If you’re dissatisfied with your current job in AV for whatever reason, then this is the time to go shopping for a new one. “It’s a candidate’s market,” says Denise O’Keeffe, AV and UC recruitment specialist in the UK and Europe at Woop Jobs. “There are more jobs than people…
It’s early January, and Mike Blackman, managing director of Integrated System Events, is in Barcelona. This is the Spanish city that has been home since 2021 to the ISE trade show following its move from Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Only the day before, Blackman was playing golf in the nearby…
Where has the last 12 months gone? One thing’s for sure, it’s been one heck of a time for schools trying to run an education system efficiently in the face of so many challenges. So, what apps and equipment are they now using, and how have their requirements/budgets fared? Many…
The AV industry can no longer ignore the fact that information security (IS) has become a major concern for its enterprise customers. Forced by the Covid-19 pandemic to accelerate digital transformation to support a radical shift to remote or hybrid work models, enterprises are now facing unprecedented pressure to increase…
During his childhood, AV industry stalwart Simon Jackson lived in the South West, North West and East of England before moving to London, so one might deduce had a fairly rounded view of the cultural differences and the north, south divide as well as London centricity. “I think it sparked…
Remember the days when teachers were called Chalky and the height of technical sophistication was a roller blackboard? You may soon be the only one who does. “Schools today typically rely heavily on large display formats for day-to-day teaching,” says Adrian Robertson, director of education for Scotland at Kinly. “The…
Dark clouds on the horizon cannot be ignored and integrators have a blurred vision of the future with a recession expected in the next six months,” says Jeroen Helms, regional sale director, Peerless-AV. That said, the pandemic caused a backlog of authorised projects that are now being implemented across the…
Immersive experience venues from the Illuminarium to Cosm Hollywood Park are changing the face of live events, but the Madison Square Garden Sphere promises to top the lot with a whole new entertainment medium. The $1.9 billion building is set to become the largest spherical structure in the world when…
Finland has a different approach to gambling because a state-owned company, Veikkaus, owns a monopoly on the gambling business from national lottery to online sports bets and casino poker. It is in the state’s interest to encourage ‘responsible’ gambling and so everything from the location to the design to the…
If you’d been down to the woods of Windsor from 17 November – 2 January you’d have found a lot more than just a teddy bear’s picnic! In its second year, the Windsor Great Park Illuminated seasonal light trail returned – promising visitors a new design with re-imagined installations, including…
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