AVIXA has teamed up with the Object Management Group (OMG) to host a digital transformation event at InfoComm 2024. Transform! @ InfoComm 2024 will feature an exhibition hall, a dedicated conference curated by OMG, and networking opportunities. OMG is a non-profit standards and content creation body that promotes the benefits…
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Major immersive art exhibition firm files for bankruptcy
The Canadian company behind immersive exhibitions dedicated to artists such as Vincent van Gogh, Frida Kahlo and Claude Monet has filed for bankruptcy. Toronto-based Lighthouse Immersive has filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy in Delaware, along with its affiliates. The filing protects the company’s assets in the US, while insolvency proceedings take place…
Sports bar mounts 10 centrehung TVs with menu fixtures
Lakewood Tavern, an American food and sports bar, has completed an all-over TV installation at its new Lake Elmo, Minnesota location. The Tavern opened in March 2023 and is attracting customers as a place to gather and watch live sports of all kinds. Working with Innovative Sales Solutions (iSell Solutions),…
Pet-friendly drone show promoted as fireworks alternative
Drone show company Pixis has teamed up with Stella & Chewy's, a raw pet food brand, to change the way people in Los Angeles in the US celebrate special occasions with their pets. The companies have collaborated on a 300 drone display, controlled by Drone Show Technologies from SPH Engineering, to…
Sony projectors and displays transform college visualisation
The Covid-19 pandemic impacted many businesses and organisations and for the University of Rhode Island (URI), it led to some changes. “Everyone was realising that we needed displays and the ability to have hybrid meetings,” said Jeffrey Levesque, lead information technologist at URI. In addition to the pandemic, URI also…
Californian church puts its faith in Philips 9000 dvLED wall
PPDS has teamed up with integrator TechArts to deliver the largest Philips direct-view LED videowall installation in North America – at a church in California. As part of a campus-wide upgrade investment programme, the Desert Reign Church decided to replace its ageing stage set-up in order to transformation the experience…
PRG pilots L-Acoustics’ L Series speakers in the Americas
PRG (Production Resource Group) has been named one of two pilot-phase partners for L-Acoustics’ L Series Speakers in the Americas, before the technology becomes full available in October. PRG is an L-Acoustics Certified Provider Rental and has made an eight-figure investment with its long-term partner this year, with the equipment…
World’s largest concert-grade audio system unveiled
Sphere Entertainment has teamed up with Holoplot to create the "world’s largest fully integrated concert-grade audio system" for the Sphere in Las Vegas. Sphere Immersive Sound has been designed for the entertainment venue' curved interior, to provide individualised sound to each of the 18,600 seats. The system comprises about 1,600…
Huge LED screen boasts highest resolution in Times Square
Entertainers using a new TSX Broadway stage, in New York's Times Square, will perform from 'within' an SNA Displays LED video wall that has a resolution of 3,480 by 7,440 pixels. The nine-storey-high 1,670sq metre main screen, which is built from the company’s EMPIRE Exterior LED display technology, has an…
Inside the immersive United Airlines Airshop innovation lab
United Airlines has opened an Airshop innovation centre that showcases the future of aviation with 270° immersive projection mapping and interactive content. The airline worked with the Next/Now experiential agency at the venue in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Next/Now had previously worked with United on large-scale digital content projects, such as…