AV Magazine

1 week ago | avinteractive.com | Guy Campos

You can tell a lot with rigorous research. But sometimes you can learn from your own eyes, in the car park of a railway station. Where once, in fact ever since the pandemic, this car park was empty, this week one visitor struggled to find a parking space. This was on their way to a midweek meeting of the AV User Group in London. Not only was the car park full, so too was an overflow area. And our intrepid motorist even had to drive a mile and a half, just to find a space.

1 week ago | avinteractive.com | Guy Campos

A Canadian bank has told one of its suppliers that it will refuse to take any products from an American company. This was just one of the extraordinary findings of research into the impact of tariffs, presented to members of the AV User Group at a meeting in London yesterday. The anecdote came from Jon Sidwick, “chief storyteller” at consultancy Blue Touch Paper, which has a channel advisory board of more than 100 participants feeding into its research.

1 week ago | avinteractive.com | Guy Campos

d&b audiotechnik has appointed Ryan Penny as vice president of global business development. In this newly established role, he will be responsible for leading and implementing global business development strategies and expanding the company’s footprint across key markets and verticals. With over a decade of experience in the professional audio sector, Ryan’s broad skill set spans sales leadership, production management, consultancy, and strategic business development.

1 week ago | avinteractive.com | Guy Campos

London’s Elizabeth line is to host four “world-first” tunnel-wrap LED displays, showing full-motion advertising campaigns to commuters. Plans for the immersive 10 metre long displays in the railway line’s passageways were unveiled last week by outdoor media company Global. Global has an eight-year contract to work with Transport for London, which manages the city’s transport network, that was announced last September.

2 weeks ago | avinteractive.com | Guy Campos

Netgear has announced a new mission for its business division, focusing on serving small to medium sized enterprises. The aim is to provide networking solutions that are simple, reliable and cost-effective without compromising on expertise and innovation. “In this next era of Netgear we’re stripping away complexity, removing friction, and reimagining what business networking can be,” said CEO CJ Prober.