Up in Tyneside, component supplier Canford Audio’s shipping policy is a model of green conscience. Its ‘UPS Carbon Neutral’ programme combines with recyclable air-fill packaging, motion-detection lighting, solar panels and even a wildlife garden to make the company’s contribution to the cause on everyone’s agenda, funded by a surcharge to…
We seem to be reaching a sweet spot in the development of remote events and conferences. “Thanks to a convergence of affordable technology that delivers great results, and behaviour changes necessitated by Covid, the sky is really the limit on what’s possible,” says Stu Siegal, executive producer and creative director…
Over the past six months a new trend has swept through Dubai. Called gastro-theatre, it’s essentially a modern take on a haute cuisine dinner show which gives guests the impression they have been transported to far-flung places. The restaurants tend to be pop ups and, just like traditional theatre troupes,…
You wouldn’t buy a car without driving it. You wouldn’t buy a violin without playing it. So why would anyone buy an AV system without seeing or hearing what it can do? A simple idea, perhaps, but one that is at the heart of a trend that seems to be…
If you know that HHB stands for Half Human Band, you know HHB’s rock and roll provenance. Live sound drove the early business, was replaced by recording and broadcast and, later, audio post-production. Now, with Midwich’s purchase of the company in July, the niches are wide open. When Ian Jones…
As much as I am personally fascinated and inspired by the accessibility and the overall potential of video related AI (artificial intelligence) tools, the more I think of this brave new world, the more I am moving from scratching my head to wanting to facepalm myself ‘dim mak’ style. It…
Deep work, requiring solitary concentration, can’t always be avoided on days in the office which can be a distraction, and the benefits of spontaneous conversations can still be missed while working remotely, even part of the time. It’s a given that if everything hybrid works, benefits for staff include flexibility,…
The rapid emergence of AI is the result of research seeds that were planted almost 30 years ago which have now grown into powerful, practical tools that will change how we work, learn, and collaborate. It’s important to recognise we’re amid a historic shift in how technology integrates with and…
Everyone’s been back in Biamp’s offices for two years, and the disruption caused by the pandemic effectively rippled for only one quarter of one year. Rumours of the end of the world had been greatly exaggerated. Furthermore, the subsequent supply chain crisis has barely affected Biamp at all, thanks to…
For over a century the pinnacle of achievement in motion picture entertainment has been theatrical presentation in the cinema. For over half a century the pinnacle of global live events has been TV broadcasts – from the moon landing, to FIFA World Cups and the Olympic Games. Innovations like colour…
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