ProAV Today
WATCH: How Disney imagineers brought Olaf to life
Walt Disney Imagineers explain how they overcame obstacles to bring the self-exploring robot to Disney parks
ProAV Today
Researchers turn any surface into a touch screen
Fingertip blanching is the key to controlling a projected touch panel
ProAV Today
WATCH: Teardown of never-released rollable OLED phone prototype
The phone, which was showcased at CES, never saw a proper release
ProAV Today
Report: Home entertainment grows to nearly 8x the size of the cinema market
Spending across home entertainment formats in the US hits $62 billion
ProAV Today
WATCH: CEO Tim Cook showcases rare prototypes spanning Apple’s 50-year history
Some prototype models were even unknown to Cook
Industry
Audio Mixer Basics Part 1
Audio mixers are a big topic, spanning everything from passive combiners to huge recording and live music consoles. Not to mention virtualized mixers in DSP. If you’re combining two audio signals together, you’re mixing. The topic is so large...
ProAV Today
Google Cast finally comes to Samsung TVs
2026 models will launch with Google Cast; older models receiving support via update
ProAV Today
Skechers introduces a Proto Hologram of Howie Mandel in Manhattan Beach store
Skechers unveiled its first permanent hologram installation as part of its partnership with Howie Mandel
Audio
Product at Work: Powersoft Unica
Spartan Stadium has been home to the Michigan State University Spartans since 1923. With a capacity exceeding 75,000, the venue regularly hosts some of the largest crowds in college football, creating an intense and highly demanding acoustic environment. The...
Products
Panasonic PT-VMZ82 Series
As Panasonic’s most energy-efficient LCD projector, the PT-BMZ82 Series uses 25% less energy than the company’s other LCD offerings. The smallest and lightest in Panasonic’s LCD class of projectors, the PT-VMZ82 Series’ Daylight View Basic functionality makes it ideal...
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Awards
Final day to enter: SVC Best of Show NAB 2026 awards now open for entries
The awards are a fantastic opportunity for companies to stand out at one of the industry's most attended shows
ProAV Today
WATCH: MacBook Neo teardown
Apple's most affordable MacBook features perks for repair advocates
SVC Podcasts
Cindy & Cynthia Ask the Questions: About Networked AV Pain Points
Sound & Video Contractor’s Cynthia Wisehart and AV Technology’s Cindy Davis asked their respective audiences to share questions about their networked AV pain points. During a candid discussion, they put the challenge to NETGEAR’s Alex Pendleton. Check out the...
Awards
IBC 2025 Best of Show nominations open
Awards recognise the very best AV, broadcast and broadcast-AV convergence products and solutions showcased at IBC 2025, and are supported by SVC and its Future B2B sister publications
The Wire
Severtson Showcases Cinema Screen “Price Estimator” at CinemaCon 2026
The Price Estimator Tool Provides Product and Packaging Price Estimates for Cinema Screens as Soon as the Customer Inputs the Pertinent Information, Such as Screen Dimensions, Coating, Material, &...
The Wire
DigitalGlue Challenges AI Fatigue at NAB Show 2026 with creative.space Platform, the Only Creative Operating System Built for Video
Replace the Frankenstack of SaaS subscriptions and turn time saved into measurable creative output Murrieta, CA – April 9, 2026 — As the media industry faces a surge of...
The Wire
InSync Unveils Advanced Video Processing and Frame Rate Conversion Solutions at NAB 2026
InSync Technology, the leading provider of premium video conversion solutions, will showcase a suite of new and enhanced technologies at NAB 2026, designed to address the growing complexity of...
The Wire
AJA Launches openGear OG-GEN10 HD/SD Sync Generator
AJA Video Systems today released OG-GEN10, an HD/SD/AES-11 sync generator that solves common timing challenges in broadcast, production, post, and proAV environments. The new openGear-compatible card features nine HD/SD...
The Wire
AJA Announces IP25-R v2.0 Update with 12G-SDI to SMPTE ST 2110 Conversion
Grass Valley, CA (April 9, 2026) – AJA Video Systems announced new firmware for its IP25-R SMPTE ST 2110 Mini-Converter. The v2.0 update will be available soon as a...
The Wire
AJA Unveils BRIDGE LIVE IP with SMPTE ST 2110 I/O
Grass Valley, CA (April 9, 2026) – AJA Video Systems today debuted BRIDGE LIVE IP, offering bi-directional SMPTE ST 2110 conversion to and from popular streaming IP video and...
The Wire
AJA Debuts SMPTE ST 2110 and openGear Solutions Ahead of NAB 2026
Grass Valley, CA (April 9, 2026) – AJA Video Systems today unveiled a host of products and updates that simplify and accelerate SMPTE ST 2110 transitions and optimize signal...
The Wire
Visual Productions CueCore3 and Kiosc App Power Lighting Control for Feld Entertainment’s Monster Jam
Controllers and iPad-based Interface Modernize Driver Signal System Across Stadium and Arena Events
New Products
Modern Atomics Taps Bond and BTX to Demonstrate Latest Advancements in PoE Motorized Shades, Power Distribution and Smart Control at IWCE 2026
At this month's International Window Coverings Expo, Modern Atomics will illustrate the many benefits that Power over Ethernet-specialized window shade motors, power distribution, and smart control bring to both...
Podcasts
On The Circuit
The SVC Interview: Modern Upselling
We talk with Cynthia Menna of ADI Global about the power of upselling
Entertainment
Cirque du Soleil Audio (Podcast 266)
The sophisticated Sennheiser Digital 6000 wireless system at work
Blog
PODCAST 243-2: Grace Polaris Church Gets Video Streaming Just in Time for Pandemic Pt 2
Church continues online services with all new AV gear in InteRise project
Blog
PODCAST 243-1: Grace Polaris Church Gets Video Streaming Just in Time for Pandemic Pt 1
Complete AV renovation by InteRise allows church to continue services online
Industry
Workforce Investment Trends
Research in 2025 conducted by Diversified shows the vast majority of workers use their own tech, creating compliance and cybersecurity risks. According to this research, companies are underinvesting in...
Industry
Audio Mixer Basics Part 2
The earliest digital audio mixers of the 1980s were very big, very expensive, and truly cutting-edge. One might debate whether the A/D and D/A conversion and internal processing were...
Industry
March Pro AV Today Most Read Stories 2026
Christie launches new affordable 4K laser projectors Christie has launched the Korus Series, a new range of 1DLP laser projectors that offer 4K UHD+ resolution and value in a...
Industry
Innovative Product Awards
The 15th annual reader-voted Innovative Product Awards acknowledge both electronic and mechanical innovations and celebrate the designers and engineers behind each of these products. Congratulations to all.
Industry
Sync, Genlock and Timing
Some years ago, I got into a “disagreement” with a media archivist about whether a system for capturing video from tape needed genlock. The archivist had worked at a...
Industry
February Pro AV Today Most Read Stories
Trison acquires Pioneer Group As of December 1st, Trison has completed the acquisition of Pioneer Group, a multi-service provider of AV solutions and network infrastructure. Trison says that this...
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