Pro PTZ Camera Market in Decline, Still Outshines Pre-Pandemic Levels

By Shubham Kumar and Olivia Lowden Futuresource Consulting After enjoying unprecedented growth during the pandemic, the global professional pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera market has become increasingly competitive. Futuresource Consulting’s new report shows the global pro PTZ market declined in value YoY in FY2022 for the first time since the pandemic, as the urgency to equip spaces […]

Pro PTZ Camera Market in Decline, Still Outshines Pre-Pandemic Levels

Nanolumens Introduces 4K Version of Its Captivate Series

Nanolumens announced a 4K version of its Captivate Series in a 165” form factor, part of its all-in-one LED display product family. The company says all the previous models were 1080p. The new 4k version available in four sizes, ranging from 120-180 inches. Key Features of the Captivate Series: Captivate is available in 120”, 150”, […]

Nanolumens Introduces 4K Version of Its Captivate Series

Apogee Electronics Appoints Alex Oana to Global Sales Manager

Apogee Electronics announced the appointment of Alex Oana as its new global sales manager. With over 35 years in the audio industry, Apogee says Oana brings diverse experience and expertise to the company. His journey has included roles as an award-winning recording engineer/producer, FOH mixer for Pharrell Williams and N*E*R*D, a salesperson for Vintage King […]

Apogee Electronics Appoints Alex Oana to Global Sales Manager

Key Digital Adds IP to RS232 Control to KD-Pro4x1X-2 HDMI Switcher

Key Digital added IP to RS232 control to its KD-Pro4x1X-2 HDMI switcher via a firmware upgrade. Introduced last month, Key Digital says the firmware update enables the second-generation 4×1 UHD/4K/18G HDMI switcher to function as part of a programming-free presentation system similar to Key Digital’s unified communication and control products. By connecting the KD-CamUSB PTZ […]

Key Digital Adds IP to RS232 Control to KD-Pro4x1X-2 HDMI Switcher

Visionary Partners with Corsair Solutions for Distribution in Australia

Visionary has announced a partnership with Corsair Solutions for exclusive distribution in Australia. Based in Victoria, Visionary says Corsair Solutions is one of Australia’s leading importers and distributors of professional audio and video products. Corsair Solutions will serve as the exclusive distributor of Visionary’s network of audiovisual solutions throughout Australia. “Corsair Solutions is one of […]

Visionary Partners with Corsair Solutions for Distribution in Australia

Paul Wolff Teams Up With DCA to Launch Wolff Audio

Audio guru Paul Wolff has teamed with startup DCA (“digitally controlled analog”) to create a new professional audio company, Wolff Audio, with a mission to deliver new types of audio tools. Wolff has been at the “forefront of audio innovation” for more than four decades as the force behind brands such as API, Tonelux and […]

Paul Wolff Teams Up With DCA to Launch Wolff Audio

Scalable Display Technologies Integrates with AV Stumpfl’s PIXERA

Scalable Display Technologies announced an integration with AV Stumpfl’s PIXERA. Scalable and AV Stumpfl say the companies have collaborated to provide a full range of solutions to support compatibility with Scalable’s calibration technology. Scalable says it produces software that automatically calibrates images’ geometry, color and intensity across multiple projectors, resulting in a single, seamless digital […]

Scalable Display Technologies Integrates with AV Stumpfl’s PIXERA

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Recognize and Report Phishing

Phishing attacks have become an increasingly common problem for organizations of all sizes and can be very difficult to spot. It’s important every individual stop and think before clicking on a link or opening an attachment and know how to spot red flags. Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023 guidance provides the tools needed to recognize and […]

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Recognize and Report Phishing

JBL Professional Adds New All-in-One Column PA

JBL Professional just debuted the JBL IRX ONE All-in-One Column PA, which features a three-channel mixer and Bluetooth 5.0 audio streaming — all packed into a system that can be carried with one hand. JBL Pro says the IRX ONE utilizes concert line array-inspired directivity control, resulting in a custom-tuned, C-shaped array. Featuring six 2” […]

JBL Professional Adds New All-in-One Column PA

Free Chapel’s Forward Conference Impresses With PIXERA

Free Chapel is a growing multicampus church, operating out of Gainesville, Georgia, USA, that combines a local approach with a global vision. The church’s highly successful and technically advanced Forward Conference has been constantly evolving over nearly two decades. Snapback Productions from Atlanta was enlisted to support the technical realization of the 19th year of […]

Free Chapel’s Forward Conference Impresses With PIXERA

Star Wars Episode 10 Director to Give Keynote at ISE 2024

Multi Academy Award-Winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy has been revealed as the Opening Keynote for ISE 2024. Most widely known for her Academy Award-winning documentary shorts: “Saving Face” and “A Girl In The River: The Price Of Forgiveness,” Obaid-Chinoy is the first filmmaker from Pakistan to win an Oscar and the first female film director to win […]

