Watchfire has been named an official AVIXA Certified Technology Specialist™ (CTS®) Renewal Unit (RU) Provider. This designation allows AV professionals around the world holding AVIXA's CTS credential to earn renewal units towards their certification by completing specific Watchfire education programs.
Eastlink Centre is a combined hockey/basketball arena and trade and convention facility located in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Constructed in 1991 for the Canada Winter Games, Eastlink Centre is home to the Charlottetown Islanders of the QMJHL and the Charlottetown Power of the ECBL and hosts concerts and other live events throughout the year.
Watchfire was selected by the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota to provide 10 videoboards as part of a modernization of the facility’s scoreboards and sound systems.
Watchfire has hired Brian Smith as Pro-AV Sales Director. He will be responsible for fostering and growing partnerships in the professional audio-visual industry, and creating training protocols and curriculum for Watchfire’s indoor display products.
Watchfire will introduce a new video shot clock at the National Athletic Directors Conference & Exhibit (NADCE) show, an annual event hosted by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA).