AV Magazine (Print Edition)

Leader: Ringing the changes

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In the market, declining margins, project cutbacks and delays, plus overall market volatility remained a concern, but in spite of this we felt the pro-AV industry should be feeling good about itself. The UK’s economy had grown at 0.8 per cent between July and September suggesting it was recovering faster…

Industry Insights: End-to-end oversight is the future of digital signage

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Imagine this scenario: You are launching a digital signage project, and you’ve carefully selected an integrator for hardware and infrastructure. You’ve also picked a software provider known for reliability and ease of use. Everything seems aligned, yet the project stumbles shortly after deployment. Why? Because while both pieces independently work…

What are the challenges expected to shape 2026?

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Consultancy Blue Touch Paper’s latest analysis – based on insights from its ‘2025 A Good Year?’ survey – has collected responses from consultants, distributors, integrators/resellers, managed service providers, hardware manufacturers, software vendors, and end users from North America, Europe, the UK & Ireland, APAC, LATAM, and MEA. Survey respondents identified…

Where the reel world meets the real world at Atlas9

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Kansas City now sports a narrative-driven immersive art experience set inside a 1990s cinema. Atlas9 blends interactive art installations, innovative storytelling and live interactions with performers. Visitors watch as scenes from ‘forgotten films’ from the 1990s come to life, immersing them in a ‘living’ cinematic universe. “Atlas9 comes with jazz…