Cable wars heat up as Chinese powerhouses unleash GPMI—the fee-free standard that makes HDMI look like dial-up! Smart AV engineering hits the classroom in China's education overhaul, but can degrees keep pace with real-world tech? Fake L-Acoustics gear nearly brought the house down literally as counterfeiters gambled with lives using half-strength metal components!

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This week, we’re bringing in industry experts to break down the latest developments reshaping the commercial AV landscape, including the emergence of GPMI as a challenger to established cable standards, whether specialized AV degrees are the future of industry education, and how companies like L-Acoustics are fighting back against dangerous counterfeits.

Host: Tim Albright

Guests:

• Jennifer Weaver – Laia Technologies
• David Maldow – Let's Do Video
• Andrew Page – Empirical

This Week In AV:

• Commercial Integrator – Kramer's Tariff Updates
• Mimo Monitors – Mimo Displays TAA Compliant
• Shure – Shure IntelliMix Certified for Teams Rooms
• AVNation – UCLA Partners with PlaceOS for Connected Campus

Roundtable Topics:

• rAVe Pubs – New Potential Cable Standard, GPMI
• AV Magazine – China Introduces Degree in AV
• Front of House – L-Acoustics Wins Counterfeit Cases in Germany & France

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Going green while saving green? AVer's trade-in program is a win-win knockout! And Hackers turned chicken menus into political billboards overnight, is your network next?

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This week on AVWeek, Tim Albright and industry guests dive into the latest updates reshaping the commercial AV landscape, including the business and environmental benefits of AVer's new trade-in program, critical security lessons from the massive Canadian restaurant menu board hack, and the growing need to educate AV users and integrators on network security through essential best practices.

Host: Tim Albright

Guests:

• Dawn Meade – Dawn on LinkedIn
• Gina Sansivero – AtlasIED
• Luke Jordan – Electro Acoustics

This Week In AV:

• AV Magazine– Blackmagic Design Halts Plans for US Factory
• AV Network – Remembering Martijn van der Woude
• CNBC – Google Says Return To Office Or Quit
• rAVe Pubs – SNA Displays Giant LED Screen at 5 Times Square
• Business Wire – AVI Systems Becomes FORTÉ

Roundtable Topics:

• AV Buyers' Club – AVer Tech Trade-in Program
• AV Magazine – Chicken Shop Screens Hacked

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Forget “Is AV-over-IP the future?”—the real question is: how much of your AV stack has it already replaced? InfoComm 2025 is putting old-school education in detention with gamified, VR-enhanced, AI-boosted learning experiences.

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On this week’s AVWeek, Tim Albright is joined by expert guests to unpack the future of commercial AV. From the rise of AV-over-IP protocols to the introduction of IPMX standards and the growing need for AV security in enterprise IT, we explore how these advancements are revolutionizing education, from K-12 classrooms to higher education campuses.

Host: Tim Albright

Guests:

• Kelly Teel – Kelly on LinkedIn
• Ryan Gray – Yavapai College
• Steph Beckett – rAVe Pubs

This Week In AV:AVNation – QSC's Response to Tariffs

• US Customs & Border Protection – Reciprocal Tariff Exclusion
• AVNation – Crestron's Response to Tariffs
• TechRadar – Zoom Outage
• Commercial Integrator – Chris Neto Named AV Living Legend

Roundtable Topics:

• Commercial Integrator – The Future of AV over IP
• AV Network – State of IPMX
• AV Buyers' Club – Focus on Learning Spaces at InfoComm 2025

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"Your crappy audio is making you sound dumb!" - science now confirms what AV pros have known forever! Behind every mission-critical operation is a dazzling command center that's evolved from clunky projectors to jaw-dropping DVLED walls. And that "refurbished" label? It's no longer tech purgatory—it's your ticket to premium gear at bargain prices while saving the planet!

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Join host Tim Albright and industry experts as they dive into audio quality's surprising psychological impact, the evolution and challenges of command and control installations, and whether refurbished AV gear is worth the investment.

