The most respected awards programme in professional AV has opened its doors for 2026, with entries now live across Project, Technology, and Business Awards categories.

Rise AV and Sennheiser have partnered up to support diversity in the AV industry, with Sennheiser recognised as a gold sponsor with Rise AV.

Tateside has announced that it has developed and deployed a system to address common meeting space challenges via a custom screen shroud, shipping globally to the UK, EMEA, APAC, and US.

Harman Professional Solutions has appointed Freevox as the distributor of its AMX products in France, effective 1 September 2025.

MGG Productions has deployed its newly-acquired L-Acoustics K2 sound system at the Toyota Innibos Lowveld National Arts Festival, marking a milestone as the company celebrates its 25th anniversary year.

Fast food chain Taco Bell has said it is rethinking its use of AI at drive-through restaurants after a series of prank videos emerged including one which allowed an order of 18,000 water cups which crashed the system.

Hisense and Leeds United have unveiled the new Hisense Leeds Lounge at the Elland Road Stadium ahead of the club’s return to the Premier League.

In a live spatial audio first, a recent performance of the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra was authentically spatialised using an object-based TiMax mix across the standard left/right main system of a conventional festival PA setup.

Harman Professional Solutions has announced the appointment of Freevox as the exclusive distributor of its AMX video and control products in France, effective 1 August 2025.

Since opening its first Basingstoke office in 2024, UK systems integrator MVS has seen significant growth, both in terms of business and new hires, which has resulted in a recent move to a bigger office at Arena The Square.