CEDIA Attendance Clobbered By COVID September 20, 2021 by Dave Haynes The numbers for the recent home AV/residential tech trade show CEDIA Expo are in, and both attendee and exhibitor numbers were utterly clobbered. The last normal times version of the show, in 2019, attracted almost 20,000 attendees and 500 exhibitors, when it was held in Denver two years ago. The 2021 show was held at …
OpenEye Mixer One Highlight From Upcoming NY Digital Signage Week September 17, 2021 by Dave Haynes New York Digital Signage Week is coming up next month in October, and one of the events being touted is a mixer put on by OpenEye Global – under the banner of Experience United Social Club (or XUSC). Says the NJ-based consulting firm: On October 13th, we will host a XUSC event called “The Night …
NAB Formally Cancels Trade Show Planned For Next Month; Says It’ll See Everyone In April 2022 September 15, 2021 by Dave Haynes The National Association of Broadcasters has opted to cancel its already deferred 2021 trade show – which had been moved from April to October – and the organization is now crossing its collective fingers and toes that COVID won’t affect plans come April 2022. The show – which attracts a lot of pro AV people …
The Sixteen:Nine Mixer At InfoComm Is Unfortunately Now A No-Go September 10, 2021 by Dave Haynes When I was speaking with my friends at AVIXA several months ago, the prospects for a digital signage mixer tied in with InfoComm this fall seemed entirely solid. It would pull together the digital signage crowd at what is an event with many different interests and crowds, and would deliver much needed networking for people …
AVIXA CEO Labuskes: InfoComm Going Ahead In October Unless Local Restrictions Block It September 9, 2021 by Dave Haynes AVIXA CEO David Labuskes said barring government intervention – like local or county shutdowns – the InfoComm trade show his organization puts on is going ahead in late October, in Orlando, FL. “We believe that holding this event is the right thing to do,” he said, talking today on a YouTube livestream with AVNation’s Tim …
Sony Formally Cancels InfoComm And NAB Plans Next Month, Citing Health Safety Concerns September 7, 2021 by Dave Haynes I think this has been quietly known for some time, but Sony has made it official that it is passing on putting up a stand at InfoComm in Orlando next month – citing health safety concerns. It will also skip the broadcast-focused NAB Show in October. Sony normally has a very large, front-row, visible as …
Sept. 23 Online Roundtable Plans Deep Dive On Real-Time Data In Digital Signage September 2, 2021 by Dave Haynes If a CMS software company or solutions provider is serious about chasing business beyond the SMB market, the chosen platform better support real-time data integration or they’re really not in the game. When the content engine is driven by what the data is saying, at that moment, what’s on the screen is relevant. At the …
Rebooted DSE Formalizes Name Tweak, From Expo To Experience August 30, 2021 by Dave Haynes The company that is rebooting DSE has formalized what was evident on the event website – a tweak of the brand to make it Digital Signage Experience, as opposed to Expo. It’s a logical move to stick with the acronym DSE, which was widely used for many, many years. Lotsa people will make the age-old …
Digital Projection Says Never Mind To AV Trade Shows In N.A. For Balance of 2021, Citing COVID Risks August 25, 2021 by Dave Haynes There’s no end of speculation about the fate of AV and digital signage trade shows this fall, as the Delta variant continues to clobber people who could be vaxxed but, bewilderingly, don’t want to get jabbed. The home technologies trade show CEDIA is still set to go next week, but with way, way fewer stands …
Synnex Calls Off Plans For Annual In-Person Inspire Conference This Fall As US COVID Cases Escalate August 20, 2021 by Dave Haynes The AV distribution giant has shut down plans for an in-person version of its big annual conference – saying the rapid rise in COVID-19 cases among unvaccinated Americans makes it too risky. Synnex SVP Bob Stegner, in an email blast to resellers and vendor partners this morning, writes: I hope you and your families continue …
