the new Wellfit gym has been fitted out with a Martin Audio sound reinforcement solution. Located in Jumeirah Village Circle (JVC), this latest mammoth facility, situated on level 2 of the Circle […]

“Following major strategic partnerships concluded early this year, the race was on to implement them on the ground. We’re pleased that it’s in Switzerland, the country where our solution was designed, that Wearin’ is applying its unique IoT and artificial intelligence technology at the service of the connected human.” – Jonathan Brossard, Conextivity Group CEO. […]

It’s a unique moment in the music-touring business right now. A combination of pandemic exigencies and shortages means tours often have to be ready to move at a moment’s notice. That was the case for the first week-plus of theater dates in the Midwest to kick off The Manhattan Transfer’s 50th Anniversary & Final World […]

Paris (France), 22nd November 2022 – ST Engineering Antycip has upgraded the visual display systems of Charlie and Oscar, the state-of-the-art 360° view ship bridge simulators at HR Wallingford’s UK Ship Simulation Centre in Oxfordshire. HR Wallingford designs smart, resilient solutions across the natural and built environments to help everyone live and work more sustainably with water. Its UK base is […]

A recent online discussion hit a familiar theme in AV. How do we attract people to this field? Many of the same questions and suggestions that have been discussed over the years came back up. Do credentials matter? Does credentialing help attract people? Should there be a track in a community college or trade school […]

The SDVoE Alliance announces the SDVoE Certified Design House program, a qualification for professional AV companies. AVI-SPL, a provider of collaboration and audiovisual technologies, is the first systems integrator to become an SDVoE Certified Design House. SDVoE Certified Design House is an expansion of SDVoE Certified Design Partner program. Available online, SDVoE Alliance’s certifications publicly […]

Studio Technologies just launched the Model 203 Announcer’s Console to support an on-air position for broadcast sports, live entertainment events, esports, streaming broadcast application and more. Supporting the Dante Audio-over-Ethernet (AoE) technology, the unit provides main and talkback output channels, talent cue (IFB) inputs and sidetone capability. Compatible with both Dante and AES67, the Model […]

To revitalize the historic Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby, Q-SYS Professional Services teamed up with integrator Alpha Video to create an AV foundation that spans over one million square feet and delivers exceptional AV experiences to hundreds of thousands of patrons who pass through its gates every year. This project presented several challenges for the design […]

AMX hadn’t disappeared but, many of the #AVtweeps on social media have been wondering if the company was committed to the control system market any longer — since nearly everything it has focused on since the Samsung acquisition of Harman has been either UCC-related or AV-over-IP based. But, Tuesday, AMX said — emphatically — that […]

Good and loud: those are the adjectives routinely applied to Williams-Brice Stadium at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC. On game days, the atmosphere at the venue, which is home to the university’s South Carolina Gamecocks, has developed a reputation for being one of the most rowdy and energetic environments in NCAA football. That enthusiasm translates into […]

Gary and I have a lot to be thankful for this year! In our Thanksgiving episode of rAVe [TV], we decided to do something special and invite our families to join us. So, enjoy this opportunity getting to know us a little better through my dad and sister and Gary’s daughter. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! 

By James Kirby Futuresource Consulting After an extremely successful year in 2020, the home content creation market has undergone a major transformation. Whilst demand is currently experiencing a slowdown, 2021 broke records in terms of market value. That’s according to a new content creator report from Futuresource Consulting, which combines in-depth industry interviews with a […]

Sound Devices has announced A20-Nexus, the latest in its Astral Series wireless transmitters and receivers with SpectraBand technology. A20-Nexus is a compact, expandable digital wireless receiver that is designed to serve as the hub of the Astral wireless range which also includes the A20-Mini and A20-RX. A20-Nexus offers an “industry-leading tuning range as well as […]

Paul Blair, a GRAMMY Award-winning producer, musician, songwriter, and DJ, is one of the hottest creators in the music industry thanks to his work with the likes of Lady Gaga, Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez, Lil Jon, and T-Pain. Better known by his stage name, DJ White Shadow, this superstar has composed for Gaga’s ‘A Star is […]

