AV Week - MP3 Edition

Host: Tim Albright Guests: Josh Srago and Chris Bianchet This episode we look at ways to get CTS renewal units online and on your time. As more integrators expand beyond North America how do you service your multinational customers? We also discuss what Sony's up to.

Host: Tim Albright Guests: Bradford Benn, Justin Kennington, Brad Grimes, Adrian Cotterill, and more We were on the show floor of ISE 2017 in the Scala booth all week. This episode of AVWeek wraps up Integrated Systems Europe. Some of the biggest news was the advancement of video over IP. Companies are getting more involved in digital signage solutions. Plus we get a preview of InfoComm 2017 in Orlando.

Host: Tim Albright Guests: Kelly Perkins, Tom Stimson, Andrea Varrone, and Brady Bruce. It was discovered this week there was an issue with a Samsung update that may disable HDBaseT signals. CEDIA has sold off their Expo. We discuss whether it makes sense for InfoComm to do the same. Mersive has a new multi-room product. That leads to a discussion about security and vaporware.

Host: Tim Albright Guests: Dawn Meade and Bob Tamburri QSC has announced server-level DSP processing. What will this mean to your installations and designs this year? Is virtual reality coming to video conferencing? We also talk about raising up the next generation of leaders for the audio visual industry.

Host: Tim Albright Guests: John Greene and Chanan Averbuch One of Samsung’s top executives is facing arrest over corruption charges. How will that impact the audio visual industry? A group of integrators were in Washington discussing ways to get more IT talent into their firms. We also look ahead to ISE 2017 and the popularity of interactive displays being shown.

Host: Tim Albright Guests: George Tucker, Bradford Benn, Jeremy Caldera What is the best way to secure the AV gear you install on clients' networks? How do you protect their your information and theirs? We also discuss picking the best standard for the job.

Host: Tim Albright Guests: Ian Altman Best selling author and speaker, Ian Altman joins us to kick off 2017. We discuss what mergers and acquisitions mean for the AV industry. Plus, what is the one thing you can do today to impact your business for the better?

Host: Tim Albright Guests: Dawn Meade, Josh Srago, Chris Neto, and Harry Meade. It is our annual look back at the year. From security issues to mergers and acquisitions. We talk about the biggest stories of 2016. We also look ahead to 2017. We predict more changes to control, government regulations, OLED, and more.

Host: Tim Albright As our team takes time off during the holidays, sit back and enjoy the most requested episodes of AVWeek. We started the year talking about hacking AV systems and security and ended on mergers and acquisitions.

Host: Tim Albright Guests: John Greene, Harry Meade, and Justin Kennington. Shure and Biamp have partnered together to make integration easier. Biamp's CEO is stepping down. How will that impact their customers? Plus we talk about Waveguide being acquired by Compass.

Host: Tim Albright Guests: George Tucker, Paul Depperschmidt, and Paul Dexter. There is a brand new projector company on the market. Do we need another one in the audio visual space? What can we learn from the architecture community. We also talk about how to find out what your are great at and focusing on it.

Host: Tim Albright Guests: Brock McGinnis, Shaun Robinson, and Reid Hanson AVI-SPL has completed the purchase of Anderson AV. SCN publishes their annual Top 50 integrators. Why would you not want to be on the list? We also look at how to keep customers happy.

Host: Tim Albright Guests: Dawn Meade, Josh Srago, and Michael Braithwaite InfoComm is bringing CTS prep to ISE in 2017. We talk about some ways to renew your CTS certification. We also talk about whether "Made in America" matters.

Host: Tim Albright Guests: Dawn Meade, Dave Hatz, Kash Khetia, and Shaun Robinson Samsung buys Harman for $8 billion. What does this mean for dealers, for the industry? We get and inside scoop from AMX's Shaun Robinson. Harman hooks up with IBM's Watson. We also talk about what happens to integrators when their distributors combine.

Host: Tim Albright Guests: Ian Altman, Brock McGinnis, Steve Greenblatt, Brad Grimes, Gina Sansivero, and Frank Pisano We come to you this week from the 2016 InfoComm AV Executive Conference. We talk with author and speaker Ian Altman about selling with the customer in mind. We also discuss with our panel the impact the presidential election will have on the AV industry. Plus, what does 2017 look like for our industry?