Star Wars Episode 10 Director to Give Keynote at ISE 2024

Tascam Sonicview 16, 24 Receive Upgrades With Version 1.5

Tascam’s Sonicview 16 and Sonicview 24 mixing consoles have received yet another major upgrade. The latest firmware, version 1.5, claims to improve overall functionality and offer greater creative possibilities, particularly for broadcast professionals involved in studio, relay or live programming. The update adds a second monitor section for greater flexibility. The monitor sections 1 and […]

Tascam Sonicview 16, 24 Receive Upgrades With Version 1.5

LG Business Solutions, Aceso Interactive Collaborate for New Healthcare Digital Display Platform

LG Business Solutions and healthcare technology innovator Aceso Interactive are collaborating on a new platform designed to deliver customizable, personalized content to digital displays in healthcare settings. Aceso’s new Pane of Glass platform enables hospitals to use digital displays as blank canvases, allowing full control of the information displayed. Aceso’s platform presents data from various […]

LG Business Solutions, Aceso Interactive Collaborate for New Healthcare Digital Display Platform

Snap One Now Offers Alarm.Com Products Via Partner Portal

Snap One announced it is broadening its commercial-grade surveillance, access control and video doorbell solutions by offering partners a variety of products from Alarm.com through its U.S. Partner Portal. Alarm.com’s platform for connected property features mobile and web-based end-user apps that both commercial and residential security integrators can deploy. Its platform supports various security, access […]

Snap One Now Offers Alarm.Com Products Via Partner Portal

DPA Microphones Launches 2017 Shotgun Mic for ‘Challenging Broadcast Scenarios’

DPA Microphones has launched its new 2017 Shotgun Microphone. Designed to capture sound with high directivity, clarity and consistency, DPA says the 2017 excels in “challenging broadcast scenarios.” With its design and ability to withstand any environment or extreme application, DPA says this newest solution is ideal for broadcast and live events, from traditional news […]

DPA Microphones Launches 2017 Shotgun Mic for ‘Challenging Broadcast Scenarios’

PHABRIX Introduces QxP Portable Waveform

PHABRIX just debuted the QxP portable waveform for hybrid environments. PHABRIX says the QxP features an adaptable architecture (influenced by the QxL rasterizer). It comes equipped with a built-in 3U multi-touch LCD screen and offers users the option of V-Mount or Gold-Mount battery plates for improved portability. The company says this tool set integrates waveform […]

PHABRIX Introduces QxP Portable Waveform

RTI Adds Brittany Delgado as Regional Sales Manager

RTI announced the appointment of Brittany Delgado as its new regional sales manager. Delgado will oversee sales activities in the central U.S. region for both RTI and Blustream. “We are excited to welcome Brittany to our sales team,” said Josh Litwack, RTI vice president of global sales. “She’s a consummate AV sales professional with a […]

RTI Adds Brittany Delgado as Regional Sales Manager

SoundTube Entertainment Adds MCA2004t Class D Amplifier

SoundTube Entertainment announced the availability of the MCA2004t Class D amplifier. The amplifier is designed for continuous use in commercial and professional audio settings from performance venues to retail spaces and educational institutions. The MCA2004t Class D amplifier claims 200W at 8 ohms direct or 70/100V constant voltage output per each of its four channels […]

SoundTube Entertainment Adds MCA2004t Class D Amplifier

MSolutions Introduces MS-63U1C USB-C Extender Sets

MSolutions has added a new model to its series of USB-C extender sets capable of USB 3.2 signal extension over 100 meters (333 feet). Now shipping, MSolutions says the new MS-63U1C provides customers with the additional bandwidth required to transport USB Type C supporting USB 3.2 with “zero latency” inside meeting and learning spaces. The […]

MSolutions Introduces MS-63U1C USB-C Extender Sets

Funding Tools for Digital Signage and Display Solutions

THIS IS A PROMOTED POST By Haley Woods TD SYNNEX Money is the bottom line when it comes to business transactions. As much as we all want to bring solutions to the market that are the most user-friendly and needs-focused, the elephant in the room is often the budget. We know what we want and […]

Funding Tools for Digital Signage and Display Solutions

Panasonic Connect Expands ST 2110-Enabled AV Solutions Offerings

Panasonic Connect North America has expanded its ST 2110-enabled AV solutions lineup to support more “seamless and future-proofed production workflows” for its customers. At NAB New York, Panasonic Connect says it will showcase its full ST 2110 workflow from its KAIROS live production platform to its studio and PTZ cameras. Supporting ST 2110 integration for […]

