PPDS is excited to announce the launch of ‘Air Quality Sensor’ – a brand new, highly advanced and innovative air quality monitoring solution, designed exclusively to help schools and businesses (including corporate, retail and hospitality) create healthier and more productive working and learning environments, using Philips professional TVs, interactive displays and digital signage solutions. Part of PPDS’ new ‘Total Solutions’ strategy and inspired by its relentless and continued efforts to rapidly bring new and relevant solutions to market when customers need them most (such as PeopleCount), the PPDS Air Quality Sensor extends the role and benefits of its digital displays,…
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Anevia (now ATEME), the leader in video delivery solutions for broadcast, cable, DTH, IPTV and OTT, today announced that its Flamingo headend is being deployed to enable next-generation TV entertainment for the whole family in the SODIC October Plaza compound, a major residential development in Egypt’s 6th of October City, in the Greater Cairo area. With the ATEME Flamingo headend, Sodic now has an IPTV infrastructure for the compound’s residents, ready for a range of linear and Web-based TV services including video-on-demand (VOD), OTT capabilities and customizable virtual channels, as well as digital signage and community advertising. Using their smart…
Panasonic announced the foundation of a new solutions-focused organisation, Panasonic Connect Europe GmbH, to address the changing technology needs of European businesses. Panasonic Connect Europe will offer diverse B2B technology solutions, alongside an enhanced services capability, to help customers maintain their mission critical operations and organisations to transform their business operations. The new organisation will bring together Panasonic’s high-quality B2B product portfolio – ranging from manufacturing machines and software to ruggedised mobile computing solutions, and its broadcast and media entertainment portfolio – alongside enhanced consulting, systems integration, project management and application software development skills to create a new technology solutions…
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd announced Project Dignity as the first UK winner of its Solve for Tomorrow competition, a global initiative that challenges young people to use technology in creative ways to help improve their community and positively impact their surroundings. Since 2010, more than 1.69 million students from over 20 countries around the world have participated in Samsung Solve for Tomorrow, and Alec now joins a number of global winners who are turning their ideas into action through the creative application of technology. The winning idea from Alec Conway looks to create street-lockers that can act as an infrastructure…
Christie® is once again delighted to be the projection technology partner for the Cannes Film Festival. For the 2021 festival, which runs July 6–17, Christie’s RGB pure laser projectors will brighten up the screens for the first time. It will be the first in-person edition of the Cannes Film Festival since 2019, and Christie will provide installation and show support for the occasion, as it celebrates its 15th year as technical partner. “It is a great privilege to play a role at the Cannes Film Festival,” says Adil Zerouali, senior sales director Cinema EMEA, Christie. “As with many festivals and…
After a long period of live events being postponed or cancelled, it was music to everyone’s ears when the Download Festival Pilot was announced to take place at Donnington Park, Derbyshire, as part of the UK Government’s Event Research Programme. The popular rock festival ran from 18th – 20th June with a reduced capacity of 10,000. The Download Pilot was one of the first live music events to return to the UK and had an all-British line-up, headlined by Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes, Enter Shikari and Bullet For My Valentine. International lighting, visual and production designers, Mandylights, who have…
Two new video conferencing solutions have been launched by industry powerhouse Konftel – featuring a dynamic and Red Dot award-winning audio innovation. The new Konftel 70 is a versatile high-performance speakerphone that blends exceptional audio quality with a stylish accolade-winning design. It’s an ideal video meeting companion or can be used as a standalone or even portable solution, for huddle rooms and small/medium locations. It forms the audio centrepiece of two new video kits – the C2070 and C5070 – which are part of Konftel’s entire Climate Neutral certified portfolio. The Konftel C2070 is a video package for huddle to…
With the introduction of the BZ35J and BZ30J series of 4K HDR BRAVIA Professional Displays, Sony continues to expand its display lineup. Building on the previously announced 32-inch FW-32BZ30J and 100-inch FW-100BZ40J model, the new options range in size from 43-inches to 75-inches to accommodate corporate and education environments of varying sizes, from large conference rooms and lecture halls to small meeting rooms and huddle spaces, as well as diverse digital signage applications. The new BRAVIA Professional Displays incorporate Pro Mode, which enables users to easily customise settings to suit different behaviours, based on applications and environments, while One Step…
PPDS has announced that its dedicated range of Philips MediaSuite Pro TVs for hospitality been chosen by the Abba hotel chain for the modernisation of its TV and entertainment system. The installation of more than 1,000 guest rooms across Europe is part of a major room upgrade rollout for the hotel chain, to bring premium guest room entertainment services and picture quality to guests, without the premium room price tag. The group, which has 22 boutique hotel sites across 14 different locations, including Madrid, Barcelona and Berlin, has been operating for more than 18 years and is a popular choice…
In response to growing demand for its Novo Ecosystem solutions in the Republic of Ireland, Vivitek has announced that it has appointed IMEX Instruments as an additional distributor in the country. Vivitek already has a strong partnership with sister company IMEX Systems in Northern Ireland, which remains Vivitek’s only approved reseller in the region. Founded in 1970, IMEX is a long established and thriving business. A diverse and dynamic company with specialist knowledge in Testing leading edge electronics, IMEX branched into the Audio Visual and Interactive training solutions business in 1998. Today, it gives impartial advice on Audio Visual products…