Ten outstanding AV freelancers have named as winners of the inaugural AV Freelancer Awards, organised by JacobsMassey. The winners were announced at a gala presentation ceremony at the Congress Centre, London on Friday last week. Supporting the awards were headline sponsor IET Venues and IET.tv and category sponsors AV Magazine,…
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Newly formed AVPM Group names Mark Tildesley director
Mark Tildesley has joined the board of the newly formed AVPM Group as a director. Tildesley was formerly enterprise sales director for EMEA at Clevertouch. Prior to that, he spent more than two decades with Maverick, a TD SYNNEX company, working with leading brands to shape the emerging market for collaboration…
SP keeps Lux Machina on track at esports championship
Lux Machina Consulting has implemented Stage Precision’s SP software into its workflow for the production of Riot Game’s League of Legends World Championship esports competition in South Korea. For the project, the virtual production (VP) specialist deployed several different tracking solutions, including an inside-out optical tracking data system via Mo-Sys,…
Inside Pixel Artworks’ extraordinary Lighthouse workspace
Pixel Artworks Lighthouse is an extraordinary workplace in Farringdon, London that’s designed to inspire and amplify creativity. The new cutting-edge office space boasts a sleek, modern design that’s engaging and spectacular. The office also features an immersive LED room and interactive LED screens from Dynamo LED Displays, designed to elevate…
Giant transparent LED screen at ISE venue now in place
The new 193 sq metre transparent LED display welcome screen at the home of ISE in Barcelona has now been installed. Integrator Sono Tecnología Audiovisual today posted a picture of the display's handover to ISE managing director Mike Blackman on social media. The company said the display was the largest…
Microsoft extends Copilot to small and medium enterprises
Microsoft has announced that it is expanding access to Copilot for Microsoft 365 to businesses of all sizes, with no minimum seat requirement for commercial plans. Microsoft has previously required a 300-seat purchase minimum for Copilot for Microsoft 365 commercial plans. Copilot for Microsoft 365 gives priority access to the…
Digital Signage Advisor GPT launched in OpenAI’s GPT Store
A new generative AI tool has been launched to offer unbiased advice on digital signage to anyone with a ChatGPT Pro licence. Digital Signage Advisor GPT is the brainchild of Jason Cremins, founder and CEO of software company Signagelive. Launching the industry-specific tool in the new GPT Store, Cremins said:…
ISE pours cold water on badge printing entry chaos fears
You might think, like me, that the badge policy of the world's largest AV trade show is probably a dull subject to talk about even if it has some practical importance. But if you thought that, like me, you would be wrong. ISE's badge policy is a topic that has…
Flat panel manufacturing ‘to begin shift from China to India’
India is set to become the next big display manufacturing country. That's according to a prediction by research and consulting firm DSCC that was highlighted today by digital signage blog Sixteen:Nine. The prediction is one of ten that appear in an annual list, covering the whole of the display market, including…
White spot appears on world’s biggest LED screen at Sphere
A white spot has appeared on the world's largest LED screen - the 55,700 sq metre Exosphere outdoor display at the Sphere. The malfunction was reported by the Las Vegas Locally X (formerly Twitter) account at 1.30am local time on Boxing Day. The account, which appears not to be familiar…