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Wednesday 30 September
AI Can Answer Questions About Your AV System. But Should It Be Allowed to Act?
A sponsored article considers whether AI should receive authority to operate AV systems, addressing AV and IT teams evaluating automated actions beyond information retrieval and analysis.
LG identifies display opportunities at Think Beyond event
LG presented its LASA 136 MAGNIT microLED display alongside Futuresource market analysis at a London event, highlighting potential applications for commercial display buyers and AV integrators.
Bogen Communications to Showcase Solutions at NECA 2026
Bogen plans to exhibit a two-sided VoIP LED messaging display with a flasher and Nyquist network peripherals at NECA 2026, targeting electrical contractors evaluating communication systems.
Sony Cameras Power Production for Netflix’s “Wonka’s The Golden Ticket”
Sony says its FR7 and BRC-AM7 cameras supported Netflix’s Wonka-themed competition series, demonstrating PTZ camera use in television workflows for production teams.
ISCVE Registered Installer Scheme
ISCVE highlighted its installer registration scheme, which connects sound, communications and AV contractors committed to recognized working standards, helping customers identify participating businesses.
Car window display offers potential for DOOH campaigns
Pranos outlined plans for software interfaces and content management capabilities that could enable automated advertising delivery through its HoloGlass vehicle-window projection technology, opening another potential channel for outdoor advertisers.
ViewSonic unveils dvLED solution with ‘industry-leading’ lift
ViewSonic introduced the 136-inch LDS136-152 folding LED display with revised height adjustment and hinge construction, targeting AV teams that regularly transport and deploy screens.
AOTO expands microLED capacity at new production facility
AOTO expanded microLED manufacturing with a new facility using automation and digitally managed processes, increasing production capability for customers specifying fine-pitch LED installations.
McDonald’s pilots third-party ads on drive-thru displays
McDonald’s is testing advertising from outside brands across screens and its app at 450 US restaurants, exploring additional income while creating opportunities for advertisers and retail signage providers.
Steven Spielberg, 'Disclosure Day' Turn to 4Wall, Absen, Brompton Technology, and Disguise for Virtual Production
Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day used virtual production equipment from 4Wall, Absen, Brompton Technology and Disguise, showing how filmmakers combine LED screens, server systems and image processing.
Auri supports accessible listening in worship spaces
New worship venue installations of Auri’s Auracast technology demonstrate assistive audio delivery for congregants who need additional listening support.
Behind the Sound at IPS 2026
The IPS Pro-Audio Show announced initial 2026 talks exploring audio work on nature documentaries and the BBC Proms, offering production insights for sound professionals.
WyreStorm opens new EMEA headquarters in the Netherlands
WyreStorm opened its EMEA headquarters in Haarlem, providing regional customers and partners with sales support, demonstration facilities and a base for planned training activities.
Hippotizer drives real-time visuals for Swiss band’s gig
HECHT’s Hallenstadion concert used Green Hippo Hippotizer servers to blend camera imagery, Notch processing and prepared video on LED screens, demonstrating a concert workflow for live production teams.
Nanolumens Oculus LED airport installation wins DSF Pixel Award
Nanolumens’ 220-foot curved Oculus screen at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport received a DSF Pixel Award, recognising a digital signage project relevant to airport operators and display designers.
Tuesday 29 September
4Wall Builds LED Virtual Production Sets for ‘Disclosure Day’
4Wall created and ran three virtual production environments for Steven Spielberg’s “Disclosure Day,” combining Absen displays, Brompton processing and Disguise systems for the filmmaking team.
Rants & rAVes — Episode 1547: From AV Cybersecurity to Drones: What We’re Teaching at E4 Boston
A rAVe podcast previews educational sessions at E4 Boston on October 15, covering subjects including AV cybersecurity and drones for industry attendees.
AV Does Not Need a New Security Model. We Need to Use the One We Already Have
NETGEAR executive Richard Jonker argues that AV teams should apply established security practices to connected equipment, responding to concerns about information exposure through microphones, cameras and other devices.
HP and Google Expand Availability of HP Dimension with Google Beam
HP and Google expanded access to HP Dimension with Google Beam across six countries, widening purchasing availability for organizations evaluating the conferencing technology.
Legrand | AV Expands Wiremold Sit-Stand Desk Power Lineup With a New 65W Option
Legrand AV added a 65W option to its Wiremold adjustable-desk power range, combining desktop connections and under-desk outlets for workplace users powering personal devices and monitors.
