This quarter, we are excited to welcome three new leaders to our team: Marc Gershuny (Global General Manager), Chloë Walford (Head of Marketing), and Sonia Joumad (Project Manager for the audiovisual and broadcast renovation – the UN). Although international in profile, the hires will serve to increase Media Vision's growing presence in the European market.

As the world re-molds itself to a future in which the working trends of 2020 are likely to remain, Media Vision launches its latest product in the US market, Virtual Council.

Built exclusively for local and federal governments, Virtual Council is an all-in-one solution for hosting online or hybrid moderated sessions. More than a short-term answer to Covid, the software hands council members the tools and support to create a more effective, equal meeting experience for all participants—now and in the future.

Media Vision welcomes Chima Gale as System Solutions Manager for the Northeast region. Chima will be responsible for the strategic support of industry partners, consultants, integrators, and end-users, focusing on growing relationships within the territory.

Born in Guyana, South America, and raised in Northern New Jersey, Chima brings over 15 years of Audio-Visual experience to the Media Vision team with a firm grasp on the Metro NY/Northeast markets.

Media Vision's new guide for facilities manager provides recommendations for microphone hygiene as well as how to adjust your installation for social distancing. The following questions are addressed:

• How should cleaning be done for TAIDEN conference microphones?
• How to prevent contamination?
• How to configure your meeting space to enable social distancing?
• How to expand your microphone installation based on physical distancing rules?

The guide is available for immediate download here. "Using Conference Microphones During The Pandemic".

As TAIDEN launches a complete revamp on its bestselling microphone solution – The Digital Infrared Wireless Conference System – with new Series HCS-5380 to be introduced at InfoComm, Media Vision takes a look back at the reasons for the line’s huge success, presenting its AV problem-solving values through select projects where this unique patented wireless solution was implemented, and the positive outlook for the new line.

“I will give you one tremendous value of digital infrared audio processing over any RF-based solution: we’ve never had to work around the breathtaking complexity of the radio spectrum. We at Media Vision have been blissfully ignoring the debate for ten years, and so have our clients.” says Annabelle Zabetian, Director of Marketing

Media Vision announces distribution of WolfVision collaboration and presentation systems in France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Adding the WolfVision visual line to their existing offering of high-quality audio intelligibility systems, Media Vision can now provide an all-encompassing solution range for high-performance, distraction-free working and learning environments.

In addition to the extensive range of desktop and ceiling visualisers that WolfVision is renowned for, Media Vision will also carry the award-winning Cynap line enabling seamless wireless presentation and collaboration across devices, and versatile use of diverse content sources in classrooms and meeting rooms.

This is an industry-first and daring new program launched by trailblazing conference systems provider Media Vision: their line of microphones for councils and meeting spaces will now be available for drone deliveries across all of the company’s global offices.

Placing an order, customers will be given the option between transportation via a common carrier of their choice or using the company’s fleet of large unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The devices will be piloted by a rotating team of Media Vision’s employees, following professional training, and with the selection tied to the company’s employee recognition program.  

Smaller than your average smartphone, the new digital infrared wireless discussion system by TAIDEN presents low-profile microphone units in a compact package, meeting the need for clear audio of most boardrooms and videoconference spaces. The HCS-5335 product series, with gooseneck or boundary microphone options, is being introduced at the February ISE exhibition in Amsterdam, booth 3-C105. 

The solution is ultra-portable, with no equipment rack pieces. The infrared transmitter and central processor are combined in one small tabletop unit that can be placed at the center of the table with a wide coverage radius of 8 meters (26 ft.).

Media Vision, a leading provider of conference systems and professional audio solutions, has partnered with professional audio distributor 2M Audio GmbH of Switzerland to supply the line of TAIDEN conference microphones and interpretation systems to the German-speaking Swiss market. With this move, Media Vision shows its commitment to ensure accessibility to solutions and quality local support.

Jack De Keyser, Media Vision’s VP of Sales in Europe explains the new partnership “While Media Vision Sàrl, with offices near Geneva, is strategically positioned to support our international organizations clientele, our vast array of conference microphone solutions can best serve the need of corporate accounts in the dynamic Eastern and Northern part of Switzerland which is precisely where 2M Audio is established”

Moving back to Northern Europe following a year-long work experience in United States, Liam Joy is now International Business Development Manager for Media Vision, based in the United Kingdom and with a special focus on Scandinavia.

Get to know Media Vision’s new International Business Development Manager, Liam Joy, though this internal Q&A:

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The TES-5600 series by TAIDEN is a high fidelity voice amplification solution for the presenter or instructor with all the advantages of infrared over RF: inherently secure transmissions, no RF/DECT interference, and ability to use in multiple adjacent rooms without need for frequency management.

The solution is presented in convenient all-inclusive packages with pendant or handheld wireless microphones. It is capable of powering up to four PA speakers, and the main unit is available with a USB interface making it Skype for Business/web-conferencing ready.

The 2017 Media Vision price list, now available to authorized resellers, brings about the official commercial release for the TAIDEN G3 Multimedia Conference System at a very attractive price point. This elegant technology, with 14” tablet-like touchscreen and line array microphone, is now a go-to solution for all meeting facilities that need to offer individual displays, such as government council chambers and corporate training centers.

In addition to a complete redesign, the new G3 multimedia terminal simplifies integration by adding a POE option, improves performances with notably an 8 MP onboard camera, and adds a host of new functionalities such as content annotation visible in desktop sharing mode.

Media Vision expands local support to all accounts in the central US region with the addition of John Butler as Regional Sales Manager. Based near Dallas, Texas, John is now the main point of contact for information on Media Vision’s professional audio solutions including conference microphone systems and assistive listening in 17 States in the Midwest and Southwest.

John Butler is a recognize expert with over 20 years of experience sharing best practices on intelligible audio solutions. He is familiar with the needs and requirements of some of Media Vision’s largest accounts in the central region including corporate end users in the energy field, local government agencies, and higher education buyers looking for interactive learning technology solutions.

Media Vision, a leading provider of conference systems and professional audio solutions, has partnered with Medium UK Ltd, an established audio visual distributor, to supply the line of TAIDEN conference microphones and interpretation systems to the UK market. For both Media Vision and Medium, the announcement is significant: seeing two companies coming together to better meet the needs of the end users speaks to the strength of adaptation in a shifting industry.

The partnership with Medium, and Media Vision’s continued growth in Europe—three new European offices in the past four years—surfaces after its local presence was launched in the United Kingdom in August 2016 

Media Vision now offers the new generation digital infrared wireless conference microphones – Series TAIDEN HCS-5300/80 – that can be combined with wired and multimedia units into one system. The wireless solution already offers plenty of flexibility with room combining capability of up to 4 meeting spaces; now with the wired/wireless combo ability, the solution is more versatile than ever.

The interference-free performance and inherent security of digital infrared solutions is what has turned the TAIDEN HCS-5300 wireless conference system into the most successful product line offered by Media Vision for the past 7 years.