The Street Theatre in Australia is Canberra’s award-winning home of live storytelling and performance, and a major investor in new theatre, music, and artists from the ACT and region. The Street Theatre commissions, develops, produces, and presents work that challenges expectation and convention, reveals untold perspectives, and talks to who we are and the world […]

High Wycombe, UK – November 2022. There is a school of thought that micro line arrays are only good for vocal applications. This misconception comes from the type of projects where such a sound reinforcement system usually excels. However, these small format cabinets can also deliver much more musicality than people expect. When consultants are recommending […]

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – November 16, 2022 – TVU Networks, a market leader in cloud and IP-based live video production technology, announced its involvement in China’s “National Education Summer School” (全国科学教育暑期学校). The nationwide Modern Science Education training for primary and secondary school teachers needed to be delivered online through the various platforms used across the massive country. The training had to be live with […]

LOS ANGELES – November 2022 – The combined forces of two of hard rock’s most totemic bands, Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe, turned this year’s The Stadium Tour into the biggest outing of either band’s career and the biggest rock tour of the year thus far. With special guests Poison and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts along for […]

CHICAGO, Nov. 21, 2022 – Giving hospitals and medical technology buyers hands-on experience with the latest digital displays and diagnostics devices, LG Business Solutions USA will showcase its broad line of medical review monitors and digital X-ray detectors, as well as LG gram laptops and digital signage displays, at the annual conference of the Radiological Society of North […]

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, NOVEMBER 16, 2022–Fortress Melbourne,Australia’s premiere gamesand entertainment venue, sits at almost 30,000 square feet across two levels and is home to TheAlienware Arena, the largest permanent esports structure in the Southern Hemisphere. Featuring a220-seat retractable grandstand andpermanent stage with 12 top-of-the-line Alienware PC stations forlive LAN events.The Alienware Arena hosts professional and amateur […]

  Lititz, Pennsylvania, November 8, 2022 — Atrium Audio, a 3,500-square-foot, multi-room recording and mixing facility located on the 96-acre Clair Global campus in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, has opened with a Solid State Logic ORIGIN 32-channel analogue console in Control Room A. The facility is the only recording studio on the 96-acre campus, which is […]

Access Networks now offers select Unleashed wireless access points through local brick-and-mortar Snap One Partner Stores. Available to integrators for same-day purchase and pickup are several Access Networks Wi-Fi 6 access points, the A350, A550, and A650. Also in stock is the Access Networks A510, an 802.11ac WAVE 2-compliant access point. This range of Unleashed enterprise-grade products affords […]

An army of Hippotizer Media Servers have landed in Brooklyn to feed vast amounts of visual data to 63 HD projectors inside ArtsDistrict Brooklyn’s Limitless AI immersive experience, filling the 10,000 square-foot main gallery space with a 360-degree video. Created by internationally-renowned, Istanbul-based artists Ferdi and Eylul Alici of Ouchhh Studio, Limitless AI transports audiences into a world of […]

PPDS (aka: Philips digital signage) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting and promoting sustainability in the AV industry with a strategy that is designed to help customers reduce their electronic waste and enhance their green credentials. This will see the company continue to bring more energy-efficient products to market, reconfiguring and reducing packaging, while providing […]

I didn’t know what to expect from my very first DSE. What a year for it to have been my first one! As you may have heard or seen us say, this was a growing year for the show after it was dissolved in 2020 — but purchased and rebuilt by Questex. I think everyone […]

Although InfoComm 2022 was over five months ago, I wanted to share some of the unique things I saw and events I experienced — as InfoComm 2023 in Orlando will be different and many are starting to prepare now. First thing’s first, I decided to stay at the Vdara Hotel during the week of InfoComm […]

Chances are you never give a second thought to one of life’s essentials: Earth’s magnetic field. We almost never think about the magnetic field — but our lives depend upon it. It extends several tens of thousands of kilometers into space and saves the Earth from becoming the sun’s frying pan by protecting Earth (and […]