The Council of Europe will host a conference focussed on freedom of expression, justice, children’s rights and wellbeing in XR, bringing together experts and practitioners from the Council of Europe, academia, and industry.

Inavate EMEA editor Paul Milligan speaks with Brad Hintze from Crestron, to look at the difficulties in moving from isolated room deployments to global rollouts, how organisations can solve the tension between standardisation and flexibility across different spaces and user needs, and discuss what a truly future-ready collaboration ecosystem looks like in practice and where should organisations be focusing their efforts.

Christie Digital Systems has announced that it and VistaPHX have ceased negotiations on the previously announced agreement in principle to sell Christie’s Broadcast and Professional Video group’s assets, including intellectual property and operational infrastructure, to VistaPHX.

Pufferfish has created a streamlined business structure designed to simplify how organisations create and deliver their immersive experiences. Ahead of InfoComm 2026 next month, the company is introducing three unified divisions – PufferStudio, PufferEvents and PufferTech - bringing together creative, delivery and technical expertise under one cohesive model.

Absen has published a white paper that specifies industry service standards, presenting its global service framework and the guiding principles underlying its approach to LED display support.

Christie will return as the official technical partner for the Festival de Cannes, marking 20 years of collaboration between the festival and manufacturer.

PPDS, the exclusive global provider of Philips Professional Displays, has confirmed a new strategic partnership with Italian AV distributor, Prase (a Midwich Group company).

Coop Norway and ZetaDisplay have entered the next phase of a strategic agreement after the successful roll out of a pilot earlier last year.

Technical AV distributor onemedia has announced a new UK distribution partnership with PureLink, a manufacturer of pro-AV connectivity products.

Audio-Technica Middle East has announced the appointment of Rocky Solarta as BDM and Varun Asokan as technical sales manager, reinforcing its commitment to growth across the region’s commercial audio sector.