Features

Intercoms are the key to successful live events

Performers, show staff and facilities managers need to communicate and rely on intercom systems to speak to each other. Steve Montgomery investigates how these are used and their integration into the venue environment.

Setting The Agenda: Erik Tarkiainen, Harman Pro

Harman has been a mainstay of the pro audio world, but the AMX and SVSi deals has seen it shift focus in the past two years. Paul Milligan spoke to Erik Tarkiainen to see where the company is headed.

AR and VR now within reach

AR and VR are back in the news, but will this publicity translate in to meaningful AV projects? Paul Milligan canvasses opinion.

Maverick comments on AV channel trends

Jon Sidwick, vice president of Maverick Europe, says its business as usual for AV distributors and bats off suggestions that more manufacturers will go direct and exclusive distribution deals are set to wane. He talks to Tim Kridel.

Seismic shifts shake AV distribution landscape

Harald Steindl, HST Consulting, recently walked away from Mocom, an Austrian distribution company he previously owned and managed. He now tells Tim Kridel about some seismic shifts set to change the AV industry as we know it.

Distributors set to remain key part of pro AV channel

Tim Kridel finds out from Sam Taylor, executive vice president and COO for Almo Professional A/V, whether distributors are at risk from manufacturer’s looking to bypass them and sell direct.