PSNEurope’s Business pages give you the latest company, legal, management and market trend news and features from across the professional audio market.

Beginning the week, Yamaha dealers and rental companies are giving audio engineers some ‘hands-on’ time with the new CL series consoles, writes Erica Basnicki.

Air Studios boss Richard Boote has spoken to PSNEurope to clarify his position following the announcement that the facility is for sale as a going concern, writes Dave Robinson.

Avid’s large-format control surface has been installed in Austria’s Prime Studio, taking its place among some classic analogue consoles, including an EMI TG12345 Mark IV coming in October 2012.

Despite the small number of exhibitors, the 132nd AES Convention “exceeded our expectations as a distinctive site for our 2012 European convention”, said AES executive director Bob Moses.

Nova Distribution, a new operation headed by former Roland Systems Group business development manager Phil Skins, launches this month with exclusive rights to distribute Eve Audio in the UK.

Adele’s phenomenal global success capped a terrific 2011 for UK music group Beggars. Now, MD Martin Mills is set for recognition of his own as he prepares to receive the 2012 MPG Outstanding Contribution to UK Music Award, writes David Davies.

From software innovation to the unique characteristics of the Belgian market: PSNE proffers 20 facts about APEX Audio as the manufacturer/distributor celebrates 20 years of business.

While it heralds new commercial challenges, the convergence of transport and control protocols heralded by the efforts of groups including AVnu Alliance and Open Control Architecture (OCA) Alliance may free up manufacturers to focus anew on product features, writes David Davies.

Power amplifier manufacturers are using new energy-saving techniques to make their products more efficient, environmentally friendly and easier to transport. Simon Duff looks at some of the trends and manufacturers that are making a difference.

“Ohm is delighted to announce that John Oakley has joined the company as general manager,” said Jo Olenski, chairman of the Ohm Group.

There was a time when a powered speaker was nothing more than a power amp strapped to a speaker enclosure. The introduction of the SRM450 in 1999 marked a new era for powered loudspeakers: Active electronics.