s you probably all know by now, SVC’s long-running newsletter Pro AV Today continues its daily duties, rounding up what my colleague Derek Wiley and I consider to be the most relevant stuff to know from AV and the larger tech-related world. Just before the holidays, we went over the data and found the most-read stories of 2025. As we go to press today on January 8th I’m looking back, even as we go forward into 2026.
The most popular story of the year was the September launch of Dolby Vision 2. In a year that mercifully had no big fails or counterfeiting stories (your usual faves) this mostly consumer story confirms that you are not just interested in AV at work.
Unsurprisingly, HDMI 2.2 was second place, bringing 96Gbps into reality even as HDMI has potential competition from other standards (see cover story). HDMI 2.2 supports use cases such as 8K and even 16K, as well as emerging VR technologies. Back at your living room, expanded bandwidth should also help combat video compression on TVs that display higher resolution content. Also included is Latency Indication Protocol (LIP), said to improve audio and video synchronization, especially for multiple-hop system configurations such as those with an audio-video receiver or soundbar. There will be a new Ultra96 cable required to take advantage of the expanded bandwidth. Of course.
Clocking in at number 3 for the year, and speaking of fails, your ongoing interest in auto AV bumped the not-very-encouraging news that Apple CarPlay and Android Auto were, well, not going to work out.
26North announced it was acquiring a controlling stake in AVI-SPL from Marlin Equity Partners and other selling shareholders. Marlin and select shareholders will retain a minority interest in the company, while financial terms were not disclosed. At number 5, Meyer Sound introduced the Galileo Extended Networking platform, or GEN-1—a new technology that brings networked connectivity and onboard signal processing directly to the loudspeaker. AES67- compatible and optimized for Milan integration. It’s debuting in the ASTRYA-140 screen channel loudspeaker.
Rounding out the Top 10 was the ITC OLED ban and a vertical turntable. Your continued fascination with AV in space pushed the NASA Juno camera high in the ranks. As always, you love tools, with the new 11-in-1 multitool, and we rounded out with the depressing news that Intel wants to seemingly give up on AI.
Thanks for joining us on this long ride and look forward to what 2026 will bring to Pro AV Today. Happy New Year and may this be a year of connection and peace for you and your family
