With three decades in the broadcast media and AV integration industry, Kevin has spent more than twenty of those years helping to build Diversified. Since joining the enterprise in 1993 as one of the pioneer employees, he has held several sales and operations positions within the growing organization, managing thousands of major installations worldwide. “From […]

Woodbury, NY, June 23, 2016 — Hitachi Kokusai Electric America has taken a leadership stance on High Dynamic Range (HDR) by adding this innovative, cutting edge imaging capability to its high-quality Ultra High Definition (UHD) 4K and HDTV broadcast cameras. Hitachi’s HDR upgraded cameras will be unveiled at the upcoming Telemundo Cine Video Television Expo—an annual […]

Epiphan Video, a leader in professional audiovisual capture, recording, and streaming products, announced today integration between the Facebook Live platform and popular Epiphan encoder products, such as Pearl™, allowing users to quickly and easily stream live event content directly to Facebook. Pearl is Epiphan’s flagship all-in-one live production switcher that streams and records up to […]

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – June 22, 2016 – Rosewater Energy Group, a provider of next-generation energy management and integration products, performed its first installation of the HUB in August 2015 at Boca Theater and Automation in Boca Raton, Florida. Now, nearly nine months after integrating the HUB, Jeff Galea, chief executive officer and founder of […]

ESCONDIDO, CA JUNE 20, 2016 – VUE Audiotechnik debuted the al-12, the newest and largest addition to the company’s successful al-Class of Scalable Line Array Systems, at InfoComm 2016. Designed for large-scale applications, the al-12 is designed for higher efficiency, increased power handling and reduced power compression. VUE incorporates unique, proprietary transducer designs in each […]

MALVERN, PA, USA – Scala, Inc., today announced Harry Horn is leading operations in the EMEA region as vice president and general manager. In this role, Horn will oversee efforts in sales, marketing, finance, services and support and daily activity in the Sittard, Netherlands-based EMEA office. Horn will continue overseeing Scala’s marketing strategy as global […]

Kortrijk, Belgium, 22 June 2016 – Cinema technology leader Barco, who pioneered efforts for placing affordable immersive sound technology into cinemas in 2011 with Auro 11.1 by Barco, has reached the milestone of 600 screens installed or committed worldwide. As standardization progress forges ahead, Barco renews its efforts for making immersive sound a key priority […]

AUBURN, AL, JUNE 20, 2016 — Pliant Technologies, the new professional intercom division of CoachComm®, has named Professional Show S.p.A. as its distributor for Italy. Professional Show S.p.A. will help Pliant to further support current and new customers in Europe. Founded more than 35 years ago, Professional Show S.p.A. is a successful system integrator for […]

Anaheim, California (June 21, 2016) – Extron Electronics is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the QC 101 E and QC 101 C, dedicated controllers for Quantum® Elite and Quantum Connect videowall processors. They feature a small form factor enclosure, with an embedded operating system and Quantum Control Software preinstalled on a solid state […]

Kortrijk, Belgium, 21 June 2016 – Cinema technology leader Barco is spearheading the conversion from traditional lamp-based cinema projectors to laser-illuminated cinema projectors around the world. Barco is fueling the switch to laser projection in the cinema industry: Over 40 top exhibitors have already selected Barco’s flagship laser projectors. Of the over 125 installations with […]

NEW ORLEANS, June 21, 2016 – LG Electronics USA Business Solutions today announced the world’s first OLED TVs designed specifically for hotel rooms. These razor-thin 55- and 65-inch class TVs combine the stunning picture quality of OLED – perfect blacks, intense colors and infinite contrast – with LG’s industry-leading hotel TV technologies, for the first […]

LAS VEGAS––JBL by HARMAN is continuing its commitment to providing maximum intelligibility for any environment by expanding the popular Intellivox beam shaping loudspeaker series with the new HP-DS170 column array. Announced at InfoComm 2016, the new HP-DS170 has been designed for use in even the most challenging of acoustic environments. With built-in amplification, onboard Digital […]

LAS VEGAS—AMX by HARMAN is furthering its commitment to providing simple, cost-effective control solutions for a variety of markets by announcing new 7” AMX N-Touch Panels. This update to the AMX N-Series panels brings a larger touch screen and improved hardware design. The panels, which are available in 7” tabletop or wall-mount options, are based […]

SKOKIE, IL, JUNE 15, 2016 – Studio Technologies, a manufacturer of high-quality audio, video and fiber-optic solutions, introduces the new Model 374 Intercom Beltpack. A portable, four-channel intercom user device, the Model 374 incorporates Dante Audio-over-Ethernet network media technology to support a wide range of applications from sports and entertainment TV to radio events, streaming […]

COLOGNE, GERMANY, JUNE 16, 2016 – RTW, a leading vendor of visual audio meters and monitoring devices for professional broadcast, production, post production and quality control, is pleased to announce that software version 4.0 is now available for both its Loudness Tools and Mastering Tools PlugIns. Version 4.0 adds support for Mac OS X 10.11 […]

ATLANTA, GEORGIA, June 17, 2016 – Underscoring its commitment to place spectacular showrooms in strategic geographic locations close to its growing customer base, NanoLumens, the industry-leading manufacturer of indoor and outdoor displays, today announced the opening of its third permanent multi-million dollar Visualization Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Like the two centers already open in […]

