Specifi, the AI-enabled software and project management platform for AV integrators, has announced a strategic partnership with Masimo’s consumer audio brands. It brings a wide range of Masimo’s audio products, including Bowers & Wilkins, Classé Audio, Denon, Definitive Technology, Maranta, and Polk Audio, directly to the Specifi platform. Bowers & Wilkins is one of Masimo’s brands The news of the Masimo partnership follows closely on the heels of Snap One joining Specifi just last month. This new collaboration strengthens Specifi’s commitment to provide US dealers with a comprehensive ..read more

Snap One has agreed to a third-party distribution deal with audio brand, Integra, part of the Premium Audio Company’s portfolio. The agreement will extend Snap One’s portfolio with a selection of Integra AV receivers and accessories, exclusively available to partners in the UK, Ireland and Switzerland. Integra is a Japanese manufacturer of premium home cinema AVRs. The new distribution partnership will provide installers with wider access to Integra products and will also introduce new integrators to the Snap One portfolio of products. Mark Reynolds, vice president and general manager EMEA, Sn ..read more

Istanbul-based Xperts-AV, a new pro-AV integrator and distribution business across Turkey and beyond, has teamed-up with video conferencing manufacturer, Boom Collaboration, to create a joint installation at IFOKS Teknoloji, an informatics company, in Ankara, Turkey. Xperts-AV is spearheaded by CEO Cengizhan Besikci, a former London music director turned entrepreneur, who boasts almost 40 years industry expertise. He launched the company a few months ago, offering activities such as pro-sound systems, stage lighting, video projection, conferencing, automation systems, LED screens, and CCTV. Xp ..read more

Lighting designer Aldo Visentin chose Ayrton Huracán LT and Zonda 9 FX lighting fixtures, grandMA3 consoles and MDG TheONE atmospheric generators for the North American leg of legendary Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli’s recent arena tour. A member of Show-Crew, Aldo Visentin has been Bocelli’s lighting designer since 2006. He used Ayrton fixtures on Bocelli’s previous set, which toured for almost two years, primarily in Europe. He designed the new set with four stage left and four stage right trusses arranged in a fan at different heights and tilted to increase the perspective look. ©Dennis Sugli ..read more

Lightware Visual Engineering, a manufacturer of connectivity solutions for the professional integrated systems market, has announced a new integration of its Taurus Switcher solutions with Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows. Developed for system integrators, IT professionals and corporate meeting room users, it delivers advanced Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) functionality and room control capabilities for Teams meeting spaces. Powered by the Lightware Taurus UCX/TPX Series Universal Switchers, the solution augments the Microsoft Teams Rooms experience by allowing users to integrate their personal ..read more

SNA Displays has hired Barbara Barry to lead its sports division. Working out of the company’s New York headquarters, Barry joins the leading LED display manufacturer with an extensive career in collegiate and pro sports digital signage, having supported organisations such as the Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Houston Rockets, Pittsburgh Penguins, Baltimore Orioles, Tennessee Titans, Seattle Seahawks, Orlando City Soccer Club, Arizona State University, and Penn State University. “My clients know I’m in it for the long haul,” said Barry, who joins as director of sales. “I relate to pe ..read more

Absen LED panels created a 17-ton LED cube that forms the imposing centrepiece of France’s second-largest indoor arena, the 12,000-seat LDLC Arena in Lyon, the home venue for LDLC ASVEL basketball team. It will also transform into a 16,000-seater venue for shows by artists such as Green Day, Justin Timberlake, Eric Clapton, Shaka Ponk and the Jonas Brothers. The giant cube was designed, manufactured and installed by French event production company Alabama Média. The four 3.9mm Absen LED panels each measure 8m × 4.5m, and the cube is fully motorised and retractable, courtesy of eight GIS D8+ el ..read more

UK technical solutions distributor Visualization has announced the expansion of its Trainee Digital Application Technician programme with the addition of six new team members. This marks the fourth intake of staff in the past two years. Each recruit undergoes an intensive 24-month education program that blends hands-on experience with classroom and online learning  modules. Upon completion of the training, participants emerge as qualified professionals proficient in a spectrum of technologies, including projection, dv-LED and LCD display technologies, unified communication solutions, equi ..read more

Shure and Neat have formed an alliance to deliver an enhanced meeting experience in large and acoustically challenging spaces. By joining forces, Shure and Neat ensure integration between Neat Bar Pro, a video meeting bar from Neat, and multiple Shure Microflex Ecosystem Solutions. “Our alliance with Neat brings the best of video and audio into a single room,” said Peter James, VP global business development, Shure. “Our integrated solutions can now easily be installed where customers want to have both a front-of-room all-in-one device and extraordinary audio coverage throughout the ..read more

PAI Partners a private equity firm, and Ardian, an investment house, have agreed a deal for Audiotonix, which is worth close to £2bn according to the Financial Times newspaper. Upon completion, PAI will acquire a majority stake and become the largest shareholder in Audiotonix, with Ardian retaining a minority stake alongside management. Based in south-west London, Audiotonix was created through the merger of three businesses, DiGiCo, Allen & Heath and Calrec. Founded in 2014, Audiotonix products have been used on global tours by artists such as Coldplay and U2, at major sporting events inc ..read more