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Plantronics has announced its complete acquisition of Polycom for $2b. The acquisition of Polycom will accelerate and expand Plantronics’ vision and enable it to deliver the broadest portfolio of end points in the Unified Communications and Collaboration (UCC) ecosystem. “We are pleased that Plantronics and Polycom are moving ahead as one company focused on putting
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Jands announces that Chroma-Q has acquired the Vista lighting control product range. Jands has made a business decision to cease manufacturing the Vista lighting control product range. Recognising the potential for Vista lighting control systems in today’s market, Jands felt it was a logical move to have Chroma-Q take over the manufacturing of Vista lighting
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Riedel announces its acquisition of Swiss engineering pioneer Archwave. This new partnership will create a strong research and development hub in Zurich and increase Riedel’s global engineering team to over 100 engineers while expanding its R&D capabilities for IP and standards such as AES67, which will further boost interoperability in the broadcast world. Archwave is
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As New Year announcements in the events industry go, one that will certainly shake things up in the UK and Europe is Protec’s latest statement. Having established itself as a global powerhouse in staging and event technology services, the Dubai headquartered company is now strengthening its presence in the UK with its acquisition of Birmingham
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Within months of launching, Input Media in Australia has secured its first contracts with both Cricket Australia and the National Basketball League for live streaming and broadcast solutions. Input Media was acquired by GMG, owners of Gearhouse Broadcast and Hyperactive Broadcast, in June. The launch of Input Media Australia has followed that acquisition and is
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Midwich, a specialist audiovisual and document solutions distributor to the trade market with operations in the UK and Ireland, France, Germany, Iberia and Australasia, is pleased to announce it has acquired a majority stake in Gebroeders van Domburg B.V. (‘van Domburg’ or the ‘Company’), a specialist distributor of audiovisual and lighting solutions in the Netherlands.
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Coretronic Corporation, Taiwan has completed the acquisition of privately held British image processing technology manufacturer, Calibre. Coretronic manufactures the largest number of DLP projectors in the world, and is the ODM supplier to the majority of the world’s Tier 1 DLP projector brands. The acquisition of Calibre expands Coretronic’s technology capability by the addition of
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ENGIE Services has strengthened its presence in the integrated audiovisual solutions market, with the launch of a new division, ENGIE Services AV Technologies. The business incorporates the long-established Melbourne company IBS AV which traded as Pro AV Solutions, Victoria. The acquisition of IBS AV broadens ENGIE Services’ existing suite of technical services and enhances its
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Blackmagic Design today announced its acquisition of Fairlight, which creates professional digital audio products for live broadcast event production, film and television post production, as well as immersive 3D audio mixing and finishing. Fairlight has an impressive history of designing and manufacturing integrated audio control surfaces and software that are renowned for their speed, flexibility
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Samsung Electronics and Harman International Industries, Incorporated today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Samsung will acquire HARMAN for $112.00 per share in cash, or total equity value of approximately $8.0 billion.  Upon closing, the transaction will immediately give Samsung a significant presence in the large and rapidly growing market
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