Anaheim, California (June 16, 2016) – Extron Electronics is pleased to introduce mirroring for iOS devices to the ShareLink 250 Series Wireless Collaboration Gateway. Using this new feature, users can wirelessly display the entire screen of their iPad or iPhone through the wireless collaboration gateway. A firmware update will allow any new or existing ShareLink 250 […]

Old Lyme, Conn., June 16, 2016 – With the forthcoming changes in spectrum allocation in the USA and Canada, audio specialist Sennheiser is anticipating future customer needs with the release of a new frequency variant of its popular evolution wireless ew 100 G3 and ew 300 IEM G3 series. From July, the wireless microphone and monitoring systems will be available […]

Milford, NH – Earthworks expands its FlexMic™ Series of podium microphones to include the FMLR models, which feature a single color LED light ring at the top of the microphone. The LED light ring can be programmed via an external media control system to indicate on/off status. The FMLR microphones are available with either a […]

San francisco, June 15, 2016 — Wohler Technologies, leading manufacturer of video, audio and data monitoring solutions, is pleased to announce that the new DanteTM module for the AMP2-16V Series Audio Monitors is now shipping. This introduction is part of a company initiative to bring Wohler’s high quality audio monitoring solutions into the AoIP domain. […]

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ, JUNE 8, 2016 – Masque Sound, a leading theatrical sound reinforcement, installation and design company, is pleased to announce the launch of its new company website. The new site provides visitors with a simplified layout, improved functionality and a user-friendly experience. The new design for www.masquesound.com not only features updated photography, but […]

DALLAS, TX — wePresent has announced the addition of a new Vice President of Global Sales, Michael Peveler, in order to help manage the expanding need for wireless col- laboration in today’s markets. As the demand for integrative wireless solutions grows, wePresent continues to cement their place as the leader in the field, spurring need […]

Middleton, Connecticutt (June 2016) – Ace Audio, located in Middleton, Connecticut, has been providing top quality sound reinforcement systems for public, private and corporate events since 1993. Recently the company expanded their inventory with the addition of an S-Series line array from Adamson. “We do a lot of regional events and I had been looking […]

INFOCOMM, LAS VEGAS, NV, June 8, 2016 — Audio-Technica (booth C9520), a leading innovator in transducer technology for over 50 years, introduces the ATUC-50 Digital Wired Discussion System. Components include the ATUC-50CU Control Unit, ATUC-50DU Discussion Units, and the ATUC-M43H and ATUC-M58H Gooseneck Microphones. The ATUC-50 system is designed for intuitive operation and plug-and-play functionality. […]

INFOCOMM, LAS VEGAS, NV, June 8, 2016 — At this year’s InfoComm Show, Roland’s Professional A/V Division (booth C10536) will be demonstrating the XI-WSG Waves SoundGrid® Expansion Card, offering even more system possibilities for the M-5000 Series consoles, based on the OHRCA platform.  Taking full advantage of Waves’ SoundGrid networking technology, the XI-WSG has three […]

InfoComm, Las Vegas, NV, June 8, 2016 – At the 2016 InfoComm Show in Las Vegas, Focusrite will be displaying its full range of audio network solutions for system integrators at its exhibition booth, #C10516. Focusrite will be showing the following newly introduced products: RedNet A8R: Eight channels of Dante™-networked A-D and D-A conversion, with […]

InfoComm, Las Vegas, NV, June 8, 2016 – Focusrite (booth C10516) is proud to announce the launch and worldwide availability of its second generation of Scarlett USB audio interfaces, the number-one-selling range of audio interfaces in the world. While the i/o count of every interface remains the same, the second generation of Scarlett USB audio […]

Kortrijk, Belgium, 10 June 2016 – Barco, a global leader in professional visualization technology, today announced that it has acquired MTT Innovation Inc., based in Vancouver, Canada. MTT is a developer of next-generation projection technology with expertise in high dynamic range, applied imaging algorithms, advanced color science and specialized hardware development. “With this investment, we […]

Now the doors to the American AV tradeshow Infocomm2016 have opened, the industry will be taking in the recent news of the acquisition of the interactive whiteboard manufacturer SMART by the world’s largest electronics manufacturer Foxconn, which now owns a 66.67% stake in its business. This follows its recent purchase of Sharp Electronics a couple […]

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, June 8, 2016 – Continuing its commitment to provide commercial integrators with state-of-the-art signal management solutions, Gefen the A/V signal management unit of Core Brands, a Nortek company (NASDAQ: NTK), today introduced a new line of switchers, splitters and extenders to the commercial market at InfoComm 2016. The introduction was made in […]

Wedemark, Germany, June 13, 2016 – Record turnover, strong growth in key regions and numerous new products: the Sennheiser Group, which published its annual results today, can look back on a successful fiscal year 2015 that underscored its objective of shaping the future of the audio industry. Total turnover rose by 7.5 percent to €682.2 […]

The high-performance RICOH KU12000 projector saves AV pros valuable time and delivers bright presentations in large installation environments driven by a dual-lamp design. For organizations that desire bright, high resolution images, the KU12000’s WUXGA (1920×1200) resolution, HDMI, and HDBaseT technology help to improve the overall video experience. The projector’s 12,000 lumen brightness shines through excess […]