Panasonic Connect Expands ST 2110-Enabled AV Solutions Offerings

JVC Professional Video Releases NDI-Compatible PTZ and Handheld Cameras

JVC Professional Video is shipping its NDI-compatible PTZ and handheld cameras. The company says these latest products are ideal for local news OTA stations, broadcast newsgathering, sports broadcasts, houses of worship and event facilities, among other applications. JVC claims the KM-IP8S4 CONNECTED CAM vMix Studio Switcher can manage at least eight NDI inputs at 1080 […]

JVC Professional Video Releases NDI-Compatible PTZ and Handheld Cameras

Contacta Systems Launches Rechargeable Loop Listener

Contacta Systems launched a new rechargeable loop listener for theater-goers, worshippers and students. The company says the RX-30 is a complete wireless receiver, designed to help people with hearing loss who don’t use a hearing aid or cochlear implant. The pocket-sized rechargeable receiver picks up signals transmitted by existing hearing loop systems which are fitted […]

Contacta Systems Launches Rechargeable Loop Listener

Need MS Teams Rooms Training? AVIXA’s Got It!

AVIXA has signed an agreement with Microsoft to offer Microsoft Teams Rooms training to ProAV professionals. This technical training to deploy, configure and manage Microsoft Teams Rooms is now available for free through AVIXA’s training catalog. “Employees want to have a high-level communication and collaboration experience whether they’re working from their home office or in […]

Need MS Teams Rooms Training? AVIXA’s Got It!

Powerbox Releases Ruggedized 1200W AC/DC Power Supply

Powerbox announced the release of its new ruggedized 1200W AC/DC power supply for ground-based defense applications and harsh industrial environments. In metal chassis format with a baseplate for conduction cooling, the company says the OFD1200A series can be used with a baseplate operating temperature range of minus 40 up to 95 C. For highly demanding […]

Powerbox Releases Ruggedized 1200W AC/DC Power Supply

British Columbia Institute of Technology Collaborates With Extron to Outfit New Health Sciences Centre

British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) in Vancouver, British Columbia, needed more space to meet the ever-increasing requirement for well-trained healthcare professionals throughout the province. Their new Health Sciences Centre (HSC) meets this need, bolstering theoretical studies with scenario-based experience using a wide array of products and technologies from Extron. “McSquared as the design consultants, […]

British Columbia Institute of Technology Collaborates With Extron to Outfit New Health Sciences Centre

Sustainability in AV Organization Announces 2024 Global Conference

Sustainability in AV (SAVe) announced the inaugural SAVe 2024 Global Conference for Sustainability in AV in Los Angeles at UCLA Luskin Conference Center March 14-15, 2024. SAVe 2024 will provide educational forums, workshops and planning sessions over the course of a day and a half. Stakeholders from across the globe will gather to meet, learn […]

Sustainability in AV Organization Announces 2024 Global Conference

Canalys Study Shows Investment in Cybersecurity Is on the Rise

Investment in cyber-resilience remained a top priority for organizations in Q2 2023 as threat levels continued to rise. Overall, the worldwide cybersecurity technology market grew 11.6% year on year to US$19.0 billion, despite ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty and constrained IT budgets. The top 12 vendors accounted for nearly half of this spending. Leading the market in […]

Canalys Study Shows Investment in Cybersecurity Is on the Rise

Exertis Almo Expands Drone System Offering — Now Includes Inspired Flight, Sony Airpeak

To address the growing need for products offering security and surveillance in public and regulated spaces, Exertis Almo, the largest and most specialized value-added North American AV distributor, has expanded its drone system offering to include products from Inspired Flight and Sony Airpeak. Exertis Almo has also partnered with Sonoran Desert Institute (SDI) to provide […]

Exertis Almo Expands Drone System Offering — Now Includes Inspired Flight, Sony Airpeak

Mago Announces Mago Room Essential Device With 3 Presentation Options

Mago just unveiled the Mago Room Essential Device with three presentation options. The company says it provides the option of using an HDMI cable or wireless presentation support, facilitated through native device screen sharing in its proprietary QR code scanning. Here’s a video showing it: Key Features: Wireless Presentation: The wireless presentation technology streamlines content […]

Mago Announces Mago Room Essential Device With 3 Presentation Options

Matrox Video Adds KMLync USB Keyboard, Mouse Switch

Matrox Video announced the launch of the Matrox KMLync USB keyboard and mouse switch, which enables users to control multiple systems, or Matrox Extio 3 IP KVM devices, from their control rooms through a single keyboard/mouse setup. Available as a stand-alone keyboard and mouse switch or as an accessory to the Extio 3 IP KVM […]

Matrox Video Adds KMLync USB Keyboard, Mouse Switch

Viking Introduces X-35 Series SIP VoIP Phone System

Viking added to its access control products this week with the new X-35 Series, an HD video and voice SIP VoIP phone system. Viking says the intercoms feature a built-in HD video camera with H.264 video compression, low light sensitivity and a wide viewing angle. Dual 1080p video streams can be viewed on a desktop […]

Viking Introduces X-35 Series SIP VoIP Phone System