CTA To Require Proof Of Vaccinations To Attend CES 2022 In January
Just when you hoped it was safe to go back to a trade show…. Even as key exhibiting companies and registered attendees were pulling out of next month’s CEDIA Expo in Indianapolis due to the alarming escalation of infections in the wake of the rise…
CTA: Pandemic Spurred 159M Smart Tech Product Installations
The Consumer Technology Association recently released a new report showing 159 million U.S. households have installed tech since the start of pandemic either as DIY projects of by hiring a tech professional. In addition, 89% of U.S. renters and homeowners currently use and have at…
IFA-Berlin 2021 Canceled As A Physical Show
Perhaps a sign that the world isn’t quite ready to come out from under its Covid-19 cloud, the leaders of the massive electronics technology trade show, IFA-Berlin, announced the event held annually in September has been canceled “as a physical live event as originally planned.”…
CTA Declares CES 2022 On As A Physical And Virtual Trade Show
Damn Covid-19, it’s full speed ahead for CES 2022. The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced Wednesday that CES 2022 is back on as a physical event and with virtual options, for those who would rather not risk exposure to the deadly pandemic that forced the…
Strategy Analytics: Global CE Industry Grew In 2020
Despite the impact of COVID-19 around the world last year, sales of consumer electronics products generated factory dollar revenue of $358.5 billion, up 7% from 2019, according to data released by market research firm Strategy Analytics. According to the firm’s Global Consumer Electronics Market Forecasts…
Streaming Pirates May Suffer An Additional COVID-19 Symptom
The new COVID-19 stimulus bill presented in Congress this week has an added lump of Christmas coal awaiting anyone engaged in commercially pirating copyrighted video via for-profit streaming services. Congress slapped an anti-piracy streaming proposal onto the much-needed and highly debated new COVID-19 stimulus measure…
Large On-line Slate Planned For Virtual CES 2021 Trade Show
In case you a member of the consumer technology industry and have an interest in virtually attending this year’s pandemic restricted CES 2021, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) wants you to know you have limited amount of time to register before things get more complicated….
Pandemic Led 8% Of U.S. Homes To Cancel Video Services
Some 8% of U.S. broadband households cancelled at least one paid video service through May of this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and 4% of that cancelled a traditional pay-TV service due primarily to the cancellation of sports programming, research released this week by…
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