AVNation Staff

5 Day Productions, a Niagara Falls-based AV integrator, uses LEA Professional's Connect Series amplifiers for high-performance audiovisual installations, providing reliable, remote monitoring and management in various venues, including churches and schools.

Jamestown Public Schools in New York has installed LG CreateBoard smart boards in all K-12 classrooms, enhancing interactive learning and streamlining management. The upgrade provides advanced digital tools, multi-touch features, and centralized control, promoting energy-efficient scheduling and remote content distribution.

Brian Solis, a globally renowned digital analyst, author, and innovation leader at ServiceNow, will deliver the Opening Keynote at ISE 2025 in Barcelona on February 4. His address will focus on how AI can drive innovation in the pro AV and systems integration industry, examining the future of tech development, the role of automation and augmentation, and strategies for leaders aiming to adopt an AI-first approach.

PPDS has opened its first North American Master Showroom, PPDS Studio NYC Metro, in Fairfield, NJ, showcasing Philips Professional Displays and AV solutions for various market verticals, including education, corporate, and hospitality, with innovative features and sustainability.

The University of Maryland's XFINITY Center has upgraded its basketball arena with a 12-display video system and an L-Acoustics Kara IIi sound system, providing an immersive experience for fans, utilizing AES67 protocol and QSC's Q-SYS management system.

Crestron Electronics has launched the DM NVX® 384 encoder/decoder during its AV-over-IP week, highlighting innovations like USB-C connectivity, multi-input switching, and support for 5K resolution. This addition to the DM NVX platform aims to improve AV distribution across unified communications, digital signage, and presentation applications.

Matrox Video has partnered with Vizrt to provide its DSX LE5 SDI I/O cards for the new TriCaster Vizion product line. This collaboration enhances Vizrt's live production capabilities, offering flexible, high-performance SDI connectivity suitable for broadcasters, sports networks, and live event producers.

Snap One has updated its Episode Surroundscape Landscape speaker series to enhance performance, durability, design, and installation flexibility. The new series includes various speaker and subwoofer sizes with mounting options that allow integrators to customize setups for diverse outdoor spaces. Key improvements include IP67 weather resistance and scalability.

LG Business Solutions USA is introducing LG Channels, a free ad-supported streaming service (FAST), on LG smart hotel TVs and set-top boxes. This service offers over 95 streaming channels in categories like news, sports, movies, and music, allowing hotels to customize channel selection without needing extra apps or hardware.

PPDS will showcase its latest hotel TVs and hospitality digital signage at The Hospitality Show in San Antonio, TX. Highlights include the Philips MediaSuite TV with Netflix and Google Cast functionality and the energy-efficient Tableaux Advance Color ePaper displays. PPDS aims to demonstrate how their solutions enhance guest experience, improve hotel sustainability, and offer operational efficiencies.