Hive has launched Hive Academy, a training and certification programme for users of its media server platform.

HK Audio has hosted a two-day Concert Sound operator training course for users, technicians and rental partners, focused on practical experience with its Contour X and Cosmo series systems.

Riedel Communications provided the communications infrastructure for the 14th World Live Neurovascular Conference in Lisbon, supporting live medical procedures streamed to the venue from five countries.

Barco has announced that the ClickShare CX-50 2nd gen has obtained ANSSI CSPN certification from the French Cybersecurity Agency.

Vitec has partnered with LG Electronics to deliver IPTV and digital signage over private 5G networks, targeting large venues and mission-critical enterprise video applications.

Avocor Italy has signed a strategic partnership agreement with V-Valley, expanding distribution of Avocor’s collaboration and communication technologies across Italy.

Researchers at Aalto University in Finland have developed affordable 3D-printed devices that passively guide radio waves around physical barriers.

A project at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow has seen WyreStorm’s NetworkHD AVoverIP ecosystem, delivered in partnership with Habitech and TVC Technology Solutions, support flexible campus-wide AV distribution across teaching spaces, lecture theatres, collaborative classrooms, student-facing venues, and social areas.

Bachmann has appointed Alto Technologies as its UK channel partner for Ochno, which provides meeting room connectivity for charging, presentation and BYOD conferencing using USB-C cables and a one-button interface.

One of the largest ever investments in the UK tourism sector has been agreed between the British government and Comcast NBCUniversal to build an entertainment resort complex, called the Universal United Kingdom Resort. Comcast NBCUniversal has committed to invest £5bn (€5.78bn) in the resort complex during the expected five years of construction, as well as an additional £1bn in capital investment over the first ten years of operation.