Vieunite, the provider of advanced digital art solutions for showcasing curated and personalised artwork, has announced that British comedian, actor, television presenter, and artist Leigh Francis has joined Vieunite’s global creative community as its latest Featured Artist. Following conversations rooted in a shared passion for accessible art, Francis is bringing his distinctive, nostalgic and irreverent visual style to audiences through the Vieunite Art Library and Textura digital canvas. The addition of Leigh Francis is overseen by Vieunite’s in-house curatorial team led by Dr Benedict Carpenter van Barthold. Francis’ portfolio will sit alongside masterpieces from major cultural partners, including the National…
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CEDIA Expo 2026, produced by Forge, welcomed 9,653 verified attendees to Denver for three days of product discovery, manufacturer training, education, and industry connection. More than 320 exhibiting brands came together with the residential integration community to reconnect with customers, build new relationships, and create new business opportunities. “What stood out in Denver was the quality of the audience and the business happening across the show floor,” said Jason McGraw, Group Vice President and Show Director for CEDIA Expo, powered by Forge. “Exhibitors told us they were meeting high-quality prospects, strengthening relationships with existing customers and generating real business opportunities.…
Shure has announced WAVETOOL 4, the latest evolution of its professional audio monitoring and listening software. Designed for theatre, live sound, broadcast, and houses of worship, WAVETOOL 4 enables teams to monitor, replay, and verify live audio across their entire system in real time. By combining direct listening, instant replay, and team collaboration, WAVETOOL 4 gives engineers greater confidence to troubleshoot issues faster and keep productions running smoothly. WAVETOOL 4 builds on the platform’s listening-first foundation with new capabilities that expand visibility across complex productions. New features include full-system Global Instant Replay with up to 30 minutes of history, expanded channel capacity,…
Kramer is taking its latest technologies and expertise directly to the UK AV community this autumn, with two dedicated Kramer Roadshows hosted at Midwich facilities in England and Scotland. Taking place at Midwich Innovation House, Bracknell, on 24 September, followed by Midwich AV Hub, Edinburgh, on 8 October, the free one-day events will give AV integrators, consultants and technology professionals the opportunity to get hands-on with Kramer’s latest solutions and explore practical approaches to creating smarter, simpler and more manageable AV environments. Each Roadshow will bring together Kramer specialists for a series of interactive demonstrations, workshops and real-world discussions focused on the…
AbsenLive will return to PLASA Show 2026 from 6–8 September with an interactive LED wall-building experience designed to give visitors a closer look at how today’s Rental & Staging displays are deployed. Taking place at the Grand Hall Stand, the AbsenLive Experience Zone will invite attendees to handle, build and explore the company’s latest live events solutions first-hand. Created for the fast-paced demands of live events, the dedicated installation zone will allow visitors to take part in the physical build process and see how Absen’s LED solutions support faster, simpler and more efficient deployment. The feature has been designed to…
Those of us who work with digital signage technology today may not be aware of its long history. What most of us would recognise as the beginning of ‘true’ digital signage probably dates from 1962, when Nick Holonyak Jr. of General Electric developed the first visible-spectrum LED. Plasma display panels were invented in1966 by Donald Bitzer and Gene Slottow at the University of Illinois. First adopted for use with for computer terminals, plasma technology would later highlight the potential of large-format flat-panel displays. In 1968, Hewlett-Packard developed the first LED display, using LEDs as indicator lights on electronic equipment. In short,…
CoSTAR National Lab is the central hub of the CoSTAR Network, a £75.6 million investment by the UKRI Infrastructure Fund, delivered by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). Led by the StoryFutures team at Royal Holloway, University of London, the Lab combines state-of-the-art technology with industry and academic partners to help creative businesses develop, test and commercialise new ideas, strengthening the UK’s creative technology capability. Its most recent research project, CoSTAR Futures: Grassroots Venues, explores how technological innovation can support grassroots venues at the heart of the UK’s live music industry. Following extensive interviews with those working across the live sector,…
Shure today recapped its support of the 2026 Montreux Jazz Festival, where it deployed more than 2,000 components across 10 stages during the festival’s landmark 60th edition. For nearly 30 years, Shure has worked alongside Montreux Jazz Festival production teams to help manage complex wireless environments, evolving artists’ requirements, and the technical demands of a multi-stage live music event. The deployment included 156 channels of Axient Digital Wireless Systems, 40 channels of Axient Digital PSM Advanced In-Ear Monitoring System, and 756 wired microphones, as well as SM58, KSM11 Cardioid Condenser Vocal capsules and Nexadyne Dynamic Vocal Microphones, among others. At…
KV2 Audio is set to return to PLASA Show 2026, bringing its distinctive point-source sound and highly anticipated live demonstrations back to London. One of the UK’s most prominent events for AV industry professionals and enthusiasts, PLASA Show provides a valuable opportunity to connect with sound engineers, distribution partners, integrators and venue professionals from across the UK’s live entertainment and event sectors. From long-term customers to new faces experiencing KV2 for the first time, the show has become an important fixture in the company’s calendar. Always a standout feature of the show, KV2 will once again host its dedicated demonstration…
As a recognised centre of excellence for the study of Sound for the Moving Image, The Glasgow School of Art’s (GSA) School of Information and Technology (SIT) has an enviable track record in producing highly employable graduates with a deep knowledge of film/TV sound production & post-production, immersive audio, electronic game audio and experimental sound practice. Now, having relocated to a brand-new campus location in central Glasgow, the GSA’s Genelec-powered sound studios are perfectly equipped to continue preparing future generations of audio professionals. Previously based at the GSA’s Pacific Quay Campus in Glasgow’s Digital Media Quarter, the relocation has now…