Christie materializes the power of experience and visual storytelling at ISE 2026

With a stand designed to inspire, Christie offers to professionals who visit these days WHEREAS 2026 an interactive tour to experience first-hand the future of visual storytelling. Added to this is the principle of agreement for the sale of its broadcast and professional video business to Vista PHX.

Interactive demonstrations and new technologies and equipment to create differential experiences through visual storytelling is the proposal that Christie encourages these days during his participation in WHEREAS 2026 in Barcelona (3K500), with the motto Passion meets possibility.

With a wide range of solutions, Christie presents its most recent visual technologies at the event through different immersive and interactive demos, including 1DLP and 3DLP laser projectors, Led video walls and powerful image processing solutions.

“The motto Passion meets possibility reflects our constant drive for innovation, excellence in engineering and the solid relationships we build with our clients -underlines Sean James, vp. Christie Global Sales and Service Executive. It represents who we are and what we make possible: create solutions that facilitate a memorable visual story and unlock new creative potential to help our partners carry out successful projects”.

One of the main attractions of Christie's booth is a interactive mask installation, developed in collaboration with Knownsense Studios y Faber. Three masks of great visual impact - inspired by Indian opera, venetian and chinese- they light up with the new Korus series projectors of the company.

In this installation, visitors can design their own mask patterns through tablets, that are instantly projected onto the pieces to create an interactive and personalized experience.

Besides, a great sculpture of an elephant, on which a mapping with three M 4K25 RGB pure laser projectors and models of 1Jazz Series DLP, acts as one of the focal points of the company space.

New Korus series

WHEREAS 2026 mark the world presentation of the new 1DLP projectors of the Chorus series. Driven by the 0.8” DMD HEP technology, These projectors combine sharpness 4K UHD+, color reproduction and contrast, with high efficiency in a compact and lightweight design.

Weighing only 17,2 Kg, the new Christie Korus series is a 30% lighter than other comparable models, establishing a new benchmark in portability within its category.

Visitors can also learn about the systems in the Christie space MicroTiles Led and a technological preview of the new XP Series Led Video Wall Solution, that maintains visual integrity from very low to very high brightness levels to deliver accurate colors and consistent grayscale, ensuring that content is displayed as it was intended.

Both solutions are powered by Christie VividLife, the advanced LED processing platform designed to deliver pixel-by-pixel precision, Intelligent calibration and consistent visual performance through advanced processing, fully integrated content control and distribution, with a specific demonstration at the stand to see these capabilities in action.

a projector Sapphire 4K40-RGBH is responsible for feeding a installation located high above the stand the Christie. Thanks to its exclusive dual lighting source, this projector native 4K de 40.950 lumens produces a broader spectrum of light for a P3 color reproduction of great quality, and is compatible with 2D and 3D applications, front and rear projection and all types of screens.

An ISE 2026, Christie cworks with various media server providers, between them BY Stumpfl (3A500), Ross Video (4K500) y twoloox (EA395). In addition to these companies, outside the company booth, attendees can also see more solutions in action in their partner spaces: Legrand (3L500), Powersoft (7F300), ScreenInt (3N600) y Wave Systems (4E150).

Sale of broadcast and professional video business

One of the featured announcements on the first day of ISE 2026 by Christie has been the beginning of an agreement for the sale of its broadcast and professional video business to PHX View, Corp., a new company created by the former owners of Vista Systems and industry veterans, Clark Williams y Jeff Wilson.

According to the data provided, The deal is expected to close by the end of February and will see some of the industry's most respected video processing technologies return to the innovators who designed them., originally developed and promoted.

The new PHX View, Corp., which will continue to operate from Phoenix (Arizona – EU), will acquire the Christie intellectual property and operational infrastructure essential product lines Spyder, Terra, Phoenix y Mastering Gateway.

This transition will return these video processing platforms to their origins, where they were initially developed and manufactured. In particular, The operation will contribute to ensuring the future of the brand Spyder, considered a benchmark in uncompromising performance for live events, broadcast and high-level installations around the world.

The system of Phoenix distributed content management, Terra SDVoE Platform and Mastering Gateway Series They also reinforce the capacity of Vista PHX, Corp. to offer solutions end-to-end mission-critical video processing.

“Bringing Spyder and the rest of our innovative video processing lines back under independent ownership is a significant step,” he says. Clark Williams, Vista PHX CEO, Corp-. For our clients, This acquisition represents continuity in what is essential and a greater capacity for evolution where it really matters.. the same team, the same engineering DNA, now with the clarity and autonomy necessary to move forward with greater agility and invest more deeply in the platforms our clients trust”.

For your part, Michael Phipps, president de Christie, He referred to the transition like this: “The divestment of the broadcast and professional video group responds to our continued focus on the company's long-term strategic priorities. We consider returning this family of video processing products to Clark Williams, Jeff Wilson and the Vista PHX team is the best way to position them for sustained growth, under a property whose main objective is focused on these solutions. We are committed to ensuring a smooth and responsible transition for employees, clients and partners”.