[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbFWRPWUxps[/embedyt] VITEC, a worldwide leader in advanced video encoding and streaming solutions, today announced the launch of its new video feed, The VITEC Channel. Available on YouTube and via the VITEC website, the new resource will feature original content including thought leadership, tech advice, explainer videos and other innovative content, all rooted in the company’s expertise across many key vertical markets. “I’m really excited about the launch of The VITEC Channel, as it gives us the opportunity to share insightful and engaging content in a readily accessible format,” says Mark Rushton, Business Development Director at VITEC. “This new…
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AV News Awards are keeping in line with the initial February ISE dates. Although ISE has postponed to the 11th June 2021. The AV News Awards is known to kick start the year, so we are dividing in to two parts. DIGITAL X PHYSICAL AV News Awards will be presented via a NEW microsite embedded with in the avnews.co.uk. The AV News Awards platform will go live from 8.30am on the 4th February 2021 and will close on the 14th June 2021. The AV News Awards Platform will feature Sponsorship, Keynote Speakers, Award Nominations and the anouncement of the 2021 AV…
Technological Innovations Group (TIG) has opened two of its brand-new series of Experience Spaces – in Frankfurt and London. These innovative spaces will welcome integrators, consultants, specifiers and end-users and showcase TIG’s impressive ecosystem of AV, UC, IT and control solutions from brands at the forefront of leading-edge technology development, in a safe and socially distanced way. With ISE 2021 postponed, and many other industry events being cancelled, TIG is planning to host bespoke and small-scale events in its Experience Spaces over the coming months, which will offer an intimate and safe platform to see first-hand how the technologies that…
Indoor LED Seamlessly Connects with the Channel The indoor LED market is evolving at a rapid pace. LED is now more readily available via the channel, and distribution is better equipped to meet requirements for shorter lead times. There are a number of positive change underway in the market for the increasingly popular LED display technology. First, there’s a movement towards standardisation on 16:9 aspect ratios and cabinet sizes of 27.5 inch. This, combined with the fact that the cost of LED is no longer the huge hurdle it once was, and that it’s regarded as less of a…
An unprecedented year all round, one thing we have all learnt in 2020 is that digital communications are a life saver! Providing entertainment, education, contact with loved ones, plus access to essential everyday shopping; the digital interface kept us all functioning through a very difficult time. Unsurprisingly, since many non-essential shops were closed, online shopping rose sharply during lockdown with one-third of all retail purchases being made online, a record high, according to data from the Office for National Statistics. Where retailers had already invested in slick digital platforms, they were able to respond accordingly. For others, the current crisis…
Phil’s BBQ is a fast, casual, sports themed restaurant chain that has become a household name in the San Diego area. Their unique process for barbecue creates meat that’s moist and falls off the bone. Patrons will wait for hours, with lines out the door just to get a taste of Phil’s barbecue and take in its sports experience. Phil’s BBQ started as a single, small restaurant in the San Diego area with excellent food. As it surged in popularity, owner Phil Pace decided to close the original location to open a larger restaurant with greater capacity. Moving to a…
The powerful combination of technology and customer data could enable eCommerce giants like Amazon to outperform the Big Four supermarkets. The Big Four supermarkets (Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrison’s) are having to further enhance their customer experience (CX) and delivery capabilities in response to increased demand for eGrocery services and to prevent Amazon taking further market share. This is according to Ciaran Bollard, CEO of Kooomo, the global eCommerce platform, who reveals what this could mean for high-street supermarkets and the implications for local grocers. The eGrocery sector has been severely impacted by supply chain disruption and government safety restrictions,…
With 46% of UK employees working from home during the ongoing pandemic (according to the Office of National Statistics), digital signage software providers have had to adapt to assist companies to communicate with their teams beyond the digital displays on office walls and meeting rooms. When the spread of COVID-19 led to a lockdown of UK offices and those employees that were not furloughed were asked to work from home, we spoke with our customers and asked them what would help them maintain a channel of communication beyond the use of email, video meetings and messaging platforms? The most popular…
Like those who profit from war, it is almost embarrassing to admit that your company has seized the opportunity presented by Coronavirus to sell appropriate digital signage solutions. And yet, AV suppliers have much to offer in the battle against the virus, be it in staff and visitor management: wayfinding; signage with integrated sanitation, people-counting or public health messaging. Here AV News editor Bryan Denyer with the help of AV News Award Winner and Technical Solutions Architect for NEC Display Solutions, Graham Kirkpatrick look at ways digital signage helps customers fulfil their Covid-19 security obligations. In the corporate world, digital signage solutions…
Having taken over as Head of UKI Market at Promethean not long before lockdown hit, it’s safe to say that it wasn’t the easiest start in a new role. But with the latest Futuresource Consulting figures confirming that Promethean has maintained its position as market leaders for IFPDs in K-12, AV News asks Jim Wallis to share the secrets behind the company’s continued success, and explain how the business goes from strength to strength against the backdrop of an apparently declining market. It goes without saying that the whole team deserves huge thanks, having worked incredibly hard all year,…