NextLevel Acoustics Launches Two New Mantelbar Solutions
NextLevel Acoustics introduced Mantelbar and a version accommodating the Sonos Arc, giving residential AV installers additional options for incorporating audio into living spaces.
AJA ColorBox Delivers Across In-Venue Displays at Live Events
AJA ColorBox is being used to adjust colour across venue screens, helping live event technicians achieve a more uniform appearance when presenting content on multiple displays.
4Wall deploys Absen, Brompton and Disguise for Spielberg’s Disclosure Day
4Wall supplied three virtual production setups for Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day using Absen displays, Brompton processing and Disguise technology, illustrating coordinated LED and camera workflows for film production teams.
Monday 28 September
New Rules of Connection: Great Meeting Audio Goes Beyond the Spec Sheet
rAVe and HP launched a video series examining meeting audio and collaboration, offering AV professionals perspectives on supporting participants across different locations.
Extron Introduces Professional AV Over IP Design Guide
Extron released guidance on planning and deploying network-based AV, helping system designers and integrators understand architecture, security and reliability considerations.
Steady Brand Joins Custom Channels Ownership Group
Steady Brand joined Custom Channels under shared ownership, broadening their combined offerings in commercial music, signage, media and AV installation while retaining separate market focuses.
WAVIT Announces Three Interactive Initiatives This October
WAVIT announced three October activities offering AV and IT professionals opportunities for mentoring, relationship building and stress management.
North American Broadcasters Association to Hold Cybersecurity Summit
The North American Broadcasters Association will host a cybersecurity summit on October 20, 2026, at New York’s Greene Space for broadcast and media professionals addressing digital threats.
Sphere Launches New Technology Partnership with Disguise
Sphere Entertainment and Disguise agreed to collaborate over multiple years on specialized technology for Sphere, supporting teams developing immersive venue experiences.
ClearLED Celebrates Double Win at Inaugural DSF Pixel Awards
ClearLED received two DSF Pixel Awards, including recognition for its Bristol Digital Futures Institute installation, highlighting its work for digital signage designers and integrators.
Rants & rAVes — Episode 1546: Golf Simulation Is Becoming the Next Big Opportunity for AV Integrators
A Rants & rAVes episode examines golf simulation’s expansion into workplaces, hospitality, education and other commercial settings, outlining potential business opportunities for AV integrators.
Martin Audio WPS with TiMax Processing Powers Major Montreal Festivals
Martin Audio WPS loudspeakers and TiMax processing supported Montreal’s Francos and international jazz festivals, demonstrating a festival sound deployment relevant to live audio production teams.
Martin Audio Releases Next-Generation Prediction and Optimization Software Display 3
Martin Audio commercially released DISPLAY 3 after beta testing, giving sound system designers updated tools for modeling and optimizing coverage, with faster processing claimed by the manufacturer.
dBTechnologies VIO Delivers Festival Sound for Supergirl Surf’s Virginia Beach Debut
A dBTechnologies VIO sound system supported concerts at Virginia Beach’s first Super Girl Surf Festival, providing an outdoor deployment example for festival organizers and audio providers.
MultiDyne Brings Expanded MultiDyne and MRMC Technology Portfolio to CABSAT 2026
MultiDyne plans to exhibit MRMC camera robotics alongside its fiber transport, camera connection and IP products at CABSAT 2026, broadening the equipment offering available to broadcast production teams.
Mount-It! PRO Zaxxis Micro dvLED Mount Now Shipping
Mount-It! PRO began shipping its Zaxxis Micro mounting system, offering professional installers a slim, modular option for direct-view LED installations.
Nexora Announces Five Outstanding Leaders Named Finalists for CRN’s 2026 Women of the Year Awards
Five leaders at Nexora, whose North American businesses include Almo Pro AV and JAM Industries, became finalists in CRN’s 2026 Women of the Year Awards, recognizing leadership within technology distribution.
Bluesound, BluOS and NAD Bring Effortless Multi-Room Audio to Murrayfield Home
A four-story Edinburgh home received a multiroom audio installation using Bluesound, BluOS and NAD, illustrating an approach relevant to residential AV integrators upgrading existing properties.
Adder ARDx
Adder introduced ARDx, an IP-based KVM platform with an embedded server, supporting integrators who need distributed computer access for video walls, medical imaging and industrial installations.
Sunday 27 September
Absen CL V3
Absen’s CL V3 indoor LED range offers coverage of up to 97% of the DCI-P3 colour space for integrators specifying displays in retail, corporate, conferencing and control-room settings.
Planar Cobra Series
Planar introduced Cobra Series displays at InfoComm, combining miniature LEDs with redundancy at individual pixels to help video wall operators preserve picture consistency and uptime.
