Sydney: AI-Media, a global provider of artificial intelligence-powered live captioning and accessibility solutions, has named Audio Visual Events (AVE) as its exclusive rental partner for the live events market in Australia. The partnership integrates AI-Media’s LEXI platform, a suite of professional-grade hardware and cloud-based solutions for real-time captioning and translation, with AVE’s dry-hire audiovisual equipment and technical production services.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, the collaboration aims to enhance accessibility, audience engagement, and compliance across live and hybrid events in Australia. AI-Media Chief Executive Officer Tony Abrahams stated that teaming with AVE as their exclusive rental partner in Australia makes it significantly easier for event professionals to deliver accessible, multilingual, and high-engagement experiences.
AVE Head of Sales and Marketing, Paul Keating, mentioned that AI-Media’s LEXI platform represents the global benchmark for live captioning and translation. With AVE’s proven dry-hire expertise, event producers are provided with an easier, smarter way to integrate accessibility into their productions.
Under the new arrangement, event planners and production teams can rent AVE’s audiovisual systems pre-configured to support the AI-Media LEXI ecosystem, including the LEXI Viewer. This device is designed to deliver synchronized captions and multilingual translations on LED walls, projection screens, and digital displays. This model allows event organizers to access advanced captioning and translation capabilities on a per-event basis, especially where purchasing dedicated equipment is not cost-effective. It complements AI-Media’s direct sales offering for customers needing long-term integration.
Key strengths of the partnership include AVE’s extensive experience in event delivery nationwide, combined with AI-Media’s enterprise-grade captioning technology. Together, the companies aim to support a wide range of events, from corporate meetings to large-scale festivals.
The collaboration coincides with strong recovery in Australia’s event management industry. IMARC Group reports that the sector was valued at approximately AUD$25 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach AUD$70 billion by 2033, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 11.2 percent. With accessibility and multilingual communication becoming increasingly important for audience engagement and compliance standards, the partnership positions both companies to meet the growing demand within the Australian live events market.