In a promotional stunt for his new movie Marty Supreme, Timothée Chalamet became the first person to appear atop the Sphere in Las Vegas while the venue's Exosphere was transformed into a giant ping-pong ball. The Exosphere activation was done in partnership with Cash App, to help promote both the new film and a Marty Supreme-themed Cash App Card, which includes five exclusive stamps.

Presented by nine of Future's leading industry publications, including Sound & Video Contractor, AV Technology, and Systems Contractor News, the annual Best of Show at ISE 2026 awards will recognize innovations exhibited on the show floor in Barcelona next February. Click here to enter. Deadline for entries is January 16, 2026.

As an SVC SmartBrief subscriber, you're qualified to receive a complimentary subscription to Sound & Video Contractor magazine. Sign up here to get Sound & Video Contractor delivered directly to your inbox each month. This month includes a look at how hardware and software transformed intelligibility in houses of worship, a showcase of the latest routers and switchers, a deep dive into audio mixer basics, new PTZ cameras, and much more.

Global spending on cloud infrastructure continues to skyrocket, new research shows, as enterprise demand for AI moves from early tests into full production deployment.

In this eBook, we look at multiple examples of modern control rooms for safety and security, including some firsts in real-time policing.
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• Problems and potential solutions with migration to a fully-IP control room infrastructure 
• Control room products