Description

One bundle, multiple vendors, fewer integration headaches, but what happens when something goes wrong? And the consultant debate gets equally uncomfortable: “Disclosure names a conflict; it doesn’t remove it.” So, how much should supplier relationships matter when choosing AV advice?

The video version of this podcast can be found here.

Join host Tim Albright and his industry expert guests for a must-watch AVWeek covering the latest commercial AV updates, including the real tradeoffs behind multi-vendor bundles and how to distinguish independent from affiliated consultants.

Host: Tim Albright

• Guests:Samantha Haun – Presentations Concepts Corporation
• Dan Gundry – Command+Control Alliance
• This Week In AV:AV Network – Christopher Mounts Named Global CEO of FORTÉ
• Sound & Video Contractor – LG fights back against claims its TVs can secretly listen in on conversations
• AV Magazine – ISE 2027 to grow floor space by 7% and spread to two sites
• Installation International – IBC 2026 draws over 41,000 attendees to Amsterdam
• AV Buyers' Club – Barco, Huddly and Shure Launch Microsoft Teams-Certified Bundle for Medium Meeting Rooms

Roundtable Topics:

• AV Buyers' Club – Barco, Huddly and Shure Launch Microsoft Teams-Certified Bundle for Medium Meeting Rooms
• AV Magazine – AVIXA urged to look again at risk of bias in AV consultants

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