AV Magazine’s most widely read online stories

AV Magazine’s online readership statistics tell the story of a year marked by a pandemic which nevertheless revealed the creativity, technical expertise and business nous of the Pro AV industry.

There were days where Covid-19 dominated, most notably the day that LG pulled out of ISE, when readership went through the roof and almost an entire afternoon was lost to watching the Google Analytics report for that story in realtime, even though the show recovered from that blow. Some live event business failures also make our list of the top stories of the year.

But there are also important business mergers and breathtaking projects, as well as tales of adaptation and resilience. The most widely read stories from our reporting are listed by category below.

Asia Pacific news

1. LED replaces green screen in TV commercial first
2. ‘3D naked-eye LED’ attracts attention in China
3. The Shanghai pearl tower’s 2,500 sq m projection

For more Asia Pacific stories, see: https://www.avinteractive.com/territories/apac

Audio news

1. Giving a home office the Primacoustic treatment
2. VUE performs with Johnny Depp at NAMM show
3. Polygon pioneers L-ISA 3D sound for festivalgoers

For more audio stories, see here: https://www.avinteractive.com/audio

Business news (excluding Covid-19)

1. NEC and Sharp to merge global displays business
2. Kinly acquires AVMI in 'powerful combination'
3. AVI-SPL expands alliance with Vega Global

For more business news, see: https://www.avinteractive.com/business

Case studies

1. Immersive storytelling in new dimensions
2. Eurovision: making a masterpiece
3. Meeting business demand

For more case studies, see: https://www.avinteractive.com/features/case-studies

Cinema news

1. Martin Audio WPC appears at Sundance festival
2. Giant dome cinema system makes European debut
3. World’s first four-sided 4DX cinema screen unveiled

For more cinema news, see: https://www.avinteractive.com/markets/cinema

Collaboration news

1. Microsoft Teams crash hits workers under lockdown
2. Microsoft announces Teams panels meeting devices
3. Zoom lifts limit for free users in crisis-hit China

For more collaboration news, see: https://www.avinteractive.com/collaboration

Comment

1. ‘I attended a conference in VR for the first time’
2. What will meetings look like in 2021?
3. The case for wireless connectors in LED video walls

For more comment, see: https://www.avinteractive.com/features/comment

Corporate news

1. IBM research HQ selects 1.2mm Radiance LED
2. Megatrends and subtrends in workplace AV
3. Eight million pixel digital art screen is an asset

For more corporate news, see: https://www.avinteractive.com/markets/corporate

Covid-19 related news

1. Touchless sensor technology takes off in Japan
2. 300 drones display Covid-19 messaging in Korea
3. Digital signage solution monitors hand sanitiser dispensers

For more Covid-19 related news, see: https://www.avinteractive.com/covid-19

Displays news

1. How to keep equipment clean during a pandemic
2. Brightsign ‘breaks glass’ at world’s tallest building
3. Bringing blended learning to the Armed Forces

For more display-related news, see: https://www.avinteractive.com/displays

Digital signage news

1. ‘3D’ LED spaceship breaks free from 900 sqm screen
2. Giant wave is ‘world’s largest anamorphic illusion’
3. Giant LED wall brings waterfall to airport store

For more digital signage news, see: https://www.avinterative.com/digitalsignage

Education news

1. Google Meet to be upgraded for education users
2. Promethean to install 26,000 flat panels in Egypt
3. Higher education fights a Covid-19 ‘wildfire’

For more education news, see: https://www.avinteractive.com/markets/education

Europe news

1. Mike Blackman ‘holographically teleported’ to Barcelona
2. Nike store ‘challenges the norms of transparent LCD’
3. Simon Jackson to leave NEC after 22 years

For more Europe news, see: https://www.avinteractive.com/territories/europe

Health and social care news

1. Virus-ravaged hospitals turn to video consultations
2. AV companies supply aids for social distancing
3. Christie projection calms children at hospital

For more health and social care news, see: https://www.avinteractive.com/markets/healthcare

Interviews

1. Practising the Japanese way (Edward Hamilton, Ricoh)
2. Chris Hope, Executive director/co-founder, The Loop Lab
3. Dorothy Di Stefano, Founder/Director, Molten Immersive Art

For more interviews, see: https://www.avinteractive.com/features/interviews

Industry event news

1. LG cancels participation in ISE 2020 amid virus fears
2. Prolight + Sound 2020 postponed due to Covid-19
3. ISE confirms event will go ahead amid virus scare

For more industry-event news, see: https://www.avinteractive.com/industry-events-news

Leisure and hospitality news

1. Adult casino to open with 78-million-pixel screen
2. Projection at the world’s largest digital art centre
3. First bar and restaurant reopens with PeopleCount

For more leisure and hospitality news, see: https://www.avinteractive.com/markets/leisure-and-hospitality

Live events news

1. Blitz, a GES company, goes into liquidation
2. Tony Robbins’ 22,500-guest 360° virtual studio
3. MCL Create goes under in blow to events industry

For more live events news, see: https://www.avinteractive.com/markets/live-events

People news

1. Award honours memory of David Harrison
2. ZetaDisplay appoints Laila Jensen to CCO role
3. Jon Sidwick to leave Maverick AV Solutions

For more people news, see: https://www.avinteractive.com/people

Product news

1. 'Lenovo Tiny makes Teams Rooms more powerful'
2. Prestop introduces ‘world-first’ touch pen dispenser
3. ‘The world’s biggest ALR screen for UST projectors’

For more product news, see: https://www.avinteractive.com/products

Projection news

1. CT's 350-metre wide projection at Saudi ceremony
2. The world's first drive-in digital art experience
3. Behind the world's largest permanent projection

For more projection news see: https://www.avinteractive.com/projection

Government and defence news

1. Indian space team invests in multi-cam recording
2. US Air Force order for next-gen 8K pro VR headset
3. Commercial court hears $530 million case via Zoom

For more government and defence news, see: https://www.avinteractive.com/markets/government-and-defence/

Retail news

1. Tesco to introduce traffic-light admission control
2. Queue number screens assist with social distancing
3. Landmark 8K digital signage shows Giant Toy art

For more retail news, see: https://www.avinteractive.com/markets/retail

Sports and arena news

1. Samsung videoboard ‘breaks sport stadium record’
2. Teams Together Mode to populate NBA stands
3. Virtual stadium sound debuts at QPR v Barnsley

For more sports and arenas news, see: https://www.avinteractive.com/markets/sports-and-arenas

UK and Ireland news

1. LSE becomes ‘first UK university to go virtual’
2. AVMI pilots virtual jury mock criminal trials
3. BETT 2020 education show highlights unveiled

For more UK and Ireland news, see: https://www.avinteractive.com/territories/uki

US and Canada news

1. AVI-SPL/Whitlock merger to create industry leader
2. InfoComm 2020 cancelled
3. Biden’s ‘Blackmagic studio’: Letter to the Editor

For more US and Canada news, see: https://www.avinteractive.com/territories/us-canada

Visitor attractions news

1. Sarner wins edutainment ride contract in Qatar
2. World-first robot theme park chooses Christie
3. Projection mapping revitalises Canadian attractions

For more visitor attractions news, see: https://www.avinteractive.com/markets/visitor-attractions

Highlights from the past two years

• AV Magazine's top online stories of 2019 revealed
• AV Magazine’s most popular stories of the year (2018)