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January 12, 2026
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AV Tech Guide to the Best Installs of 2025
 
AV Tech Guide to the Best Installs of 2025
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45 AV/IT Thought Leaders address pain points faced by AV/IT departments today and offer advice, and share insight into how their companies support AV/IT end users in creating a successful installation. 

5 AV/IT Teams 2025: It Takes an AV/IT Village at UCLA | Game-Changing AVLC at Puttshack | Bringing Imagination to Life at Cirque du Soleil | Building an Ecosystem at Texas A&M | Hands On at Emerson College

23 Great Installs of 2025: These installs are sure to inspire your next project. Learn about the teams and the AV/IT technologies that make these installations great.

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Sports AV 2026: Adder Technology
 
Sports AV 2026: Adder Technology
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"Transformation technologies in sporting venues are those that strengthen responsiveness, resilience, and operational freedom. IP KVM is central to that shift." --Duncan Miller, Director of Global Marketing at Adder Technology
Full Story: AV Network (1/11)
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Push Beyond: The AV Industry's Bold Leap Forward at ISE 2026
 
Push Beyond: The AV Industry's Bold Leap Forward at ISE 2026
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Mike Blackman, managing director at Integrated Systems Events, discusses how ISE offers a vantage point that is fundamentally different from regional events.
Full Story: AV Network (1/7)
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Cindy Davis Predicts Top AV/IT Trend for 2026
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Cindy Davis Predicts Top AV/IT Trend for 2026
The biggest AV/IT trend for 2026 is: Massive video walls? No. Return to Office? That's so, 2025. Collaboration? Not exactly. Cloud? Warmer. AI? Getting warmer. You'll be surprised.
Full Story: AV Network (12/18)
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AV/IT Thought Leaders
 
Sports AV 2026: Matrox Video
 
Sports AV 2026: Matrox Video
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As higher ed institutions continue to blur the lines between live production, esports, and learning environments, IP infrastructure serves as the common foundation, empowering IT and AV teams to innovate without limitations." --Daniel Maloney, Technical Marketing Manager at Matrox Video
Full Story: AV Network (1/11)
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Sports AV 2026: Shure
 
Sports AV 2026: Shure
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A dynamic microphone with a cardioid polar pattern remains the best choice for isolating the voice and rejecting ambient noise from other players, or crowd sounds." --Mario Ponce, Market Development at Shure
Full Story: AV Network (1/8)
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Sports AV 2026: DVIGear
 
Sports AV 2026: DVIGear
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"High-performance signal distribution is key to engaging and stimulating esports events. Robust features of the SDVoE 10GbE platform make it ideal for these applications." --Lisa Barlow Flournoy, Marketing Support Manager at DVIGear
Full Story: AV Network (1/8)
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Multisensory Experience Delivers Venice Brooklyn Museum
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Multisensory Experience Delivers Venice Brooklyn Museum
Check out the transformation of the Brooklyn Museum's soaring central rotunda into a multisensory prelude.
Full Story: AV Network (1/8)
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