Host: Tim Albright

Guests:

• Brock McGinnis – Nationwide AV
• Pat Venditte – Pearl Technology
• Victoria Ferrari – CTI

Links to sources:

• Crestron – Tariffs & AV
• Midwich Ignite – Ignite Invests in NetSpeek
• AVNation – NAB 2025 Coverage
• AV Magazine – New Display Standard, GPMI
• Live Science – 3D Holographic Technology
• rAVe Pubs – Bad Audio Linked To Perception of Speaker
• Analytics Insight – Investing in Refurbished Computers
• AVNation – Command & Control Evolution

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"Our brains are being fracked by endless screen time!" Attention spans have plummeted by 30% in two decades, yet companies are doubling down on mandatory office work. Europe’s return-to-office strategy is flexible and measured, while the U.S. is all mandates and mayhem—Amazon didn’t even count its desks before calling employees back!

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This week on AVWeek, host Tim Albright and Bren Walker explore the battle between corporate control and worker autonomy. From Europe’s strategic return to Amazon’s desk shortage disaster, they’ll break down how workplace design, technology, and leadership decisions shape the future of work.

Host: Tim Albright

• Guests:Bren Walker – Kirkegaard
• Links to sources:WIRED – Bleak Office Conditions
• CNBC– Push Against Return to Office
• Zoe Talent Solutions – European Remote Work Statistics
• Helsinki Times – Return To Office in Europe
• CBRE – Office Attendance Rise in Europe

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Tariffs vs. Commercial AV: panic, or be thankful it's not nearly as bad as the pandemic supply chain problems??? ISE and AVIXA say getting new people into AV is the industry's biggest problem. We've got ideas on where you can find the next generation of audio visual professionals! Best practices for designing and maintaining hybrid classrooms, and more!

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Every week we gather the biggest news and information for the commercial AV space. We gather a panel of experts to discuss what integrators need to know about our industry. Patrick Norton takes the helm this week and is joined by AV sage Willie Franklin, Jenny Hicks from Midwich Group, and George Pappas of i5LED.

Host: Patrick Norton

• Guests:George Pappas – i5LED
• Jenny Hicks – Midwich
• Willie Franklin – Willie on LinkedIn
• Links to sources:AV Network – Tariffs & AV Expectations
• AV Magazine – Tariffs Affecting AV Industry
• AV Magazine – Hiring Difficulties In AV
• AVNation – Remote Learning Compliance
• Notes:AVNation studios production equipment provided by Shure and Vaddio.

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Mini-Spheres are coming - bringing immersive entertainment to the masses without the $2.3 billion price tag! As traditional networking giants chase AI, NETGEAR doubles down on broadcast AV with its DPP partnership and a strong focus on AI governance. From manual onboarding to AI automation: smart UC management is transforming the video conferencing experience while sparking debates on privacy versus features.

Tim Albright hosts another can't-miss episode of AVWeek, tackling the future of immersive entertainment with mini-Spheres, the intersection of AV and broadcast technology with NETGEAR's industry moves, and the practical applications of AI in unified communications that drive interoperability.

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Host: Tim Albright

Guests:

• Jennifer Weaver – Laia Technologies
• Nathan Coutinho – Logitech
• Neil Fluester – Neil on LinkedIn

Links to sources:

• UC Today – AI for Videoconferencing
• AV Magazine – Sphere plans Mini-Sphere Installations
• AVNation – NETGEAR joins DPP

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Microsoft Teams and traditional AV pros are locked in a tug-of-war between quick installs and premium experiences. And pour one out for Skype – after 14 years and $8.5 billion, Microsoft is pulling the plug this May. Plus a new and ACTUALLY improved HDMI 2.2 delivers double the bandwidth for 10K resolution.

Dive deep with AV industry experts as they break down the seismic shifts transforming commercial AV! Whether Microsoft's AI-obsessed Teams strategy clashes with AV pro values and the impact of Skype’s 60-day countdown. Plus, discover how HDMI 2.2’s Ultra96 certification is revolutionizing esports and digital signage while fueling the debate on USB-C vs. HDMI, UC security, and AV over IP’s role in the future of connectivity.

Host: Tim Albright

Guests:

• Dawn Meade – Dawn on LinkedIn
• Garth Lobban – Atlona
• Tony Fragale – Midwich US

Links to sources:

• The Verge – Microsoft to Shut Down Skype in May
• AV Network – HDMI 2.2 & Pro AV
• AV Magazine – Microsoft Teams Ecosystem

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