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Zoom to Acquire Five9

By AVNetwork Staff

Zoom is acquiring Five9, a provider of intelligent cloud contact center services, in a bid to enter the contact center market and "create the customer engagement platform of the future."

Haivision to Acquire CineMassive

By AVNetwork Staff

Haivision has announced an agreement to acquire CineMassive Displays, with the aim of combining low-latency live video with real-time secure data sources and communication elements.

Biamp Acquires Neets

By AVNetwork Staff

Biamp has announced the acquisition of Neets, an independent manufacturer of AV control systems based in Denmark.

DSE Reports Second Largest Attendance in Show's History

Questex Acquires Digital Signage Expo

By AVNetwork Staff

Questex, owner of Live Design International (LDI), has acquired the assets of Digital Signage Expo.

From left: Kelly Prince, Philip Giffard, David Shoemaker, Rod Sintow, Martin Tremblay and Frank Snipes.

Solotech Acquires Miami’s Pro Sound Inc.

By AVNetwork Staff

Canada-based Solotech significantly expands its systems integration services in the United States with acquisition.

Panduit’s World Headquarters in Tinley Park, IL has been updated to include a video wall driven by Atlona’s Velocity and OmniStream products.

Atlona, Panduit Leaders Talk Business One Year After Acquisition

By Matt Pruznick

Execs discuss company synergy, plans for ISE 2020

MultiDyne Acquires Census Digital

By AVNetwork Staff

Acquisition strengthens audio monitoring and processing portfolio with new embedded and openGear solutions, while extending fiber transport family

NEP Group to Acquire Aerial Video Systems

By AVNetwork Staff

Biamp has announced the acquisition of Audioprof Group International, parent company of Community Loudspeakers based in Philadelphia, and Apart Audio, based in Antwerp, Belgium from 3d Investors of Gent, Belgium. Founded in 1968 by speaker design pioneer Bruce Howze, Community Loudspeakers has a long history of speaker design firsts. Today, Community Loudspeakers is an established and respected manufacturer of a broad range of speakers targeting demanding indoor and outdoor applications including commercial, leisure, stadiums, and other large venues. Most recently at InfoComm 2019, Community Loudspeakers introduced the new L SERIES LVH-900 Beamforming Venue Horn, continuing its tradition of innovation. Apart Audio is a strong competitor in full signal path functional and commercial and leisure audio solutions for small and mid-size venues including retail, food service, education, and small offices. It offers a broad array of speakers as well as amplifiers, mixers, controllers, and paging stations to make Apart Audio a single-vendor solution for these markets. Apart has an established business in Europe and just entered North America in 2018, a market in which Biamp’s extensive distribution system can provide an immediate boost. “I am tremendously excited to complete this transaction,” said Rashid Skaf, Biamp president, CEO, and co-chairman. “Building a comprehensive lineup of speakers has been a priority of mine as we move to position Biamp as a full line provider of professional audiovisual solutions. Acquiring Apart Audio and Community Loudspeakers was my preferred route to accomplishing that quickly with incredibly strong and respected brands. The many products added to our portfolio give us powerful positions in several key growth markets for Biamp—most notably retail, hospitality, restaurants, stadiums, and outdoor venues. With this move, Biamp has clearly established itself as a leader in the pro AV market.” “I am thrilled that Community Loudspeakers and Apart Audio are joining the Biamp family,” said Kris Vermuyten, CEO of Apart Audio. “The great product complementarity and geographical fit strengthen my belief that we are now part of one of the strongest and most respected AV solutions providers and that we will be able to offer best-in-class solutions to our channel partners and end users. I want to thank 3d Investors for their hands-on support and guidance during the last 10 years that helped our company grow into a worldwide installed sound specialist.” Under Skaf’s direction, Biamp has charted an aggressive growth strategy that blends organic product line and distribution expansion with entry into new markets via acquisition. The addition of Audioprof Group International comes just seven months after the company acquired Cambridge Sound Management. Biamp currently offers a wide range of audiovisual solutions that facilitate communication and collaboration in conference rooms, lecture halls, auditoria, and now hospitality and retail, as well as paging and notification for open areas like offices, concourses, stadiums, retail centers, and casinos. Community Loudspeakers and Apart Audio will join Biamp as product families within the company’s portfolio, with business functions gradually blending to form a single Biamp business.

Biamp Acquires Community Loudspeakers and Apart Audio

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Community Loudspeakers and Apart Audio will join Biamp as product families within the company’s portfolio, with business functions gradually blending to form a single Biamp business.

Live Media Group Holdings acquires TNDV: Television. A TNDV operations truck is pictured outside the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California

Live Media Group Holdings Acquires TNDV: Television, Harb Production Services, and Coastal Media Group

By AVNetwork Staff

New acquisitions will make what Live Media Group calls the largest mid-level, full-service live production facilities provider and company in the broadcast and live event industry.