NetworkTV has strengthened its management team with the appointment of AV professional Chris Kendall as director of business development. Kendall has a strong business and technical background, having previously owned and operated Procon Technology – a control and signal management company that he sold to AMX in 2007. His focus will be on building client relationships and marketing, as well as new product development. After decades of experience in different areas of AV, Kendall was drawn to NetworkTV as it represents an opportunity to return to his roots. He says: “I’ve always had a passion for the technical aspects of AV. …
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Healthpoint Technologies Ltd, is the owner-provider of Healthpoint TV (a digital signage offering to the community pharmacy market). Healthpoint TV has worked with Signagelive and its content management system for nearly 10 years. The company has over seventy years of experience in the community pharmacy market and its current MD, John White, is both a pharmacist and previously owned a pharmacy. The company Sales Director, George Baxter, has a vast range of business experience in the technology field and has been with Healthpoint for over seventeen years. Healthpoint Technologies Ltd itself has been established in the UK for twenty years –…
Juventus Football Club’ Allianz Stadium has selected Bose Professional premium quality sound to enhance the total fan experience using a ArenaMatch DeltaQ solution. Opened in 2011, and located in Turin, the Allianz Stadium is home of the Juventus FC soccer team and hosts more than 41,500 spectators within its facility. Recently the stadium upgraded the audio solution to improve vocal intelligibility while adding dimension to the light shows, music and special effects. The result guarantees the best game-day audio experience throughout the stands – no matter where you are seated. The Bose solution consists of ArenaMatch DeltaQ loudspeakers, PowerMatch amplifiers,…
Marking the country’s much anticipated return to live music events, New Zealand chart-topping band L.A.B. played a sold-out show for 6,000 fans at Spark Arena in Auckland. Moved from its originally scheduled theatre venue, such was demand, this was the first major concert since lockdown. College Hill Productions supplied an L-Acoustics K1 system, bringing an energy to the group’s audio that offered the enthusiastic crowd a celebratory performance. L.A.B.’s label and management, Loop Media, is a long-time client of College Hill Productions, its preferred supplier for all things audio. Loop is headed by Michael (Mikee) Tucker, with Dan Clist and…
As we write and design this piece the UK government has announced its latest Coronavirus quandary – do we contain the spread of the virus by reposing lockdown on the pubs or schools? It might seem an obvious choice, but if EdTech providers can make classroom and remote learning and tuition more immersive the choice between Latin and lager might not be so clear cut. Vestel reports. With schools and educational institutions anticipating the return to full time education in September after a period of remote teaching, many will be thinking about how to revive student engagement. Solutions offered by…
In the week when CES and UC Expo announced postponements, Mike Blackman. ISE’s MD arrived back from a fact-finding and promotional tour of Barcelona. As the UK government tightened restrictions on tourists travelling to Spain, Blackman was assessing the operational possibilities for the Show. He outlined his findings to AV News on a video call from his Munich home. Mike Blackman: “I just got back last night doing some PR on their local TV – media interviews and meetings with government and various associations. Now we are getting everything up and running, it’s nice to be out travelling.” Bryan Denyer:…
Last year, way before Covid-19 occupied every waking moment, AV News made the short trip to Eindhoven to visit CTOUCH’s HQ and to hear about their new product roadmap. What we found was a company full of ideas, innovative strategies and confidence. And then came the virus. CTOUCH’s Francois Barlinckhoff tells how the company has limited the impact of Covid-19 while forging ahead with the new modular product strategy. When the assorted crowd of distribution partners, systems integrators and journalists sat down in the CTouch warehouse to hear about the evolving CTOUCH product roadmap, not only did we learn about…
Following last year’s disruption to the academic calendar, the September 2020 university intake face an uncertain future. Indeed, many potential students are questioning whether a university experience so changed from what might have been expected is even worth the financial commitment. Philippe Remion is the head of the Educations Solutions Business for Sony, and has been charged with making university the kind of immersive experience that justifies this commitment by students. AVN: So Philippe, what can Sony do to make university a more immersive experience? PR: “First, we have a very strong partnership with UBICAST. Since I have the role…
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