025 celebrates a landmark 25 years of Absen of LED display innovation. Since its inception in 2001, the company has evolved into a global force, delivering state-of-the-art LED solutions to over 140 countries and regions. Throughout this journey, Absen has consistently pushed the boundaries of visual technology, redefining how audiences engage with digital content, immersive environments, and storytelling experiences across industries and the world. Over the past quarter-century, Absen has led the way in transforming how the world experiences LED displays. With more than 60,000 installations worldwide, from high-profile installations at live events and sports venues to corporate lobbies, control…
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PPDS has announced the latest structural updates to its EMEA sales and global marketing management teams, with the promotion of Jae O Choi Park and Ron Cottaar to lead the company’s amplified growth ambitions. Reaffirming PPDS’ unparalleled commitment to supporting its global sales and marketing teams and delivering bespoke services and solutions tailored to meet the unique needs of individual customers across all markets and regions, the changes reflect the continued evolution of PPDS’ expanding global operations. In recent years, PPDS has undergone a series of positive transformations, designed to deliver greater value and opportunities to partners and end customers…
Absen makes a dynamic return to IBC 2025 on Booth 1.D31, showcasing its latest technologies across multiple markets including control rooms, virtual production, holography and rental & staging. IBC takes place from 12 – 15 September 2025 at the RAI, Amsterdam, and visitors will experience Absen’s multi-zone exhibition booth designed to highlight the company’s commitment to innovation, versatility, and immersive visual experiences. Absen’s booth will demonstrate how it is elevating visual performance through its three dedicated zones: Stage Application Zone: This zone will feature Absen’s ultra-lightweight and flexible Saturn Series (SA) SA2.6 and SA2.6-C (flex) displays, alongside its newly developed…
The Church of Scotland (C of S), as Scotland’s national church and largest Christian body, recently undertook a review of its operations. This review led to a plan to transform its Fraserburgh parish in Aberdeenshire into a key regional hub, integrating the neighbouring towns of Rosehearty and Inverallochy. This initiative effectively consolidated seven churches into three. This consolidation was driven by financial constraints and smaller congregations, but it also presented an opportunity for the C of S to overhaul its technological infrastructure. Many existing AV systems were outdated or entirely absent, highlighting a clear need for standardisation and scalability across…
The ambitious “In Motion – Art & Football” exhibition at Dortmund’s German Football Museum celebrates The Beautiful Game through the medium of great art, featuring works from iconic 20th-century artists from around the world. Deploying high-powered projectors, LED displays and an advanced audio system with 25 Genelec Smart IP networked loudspeakers, the exhibition provides a richly immersive visitor experience. Twenty-three UHD Epson projectors animate dynamic surfaces, complemented by film, photography and sound. Visitors move through three distinct zones, encountering features including a 22-metre “Painter’s Palette” floor projection and a 5.1 x 4.2-metre projected sketchbook. German integrators SIGMA System Audio-Visual were…
Having won the 2025 Olivier Award for Best Sound Design for Fiddler on the Roof at Regents Park Open Air Theatre, sound designer Nick Lidster revised his solution to meet the requirements of a new, indoor home, the Barbican Theatre. Unlike many conventional proscenium houses, the Barbican relies on chain hoists to fly a PA, making a line array the preferred solution. Happily, sound supplier Autograph offered Lidster the very latest technology, in the form of d&b’s CCL (Compact Cardioid Line Array) system. The new CCL system – bringing d&b’s renowned directivity control to its most compact line array yet – proved the ideal…
Located in the heart of downtown Nashville, the Nashville Arcade is a historic landmark spanning nearly five acres and covering two city blocks. Constructed between 1902 and 1903, it was Nashville’s first enclosed shopping centre and has long been a hub for commerce and culture in Nashville. Over the years, the Arcade has housed a variety of tenants, including retail shops, restaurants, offices, and art galleries. As of 2025, over 30 food and beverage and retail concepts have been introduced, transforming the Arcade into a vibrant urban destination. Urban Cowboy Bar is an anchor tenant of the Arcade and a…
Between July 4 and 19, the 59th Montreux Jazz Festival brought 250,000 music fans together for two weeks of live music along the sparkling shores of Switzerland’s Lake Geneva. More than 700 performances from legends to rising stars filled its stages with genres spanning jazz, Latin music, R&B, pop, rock, EDM, and hip hop. Kicking off with a tribute to Quincy Jones by Chaka Khan, the lineup spanned icons and fresh voices alike, including Samara Joy, Max Richter, RAYE, Benson Boone, Shaboozey and Brandi Carlile. Now in its 39th year as the festival’s Global Official Sound Partner, Meyer Sound powered…
Following the popularity of the Beyond Van Gogh floor-to-ceiling exhibit, the legendary landscapes of Claude Monet are on display in an immersive show in Liverpool from July 15, 2025 – August 15, 2025. Art historian Fanny Curtat is a consultant and part of the creative team bringing the works of Van Gogh and now Monet to life. The show is roughly one hour and is set up walk-through style. People of all ages can be part of every brushstroke as Monet’s artwork comes to life in front of their very eyes. Guests can become one with the paintings as projections…
LED Studio has launched CineLED, its first fine pixel pitch LED display range designed specifically for the home integration market and cinema enthusiasts. CineLED brings together cutting-edge LED technology and precision-engineered design to deliver a true cinematic experience in the home, redefining what’s possible in residential entertainment. The range builds on LED Studio’s 15 years of experience in commercial LED display technology, where the company has established a reputation for high-performance, sustainable solutions. This commercial expertise now underpins CineLED’s residential offering, delivering a reliable, low-power display system designed for long-term use in modern homes. CineLED delivers a level of visual…