Saturday 26 September
Haivision Command 360
Haivision’s Command 360 software combines with dedicated hardware to let enterprise operations teams display and manage live information across video walls.
Draper Foundation ONE
Draper added Foundation ONE to its display mounting range, offering installers a modular system that supports panel-by-panel assembly to simplify installation.
Friday 25 September
The Weakest Link Is Listening
An opinion article questions gaps in corporate security practices through the issue of listening, raising concerns relevant to AV and IT teams managing workplace audio technology.
Steady Brand and Custom Channels Partner To Expand Market Reach
Steady Brand joined Custom Channels’ ownership group, expanding the companies’ combined offering of commercial music, signage, media and AV installation services for business customers.
Hippotizer Turns HECHT’s Spontaneity into Live Visuals at Hallenstadion
HECHT’s Hallenstadion concert used Hippotizer media servers to combine camera footage, Notch effects and prepared visuals on LED screens, illustrating a flexible production approach for live video teams.
Renkus-Heinz ICONYX Brings Clarity to Griffith Observatory’s Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon Theater
Griffith Observatory’s Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon Theater adopted Renkus-Heinz ICONYX loudspeakers to improve audio intelligibility, providing an installation example for theater operators and sound system integrators.
ViewSonic Now Shipping LDS Series of Mobile LED Displays
ViewSonic began shipping its LDS136-152, a folding 136-inch mobile LED display supplied preassembled, offering AV teams a large display designed for quick setup.
Sontronics Named Finalist in Two Categories at the 2027 NAMM TEC Awards
Sontronics’ ARIA 2 and SOLO W1 microphones became finalists in separate categories at the 2027 NAMM TEC Awards, drawing attention from recording and professional audio buyers.
Lamar Advertising Brings New Life to an 18-Year Sioux Falls Landmark with Daktronics Digital Technology
Lamar Advertising worked with Daktronics to modernize a Sioux Falls billboard operating since 2008, updating digital advertising infrastructure serving local advertisers.
AVer’s Nhu Doan Recognized on CRN’s 100 People You Don’t Know But Should List for 2026
CRN included AVer operations director Nhu Doan in its 2026 recognition of lesser-known technology industry contributors, highlighting a leader at the conferencing and education technology supplier.
nsign and Sony Collaborate to Simplify Digital Signage Deployment
nsign gained certification for Sony BRAVIA Professional Displays, enabling its signage application to operate on compatible screens and simplifying deployment for signage operators and integrators.
Nanolumens’ Oculus Display at George Bush Intercontinental Airport Earns Top Recognition in DSF Pixel Perfect Award
Nanolumens’ curved Oculus LED installation at George Bush Intercontinental Airport received a DSF Pixel Award, recognizing a project relevant to airport operators and digital signage designers.
4Wall Provides Virtual Production for Disclosure Day with Absen, Brompton Technology, and Disguise
4Wall created and ran three LED-based virtual production environments for Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day using Absen, Brompton and Disguise equipment, demonstrating their combined use for filmmaking teams.
Top Ten Pro AV stories of the week
Sound & Video Contractor collected its most-read professional AV articles from September 21–25, giving industry readers a weekly overview of topics attracting attention.
L-Acoustics expands EN 54 portfolio
L-Acoustics expanded EN 54 certification across speakers, amplified controllers and networking equipment, broadening options for integrators specifying voice alarm installations.
AJA ColorBox delivers display colour matching for large-scale live event
Kean Production Services used AJA ColorBox with Calman and Livegrade to align 24 projectors with an LED wall at a Keller Williams conference, addressing colour consistency for event production teams.
Datapath VSN V3
Datapath added a Xeon processor configuration to its VSN V3 video wall controller, expanding computing options for integrators alongside support for up to 128GB of memory.
Panasonic MEVIX TL-55LV12A
Panasonic added the TL-55LV12A LED display to its MEVIX range, giving integrators an option designed to replace existing LCD video walls without visible panel borders.
Case Study: Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream, Washington D.C.
A case study examines the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream in Washington, D.C., highlighting storytelling, interactive technology and games for professionals developing visitor experiences.
Thursday 24 September
First Baptist Nashville Drastically Upgrades Production Communications with Clear-Com’s Arcadia Central Station
First Baptist Nashville installed a Clear-Com intercom system centered on Arcadia during a sanctuary renovation led by Mankin Media, updating communications for the church’s production crew.
Watchfire Names Chris Kelm Vice President of On-Premise Sales
Watchfire appointed Chris Kelm to lead on-premise sales, overseeing a business serving sign companies and their local commercial customers.
