The companies, which worked with major retailers such as Iceland Foods and Currys, appointed liquidators two months after their US parent company made layoffs.
Latest News
- LG brings its ultra-thin epaper display to signage market
Aimed at retail and hospitality, the Ultra Low E-Paper Display is 8.6mm wide at its thinnest point while its battery lasts up to 300 days when content changes once every 24 hours.
Inside the AI arts museum that generates 1.5 billion pixelsDataland in Los Angeles is billed as the world's first omni-sensory museum where AI generated scents and tastes meet 84 Epson projectors, 28 LG displays and L-ISA sound by L-Acoustics.
Pufferfish splits immersive work across three divisionsPufferStudio, PufferEvents and PufferTech will allow clients to handle content, events and technical delivery through one company instead of juggling multiple immersive suppliers.
Massive Star Wars drone light show staged in South KoreaStormtroopers and Darth Vader were among the characters depicted by the 2,000 drones over Seoul to publicise the forthcoming release of the Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu movie.
Solstice AV signs distribution deal with Newline InteractiveThe partnership will make the manufacturer’s interactive display portfolio available to UK resellers, strengthening Solstice's education offering ahead of the busiest time of the year.
Visitors pull on ropes to topple king’s statue on screenVisitors to the Museum of the City of New York can recreate a moment from US history by pulling on ropes hanging from holes in a screen to topple a virtual statue of George III.
Issues and insight
- Android end of life alarm sounded at the AV User Group
Questions about MTR on Android, BYOD and how to help managers get the AV voice heard in their organisations dominated a discussion at BMA House in London.
- Blackmagic raises prices and adds no-storage ATEM models
Rising memory costs have driven Blackmagic Design to announce sweeping price rises and offer ATEM Television Studio without pre-installed 2TB storage.
Hybrid workers swap home office for Oval cricket groundHundreds of people have taken up Surrey County Cricket Club's offer of the "ultimate homeworking experience" by working from the Kia Oval stadium during county championship matches.
Event company owners ‘lose everything’ in warehouse fireFire crews spent several hours tackling a blaze at Freq Audio Systems’ new warehouse, which the event production company moved into only a month earlier.
AV hackathon shows higher ed technicians the big pictureA King's College London training day supported by Hewshott and JacobsMassey was structured around a new DELTA framework in a pioneering initiative.
Convergence ‘is now fact’ as corporate visitors flock to NABFuturesource says AV and broadcast convergence has arrived, with more than 13,000 corporate media pros attending NAB, nearly double last year's total, while creator numbers surged too.
DvLED sales revenue inches up 2% in first quarter in USA PMA Research report found sales up 2% year on year in Q1, even compared with last year's pre-tariff sales bump, with all-in-one displays growing their share of revenues at distributors.
Projects
- Thirty football clubs add Sky Q TV to Uniguest AV backbone
TVC Technology Solutions delivered a coordinated rollout designed to encourage fans to arrive earlier, stay longer and spend more in hospitality areas at EFL clubs.
- First airport terminal deploys fully interactive hologram
Terminal B at LaGuardia airport in New York has unveiled Bridget, a guest services and wayfinding hologram ambassador based on Proto display and Holomedia AI concierge technology.
Samsung Spatial Signage showcases 3D lions and tigersAt South Korea’s largest theme park, lions and tigers appear poised to leap into the queue from glasses-free 3D displays, turning the the wait for a Safari World zone into part of the attraction.
BMW and E Ink unveil production-ready car using ePaperThe BMW iX3 Flow Edition marks the first integration of E Ink Prism into an exterior autobody component, bridging the gap between prototypes and the scalable implementation of the tech.
Supermarket pilots touchscreen orders at meat counterThe digital kiosk at the Edeka Jensen branch enables customers to place their order at the fresh-meat counter, so they can continue shopping rather than waiting in line while it is processed.
SoundTube delivers discreet audio at Library of CongressSoundTube’s soundbars provide clear, localised audio for the Treasures Gallery at the Library of Congress, preserving intelligibility while keeping hardware hidden in the historic space.
Outline audio tames Romania’s largest evangelical churchOutline’s Superfly system delivers full-range coverage without subwoofers for a 200‑voice choir and 80‑piece orchestra on open microphones in a hexagonal, 3,600‑seat sanctuary at the church.
Product news
- Jabra unveils USB video bar built for BYOD in small spaces
The PanaCast U30 is for organisations that want to support video collaboration in every meeting space, but find equipping smaller rooms is costly and complex.
- ‘Fingerprint of light’ technology can prove if a video is real
Lightmark tackles the rise in fake videos by turning ordinary light at the moment of capture into an unforgeable proof of origin that can document where and when a video was recorded.
Leyard Europe unveils range of tool-less LED video wallsThe Planar Mantis Series, which is available in three pixel pitches, is designed for quick installation in rental and staging environments by crews of all experience levels.
Netgear launches premium support tiers and pro servicesPremium Support and Professional Services offer SLA‑backed support with expert‑led engineering solutions to give MSPs and their customers greater confidence in network performance.
AVer launches 4K AI-powered NDI matrix auto tracking boxThe MT500 automates multi‑camera production to deliver operator‑free video for lecture halls and corporate spaces, while providing dual 4K outputs and AV‑over‑IP integration.
Lightware extends Taurus brand to rack‑mount matrixThe 1RU Rack Taurus offers 2x100W USB-C charging and full BYOM support with extension up to 100m to simplify centralised installations in environments such as corporate training spaces.
ClickShare and Logitech bundle certified for Teams RoomsThe ClickShare Hub Core and Logitech MeetUp 2 bundle provides simple wireless conferencing and presentation with AI‑enhanced audio and video for small meeting rooms.
People and companies
- LEDsynergy shifts standard LED display production to India
LEDX Technology which operates India's first and only fully automated LED display factory will make the core range, with specialist displays still made in the UK.
- Netgear’s switch to pro AV pays off in enterprise sales
Enterprise has taken over from the home as the biggest source of sales at Netgear for the first time this year, with pro AV managed switches the main growth driver.
Trison signs UK connectivity partnership aimed at retailersTrison will work with Sky Business to deliver reliable and scalable experience-led retail projects, and plans to extend the collaboration into quick-service restaurants and hospitality.
NΞXXT to run four-hour AI Sprint hackathon at InfoCommThe SPRINT, which is being organised by NΞXXT, will challenge participants to move from AI ideas to real prototypes, with the top teams presenting at AVIXA Xchange the following day.
AV industry YouTuber posts video with nearly 2m viewsSpor Group strategy director Chris Gore's video on workplace surveillance has gone viral ahead of the launch of his new book on workplace technology.
War of Worlds and Elvis shows close after company failureThe Layered Reality immersive experiences in London were hit by the collapse of operator Ellipsis Entertainment, which cited ‘significant headwinds’ across the entertainment industry.
Midwich’s Innovation House surpasses 11,000-visitor markThe multi-brand experience centre, which opened five years ago, underwent a £1m refresh last year and now features more than 200 products from 50 vendors across 14 technology zones.