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Latest figures from Screen Digest reveal that digital screen capacity has reached over 40 per cent in Europe (14,000 of 35,000 screens). France now boasts 3,300 digitised screens and there are over 2,000 in the UK. German take-up lags due to financing problems. Some of the larger German cinemas are…

When the economic downturn hit, rental and staging companies – and the live events market they serve – were hit hard and fast. Event suppliers were the first to feel the pinch, and they are still feeling it. It’s not just a UK phenomenon. InfoComm International’s series of Economic Snapshots…

Higher education is reckoned to be in crisis. But, more accurately, it is facing a series of crises, the severity of which are as yet unknown. The funding arguments taking place are just the tip of the iceberg, with plenty of associated issues yet to break surface. For example, will…

There was a time when museums relied solely on artefacts in display cases and descriptions on little cards alongside. Today even the most modest museum will employ some kind of audio visual show, combining video, sound and lighting. Similarly fairground rides have evolved from rickety wooden roller coasters into a…

As the NHS strives to do more with less, anything that cost-effectively improves patient outcomes, extends access to healthcare, shares clinical knowledge and makes more effective use of clinicians’ time is likely to be a high priority, and AV can tick all the right boxes. The buzzword is telemedicine, encompassing…

It hardly seems possible that just a decade ago, the vendors dominating today’s technology trade shows had barely even begun to focus on education. “In most instances, heavyweight IT providers were simply sponsoring IT suites in educational establishments, laying the cornerstones for future growth,” says Chris McIntyre-Brown, head of professional…

Stadiums are symbols of national or civic pride but with a commercial sensibility to recoup the millions poured into them. Festivals are artistic, often hedonistic events based on the 1960s ethos of equality and music for all. Both are big business and rely on the latest audio and visual technology…

The installation challenges required at airports and rail stations can be quite different but there are common sets of technologies and trends. A shared feeling among installers and vendors looking for business at domestic transport hubs is how tricky it can be to gain a foot in the door. With…

Before the 1997 UK general election, Tony Blair famously told the Labour Party conference that 'education, education, education' was to be a cornerstone of his manifesto. The subsequent nationwide drive to equip schools with information and communication technologies (ICT) through procurement agency Becta is credited with giving the UK a…