TVC Technology Solutions, AV specialists for the care and hospitality sectors, has announced the successful completion of a comprehensive audio-visual installation at Cheadle Grange Care Home. The project reinforces TVC’s position as the go-to expert in AV solutions for care homes that are seeking to enhance resident engagement, safety, and staff efficiency. The care home sector presents unique challenges for AV systems, including the simplicity of resident use, integrated safety features, and screen viewing and audio accessibility for people with disabilities or impairments. TVC’s extensive experience in AV installation in the care sector and other hospitality venues provides the company…
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Church360 in Grand Prairie, TX, has dramatically transformed its audio experience with the installation of a Meyer Sound PANTHER large-format linear line array system, delivering powerful clarity, consistent coverage, and rider-ready performance for its 2,700-seat main sanctuary. The new system supports a wide range of programming – from weekly worship to concerts and conferences – and represents the culmination of an eight-year vision led by the church’s Technical Director and Lead Audio Engineer, Steve Constantino. “When I first started here, the existing system was already at the end of its life,” says Constantino. “We had significant inconsistencies across the room.…
Khalifa University of Science and Technology today announced major student and faculty achievements stemming from the use of ST Engineering Antycip’s Merlin MP521 Flight Simulator, which provides hands-on experience in aircraft design and performance evaluation, directly contributing to a growing body of student-led research and academic success. From the spring 2025 semester, aerospace engineering students have utilised the Merlin MP521’s advanced capabilities to produce several conference papers and research projects, with several projects being recognised at major events, highlighting Khalifa University’s growing impact in aerospace education and research. Many aerospace engineering students are currently using the simulator. The flight simulator’s…
Thomas Müller, Vice President Sales, Marketing West Europe at ViewSonic In an era dominated by AI headlines and rising demand for immersive experiences, digital signage is undergoing a fundamental transformation. What was once a passive, screen-based broadcasting panel is now expected to act as an intelligent, responsive, and spatially integrated platform to enhance user engagement while supporting business goals. But as expectations grow, so do deployment challenges. Thomas Müller, Vice President Sales, Marketing West Europe at ViewSonic explains how people are facing the real challenge, which is not just making signage smarter, but making it ready for the unpredictability of…
From the charge to enhance business meeting spaces driven by the pandemic, rent advances in AI have added further impetus to developments in meeting room solutions. So where is the state of the art today, and how much further should we expect to travel? AV News editor Bryan Denyer reports with additional material from Jon Knight, Managing Director at Ascentae and Peter Fitton, Solutions Architect at Ross Video. We are undoubtedly in the midst of a new generation of office and meeting room technologies, driven by the impact of AI, and, furthermore, by advances in physical display solutions, networks and…
In a world where technology is shaping nearly every aspect of modern life, the classroom cannot and should not be an exception. The right classroom technology can empower teachers, enhance learning outcomes, and equip students with skills that are essential for their future success in a digital world. Most education institutions in the UK have some form of technology in their classrooms, whether that’s a projector, student or teacher computers, or interactive displays in place of traditional whiteboards. But this brings IT teams new problems. More technology doesn’t have to mean more IT problems The 2025 Cyber Security Breaches Survey…
Glastonbury Festival 2025 saw the return of Arcadia’s large-scale Dragonfly installation – a 13-metre-wide kinetic sculpture constructed around a decommissioned military helicopter and equipped with projection, LED and lighting elements. This year marked the first full deployment of HIVE’s media system on the Dragonfly. Developed through a collaboration involving Arcadia, Cucumber Productions, Video Illusions and content studio Astral Projekt, the installation integrated projection mapping and LED playback, supported by HIVE’s Beeblade Nexus media engines and associated software tools. The sculpture’s core – a Sea King helicopter – presented a technically demanding projection surface. The irregular geometry and tight form factor…
Lightware Visual Engineering has announced a new distribution agreement with Sound and Light Systems (SLS), a Portugal-based company specialising in event audio and AV solutions. As part of the partnership, SLS will distribute Lightware’s range of audiovisual products — including signal extenders, matrix switchers and AV-over-IP technologies — across Portugal. Established over three decades ago, SLS has experience supplying audio, lighting and AV equipment for a variety of live events, including theatre productions and light shows. The agreement with Lightware will expand SLS’s portfolio, enabling it to offer additional AV infrastructure technologies to its clients and integration partners. Rui Nunes,…
Panasonic Projector & Display Corporation has announced the EQ3 Series of entry-level flat panel 4K displays, available in six sizes from 43” to 86”, providing a cost-effective, reliable, and easy-to-install solution for a variety of environments such as corporate meeting rooms and classrooms. Each display features a 4K resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels – four times higher than FHD displays – and brightness of 500 cd/m², delivering excellent visibility and clarity, even in bright environments. The EQ3 Series uses an ADS wide-view panel[1], coated with a high haze treatment. This reduces glare in bright environments, delivering accurate and vivid…
Strategic consultancy Blue Touch Paper has announced a new collaboration with IAdea, the enterprise-grade signage and workplace-experience specialist, to accelerate the commercial and Go To Market programs for Microsoft’s Device Ecosystem Platform (MDEP) hardware vendors as part of the digital signage preview. Microsoft first revealed the signage preview at InfoComm 2025, positioning it as a secure, scalable platform that plugs straight into Microsoft Intune, Azure AD and Defender for Endpoint, giving IT teams the same management and security posture they already enjoy with Teams-certified devices. The preview is being refined in partnership with IAdea, Appspace and Planon and is now…