Midwich Group has entered a binding agreement to acquire prodyTel Distribution Gmbh, a distributor of professional audio and technical solutions products located near Nuremberg, Germany. Through its German subsidiary Kern & Stelly Medientechnik GmbH, Midwich will acquire 51% of the Company's share capital for an initial cash consideration of…
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Alfalite LED makes Norwegian debut at School of Economics
Spanish LED manufacturer Alfalite, the only European-owned manufacturer of LED, has supplied its first project in Norway in collaboration with its partner Caverion. The Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) in Bergen has installed a 9 x 2 metre Alfalite ModularpixPro 1.5 LED screen with ORIM technology. Founded in 1936, NHH…
Is this the world’s largest multitouch digital synthesizer?
The world's largest multi-touch digital synthesizer has been built for the launch of the Peugeot E-3008 Allure. Representing a new era for Peugeot, the E-3008 Allure is a fastback SUV which is available in an all-electric option The launch of the car took place in Sochaux, France, the birthplace of…
What does AV think of IBC? Three visitors share their views
At one time, there was a strict divide between the trade shows aimed at various sound and vision-oriented media sectors. Very few equipment manufacturers - and even fewer visitors - would attend both audiovisual (AV) and broadcast shows, with little or no intersection between the technologies used for the two…
TD Synnex to distribute Poly hybrid solutions across Europe
TD Synnex has signed a European distribution agreement with Poly to supply its video, voice and content collaboration and communication technology. Poly’s end-to-end portfolio of headsets, personal collaboration devices and videoconferencing tools is available through TD Synnex’s endpoint solutions division and its specialist AV business, Maverick. The distributor will support…
AV keeps the Enchanted Princess on the crest of a wave
In early summer, the Enchanted Princess cruise ship was home to the European launch of a restaurant unlike any other at sea. Called 360: An Extraordinary Experience, it is powered by the kind of AV you would expect to find in a theme park attraction. However, it’s not big or…
Satellite MLS projectors join audience at busy opera house
Digital Projection’s Satellite Modular Laser System (MLS) has found a new home in Munich’s historic Gärtnerplatztheater, one of the busiest opera houses in Germany. Specified by the Gärtnerplatztheater’s head of video, WE ARE VIDEO’s Raphael Kurig, and provided by Digital Projection’s German partner ETHA, the new projector system is supplied…
The ‘most beautiful office in Sweden’ installs Humly panels
An upmarket office and meeting facility in Stockholm, Sweden, has turned to Humly to provide a simplified booking and reservations system. Cecil Coworking, which has been dubbed “Sweden’s most beautiful office”, offers 3,200 sq metres of premium office, conferencing, lounge and desk space to companies and individuals on a membership…
Dutch school deploys AtlasIED’s Atmosphere to ring its bell
A constant factor in school life is the bell to mark different parts of a day, from the start and end of classes to breaks to the longed-for going home time. The bell itself has changed over the years from being rung by hand to electric models and is now…
Star Wars film director to give opening keynote at ISE
Multi Academy Award-winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy has been named as the opening keynote speaker at ISE 2024. Most widely known for her Academy Award-winning documentary shorts: Saving Face and A Girl In The River: The Price Of Forgiveness, Obaid-Chinoy is the first filmmaker from Pakistan to win an Oscar and the…