Yorktel, a New Jersey–based global systems integrator and managed services provider, and Kinly, a leading AV and UCC integration firm headquartered in Amsterdam, have announced the completion of their merger. The move brings together two trusted leaders in workplace technology to create a new global powerhouse in systems integration and managed services. Operating as Yorktel-Kinly, the company brings together complementary expertise and a shared legacy of innovation. The merger enables customers to benefit from greater scale, consistency, and reach, delivering world-class, connected workplace experiences on an international stage. By combining Kinly’s market-leading capabilities in AV and UCC integration with Yorktel’s…
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VITEC has announced that its IPTV and digital signage system will power content at the Dubai Airshow 2025, at Dubai World Central. VITEC’s solution will deliver real-time video streaming of live flight demonstrations, exhibitor presentations, television streams and event details, powering 4K content to displays across the show floor. The VITEC system comprises a centralized IPTV server, Head-end chassis with g45xx Series Satellite Gateways, ultra-low latency encoders, and IPTV endpoints, allowing the show to deliver informative, entertaining and engaging content to attendees. “The Dubai Airshow stands as a leading global aviation event, and VITEC’s IPTV and digital signage solution is…
French National league football club Stade Malherbe Caen has upgraded its home venue, Stade Michel d’Ornano, with a cutting-edge LED display solution from INFiLED, working in close collaboration with AV integration specialist AUVISYS. The upgrade marks a new chapter for the 20,000-capacity stadium, with vibrant digital signage replacing outdated static boards and transforming the experience for fans, sponsors and stadium operators alike. After more than 15 years of service, the stadium’s previous LED screens had reached the end of their lifespan. Rather than simply replacing like for like, the club’s management team used the opportunity to rethink their approach to…
Alfalite has announced a strategic partnership with Adistec Corp, a leading value-added distributor of infrastructure, software, and professional media solutions in Latin America and the United States. The alliance marks a major step in Alfalite’s expansion strategy across the Media & Entertainment market in the Americas, bringing its high-performance LED display technology closer to broadcasters, production companies, and live event professionals throughout the region. Through this collaboration, Adistec will distribute and promote Alfalite’s full range of LED solutions for broadcast, virtual production (VP XR), live events, and corporate workspaces, leveraging its extensive regional network and more than two decades of expertise in…
AVPros has announced its rebrand to Tecnetics, marking a significant evolution in the company’s identity, mission, and scope of services. The new name reflects the organization’s expanded capabilities beyond audiovisual integration, encompassing low voltage infrastructure, physical security, and managed IT field services designed to deliver complete, measurable outcomes across every layer of enterprise technology. Under the leadership of two industry veterans, Ciaran Hamilton and Giovanni Agramonte, whose shared vision, complementary expertise, and passion for innovation, will define the company’s approach to technology integration. Ciaran leads with a consultative mindset -bridging engineering precision with strategic insight to help organisations adopt solutions…
PPDS has announced its latest partner driven collaboration with Oracle Red Bull Racing, with the installation of two fully tailored all-weather dvLED displays at the Formula One giant’s global headquarters in Milton Keynes. Continuing a series of transformational projects driven by Oracle Red Bull Racing with Philips Professional Displays – exclusive digital display supplier and Team Partner – this new collaboration takes the power and sustainability benefits of the Philips LED range at the Red Bull Technology Campus outside for the first time. Occupying more than 700,000 square feet, the campus is a place where ideas and innovations come to…
Panasonic Connect Europe has released its Windows-based Visual Software Suite (VSS) platform, consolidating separate Panasonic software tools into a single, intuitive platform, for quicker setup and streamlined workflows. Optimised for use with Panasonic’s projectors and ET-FMP50 Series media processors, VSS streamlines multiple functions into one intuitive, four-screen interface for quick setup and easy onsite adjustments. Available for free download now, VSS gives AV professionals complete control over multi-projector environments. Its user-friendly design requires no training and boosts productivity through automated features that reduces time and manual intervention. Projector setup and management is streamlined with comprehensive auto calibration features, including geometry…
Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres World Tour is a global concert trek without peer. Kicking off in San José, Costa Rica on March 18 2022 and taking a hiatus following a ten-date residency at London’s Wembley Stadium that concluded on September 12, 2025, the 225-show-to-date tour has performed in 80 cities across 43 countries. Supporting 2021’s Music of the Spheres and 2024’s Moon Music albums, the stadium run has been equally significant for its remarkable sustainability initiatives, reducing CO2 emissions by nearly 60 percent compared to the band’s previous outing. But the trek is far from over; it’s expected to…
CDD for New York’s Obvio cocktail bar NYC-based Kurt Schlossberg has been specifying exclusively Martin Audio sound systems in Time Out Markets around the world for a number of years. But recently he undertook his first project for Chilean-born restaurateur Juan Santa Cruz, as Obvio joined the operator’s other upmarket establishments, including two in Central London’s trendy Mayfair and Notting Hill areas. His latest modern supper club and cocktail bar — named Obvio — is right on his own Manhattan doorstep, and again it is an exclusive Martin Audio house, taking advantage of the CDD series’ unique coaxial…
Technological advances in Augmented (aR), Virtual (vR) and Mixed Reality (mR), (umbrella term Extended Reality or xR), are currently running well ahead of commercial applications for these technologies. When and how will this change? What are the limiting factors? Who will be the early adopters? Bryan Denyer, editor of AV News, assesses the state of the art, with additional reporting from Darren Banks VP of Partnerships at The LED Studio. The report concludes with ideas of when and how to use the various tools that xR provides, and when the technologies should be left well alone! A lot of press…