Barco has announced the results for the 1st quarter ended 31 March 2025. Barco’s overall order intake grew in each division and rebounded significantly in the EMEA region. Healthcare orders increased 9%, driven by Americas and APAC. Enterprise orders grew by 6%, with ClickShare up significantly, partially offset by slower tender closures in Control Rooms. Entertainment orders were up 3%: Cinema orders in EMEA more than doubled year-over-year, while in the Americas they declined against a high prior year base that included a large Cinema-as-a-service order in 2024. Immersive Experience saw a double-digit increase, reflecting strong demand in EMEA and APAC…
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Newcastle University, one of the UK’s most prestigious institutions, is known for its commitment to cutting-edge research, innovation, and the student experience. Central to this mission is the Stephenson Building, a state-of-the-art facility designed to support engineering and science disciplines. With its sprawling multi-level atrium, the building offers an open and dynamic space for presentations, collaborative learning, and events. However, this architectural marvel came with an audio challenge – ensuring 100% intelligibility across its expansive, reverberant environment. To address this challenge, Newcastle University partnered with CUK Group, a professional AV distributor based in the UK, to implement a bespoke Renkus-Heinz…
Over 50 Christie 1DLP laser projectors have redefined the cultural tourism experience in Hubei province with “Ballad of Chu”, an immersive theatrical performance that blends history and technology. As China’s first indoor immersive performance themed around Jingchu culture, this large-scale production sets a new standard for integrating projection technology into heritage-based attractions. Located in Mulan Everbright Town, the home of legendary folk heroine Hua Mulan, “Ballad of Chu” brings to life the rich heritage of Jingchu culture through amazing visual effects and immersive storytelling. The 14,000-square-metre (150,695-square-feet) venue comprises multiple performance spaces, including the third-floor theatre, the second floor “Zhaojun Goes to…
Sennheiser and Zoapi Innovations, an India-based provider of innovative meeting room solutions, have joined forces to empower wireless collaboration. The partnership combines Zoapi’s intuitive meeting solutions with Sennheiser TeamConnect (TC) Bar Solutions to offer users dynamic control and performance in meeting and collaboration spaces. Sennheiser’s TC Bars are designed to bring premium audio and dynamic video to small and mid-sized spaces. Available in two models—the TeamConnect Bar S (with four microphones and two speakers) and the TeamConnect Bar M (with six microphones and four speakers)—both devices offer plug-and-play USB connectivity and integrate seamlessly with Zoapi’s wireless conferencing solution. Zoapi’s advanced meeting…
Eastridge Church in Issaquah, Washington, recently upgraded its main campus with a new Meyer Sound LEOPARD system that meets the high production values and diverse audience demands of its contemporary services. Designed and installed by AV integrator and concert/corporate sound provider Point Source Inc. in collaboration with Meyer Sound, the new upgrade replaces a legacy system that had become a bottleneck for both sonic quality and programming flexibility. “We were struggling with old equipment that was causing disparities in sound quality and volume all around our room,” says Lead Pastor Josh Jamison. “These guys came in and made our needs…
LED Studio has relocated its global headquarters to a newly refurbished, multi-story building within a high-end business technology park on the outskirts of Basingstoke, Hampshire. The new HQ will expand the company’s footprint by over 40% across four floors, with collaboration and meeting spaces for the hybrid team and advanced R&D labs. Flexible event areas will host product launches, customer training and educational and networking initiatives in partnership with other technology businesses and brands. The demo room, a centrepiece of the new space, will showcase all of LED Studio’s latest technologies and innovations, offering a hands-on learning environment for clients…
The Bucharest National Opera House, a cornerstone of Romania’s cultural heritage, recently undertook an audio upgrade project focused on enhancing performances whilst preserving the venue’s historic interiors. Previously, the venue largely relied on rented live sound systems. Oftentimes bulky and not suitable as a permanent solution, these systems risked detracting from the old-world grandeur of the space and potentially distracting audiences. The opera house team collaborated with local distributor and integrator, Senia, to implement a permanent K-array solution, which offers a sleek and unobtrusive design and superior sound quality. “One of the key challenges we faced at the Opera House…
InfoComm 2025, June 7-13 (exhibits June 11-13) at the Orange County Convention Centre in Orlando, Florida, will showcase how pro AV technology is transforming learning spaces, creating more engaging, interactive, and effective learning environments. Across the trade show floor, attendees will have the opportunity to explore AV solutions for K-12, higher education and corporate learning environments, including both physical and virtual spaces. A comprehensive education program will feature the HETMA Higher Education Summit, expertise from AV solution providers for learning spaces and technology managers from higher education institutions such as Johns Hopkins University, The Ohio State University, and UCLA. In addition,…
PlexusAV, the professional AV division of Sencore, providing a suite of human-focused AV-over-IP solutions, have announced that they have appointed Tommy Tran as Global Marketing Manager. Steven Cogels, Global Director of Business Development at PlexusAV, confirmed, “Tommy is a marketing leader with a background in startups, agencies and high-growth industries. He has worked across banking, e-commerce, technology, law, agriculture, and education, giving him experience in different markets and business models. His expertise includes branding, content marketing, SEO, CRM optimization, and data analysis. We are genuinely excited to welcome him to our team. We are very confident that his skill and expertise will…
CONDUCTR has collaborated with Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) to create Glow Court, the world’s first outdoor digital LED sports court, aboard Norwegian Aqua. This experience is redefining outdoor cruise entertainment by transforming the top-deck to deliver sports, gaming and immersive experiences within a single dynamic environment. Glow Court is a first-of-its-kind outdoor digital arena where guests play directly on a fully interactive LED floor and adjacent LED wall, with real-time reactive media immersing them into the action. The court responds to players through native interactivity, with no need for wearables, headsets or handheld devices. Delivering this world-first experience meant overcoming significant…