Voting Is OPEN for the 2026 rAVe Readers’ Choice Awards
Voting has opened for the 2026 rAVe Readers’ Choice Awards, allowing AV professionals to choose winners from finalists nominated by the industry.
MuxLab and Symetrix Expand AV Control Capabilities with New Composer Module
MuxLab released a Symetrix Composer module that lets integrators manage its AV-over-IP devices through Symetrix controls using the Muximus management platform.
dvLED on the Go: Introducing the ViewSonic LDS136
ViewSonic introduced the LDS136 integrated LED display with changes intended to simplify deployment and improve accessibility for AV operators needing a movable screen.
Case Study: University of Virginia Contemplative Commons, VA
A case study profiles the University of Virginia’s 57,000-square-foot Contemplative Commons, highlighting adaptable spaces and connections to outdoor areas for campus facility planners.
Case Study: City National Bank, FL
City National Bank installed a 32-by-9-foot LED wall with CALICO PRO processing in its Florida headquarters’ breakroom, creating a shared viewing space for employees during the World Cup.
Wednesday 23 September
DisplayNote, Horion Partner to Bring Launcher to Interactive Displays
DisplayNote and Horion are adding Launcher software to Horion touchscreens, giving meeting room users access to compatible conferencing services and room schedules.
rAVe [TV] — Episode 284: FORTÉ Names a New CEO — Plus Lessons From Real-World AV Projects
rAVe’s latest video episode examines Christopher Mounts’ appointment as FORTÉ’s global CEO and discusses practical project lessons for AV professionals.
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rAVe [TV] Transcript — Episode 284: FORTÉ Names a New CEO — Plus Lessons From Real-World AV Projects
rAVe published a transcript of its discussion about FORTÉ’s CEO change and lessons from AV installations, providing industry readers with a written version of the episode.
Josh.ai Publishes Code of Conduct for AI in the Home
Josh.ai published twelve principles and an accompanying technical framework for household AI behavior, offering guidance to companies developing and integrating residential control technology.
Symetrix Expands Audio-Technica Benelux Partnership to Belgium and Luxembourg
Symetrix extended Audio-Technica Benelux’s exclusive distribution territory to Belgium and Luxembourg, expanding regional supply and support for integrators and customers.
Panopto Launches Three New AI Capabilities Designed to Facilitate Learning
Panopto introduced three AI features intended to help education and enterprise users search recorded knowledge, create learning activities from video and access organizational information through other AI applications.
Hollyland Introduces LARK M3 Flexible and Scalable Wireless Audio System for Multi-Person and Multi-Camera Production
Hollyland launched the LARK M3 wireless microphone system, supporting audio distribution between multiple participants and cameras for interview, podcast and video production teams.
Extron Launches New High-Performance 8K HDMI Switcher with Audio De-Embedding
Extron released the SW2 HD 8K HDMI switcher, giving integrators two video inputs and analog audio extraction for installations requiring separate sound connections.
LEA Professional Announces Partnership with Adagio Pro for European Expansion
LEA Professional partnered with Barcelona distributor Adagio Pro to broaden European access to its commercial audio products for dealers and system integrators.
Martin Audio Distributor Generation AV Unveils Expanded Experience and Training Center in Singapore
Generation AV opened an expanded Singapore demonstration and training facility, giving regional audio professionals a place to evaluate Martin Audio equipment and develop technical skills.
QuickLink StudioPro Powers Next Generation Student Media at Westminster Schools
Westminster Schools in Atlanta adopted QuickLink StudioPro and its Proton controller to support student broadcasting and video storytelling.
Get Ahead 2026 at the Stadium of Light
Registration opened for Get Ahead 2026 at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light on November 12, inviting participation from ISCVE’s sound, communications and AV community.
TOA UK welcomes Olivia Wood
TOA UK hired Olivia Wood for its sales team to assist AV distribution customers in its southern region.
Showcase Your Business at ISCVEx 2027
Exhibitor reservations opened for ISCVEx 2027, giving sound, communications and AV businesses an opportunity to present their offerings at Coombe Abbey in Warwickshire on March 16–17.
Monday 21 September
Boston Lyric Opera Turns Translation into Scenic Art with Epson
Boston Lyric Opera used Epson projectors behind the stage surface to turn translated text into animated scenic elements, offering a projection application for theatrical designers and production technicians.
A New Aspect for Pro AV
AV Network examines how audiences accustomed to mobile viewing are changing production practices and what those shifts mean for professional AV integrators.
