CEDIA US Opens Complete With Sneak Prieviews The 2008 CEDIA Expo in the US has kicked off with several vendors rolling out new products including a new generation of IP enabled plasma TV’s that come with built in storage to several vendors delivering a new wave of Poweline multi room audio.
AV Industry Insularity Must End Says CEDIA Expert Insularity and lack of information sharing is not the way the industry will move forward, says Steve Martin, vice chairman of CEDIA UK, currently visiting Australia.
Vendors Thin On The Ground At CEDIA Expo CEDIA Expo on the Gold Cost has kicked off with several vendors shunning the event in favour of next year’s Expo which is set to be held in Sydney.
CEDIA Australia Act Like Wallies COMMENT: CEDIA Australia who are not the brightest guys off the block when it comes to PR and marketing have chosen to ban media from doing interviews on the CEDIA Expo show floor prior to the 2008 CEDIA Expo on the Gold Coast that is opening. This is not the first time that organisers have banned media from having access to vendors and new product information.
Service Charges To Be Big Issue At CEDIA Expo How to charge for services is set to be a key issue with several CEDIA members admitting that they intend to look for answers at this year’s CEDIA Expo that kicks off on the Gold Coast on Thursday. A big reason for the services push say CEDIA members is the pending downturn in the market and a tightening of credit with specialist installers looking for new revenue streams.
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