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CEDIA’s EMEA Finalists for 2020 CEDIA Awards

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Cedia Home Theater Award nomineeSelected by a panel of industry experts, this year’s 2020 CEDIA Awards include 51 CEDIA member companies from 12 countries competing to win in their respective categories-- and be honored at the 2020 CEDIA Awards events.

CEDIA will host three, region-focused and virtual CEDIA Awards presentations on Thursday 8th October. The EMEA, Americas, and Asia Pacific ceremonies will place the highly

The finalists in the EMEA region (are already winners in our opinion, just by making this list) include:

  • Awicon Technologies (Hyderabad, India)
  • Clarke Infinity Ltd (Billericay, UK)
  • CUST'HOME (Saint Laurent Du Var, France)
  • Cyberhomes Ltd (Thame, UK)
  • HENRI (Vincennes, France)
  • Intelligent Abodes Ltd (Exeter, UK)
  • Intuitive Homes & Ultamation (Manchester, UK)
  • Life Emotions (Lisbon, Portugal)
  • M.E.G.A. AV Installations Ltd (London, UK)
  • New Wave AV (Golden Green, UK)
  • NV Integration Ltd (London, UK)
  • Perfect Integration (London, UK)
  • Prestige Audio (Watford, UK)
  • S.K. Lifestyle Technologies Ltd (Nicosia, Cyprus)
  • SONA (Warrington, UK)
  • Sound Sense (Ahmedabad, India)
  • Tera Generation Solutions Pvt Ltd (Lahore, Pakistan)
  • TwentyTwo Integration Ltd (London, UK)

Go 2020 CEDIA Awards

 

ISE Publishes Guidelines for a Healthy ISE 2021

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A risk assessment-- carried out to World Health Organization guidelines-- rates the overall risk of transmission and further spread of COVID-19 at ISE 2021 as ‘low’-- if the Fira de Barcelona and ISE implement certain safety conditions.

Mike Blackman meets with Fira Barcelona

Fira de Barcelona, risk consultancy AON and the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona jointly devised strategies for upcoming events at the Fira.

The assessment looked at the risk factors associated with events as well as the impact of specifically formulated safety measures. More than 60 processes or services were evaluated and analyzed, identifing 948 mitigation points.

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The $120bn Impact of the Coronavirus

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According to Futuresource, the combined financial impact of the coronavirus (aka Covid-19) pandemic on the CE, entertainment content and proAV industries is worth as much as $120 billion, at least in comparison with pre-pandemic forecasts.

Coronavirus“Interruptions within supply and manufacturing chains, coupled with the necessary social lockdowns have inevitably led to substantial downward pressure on many industries,” the analyst says. “It’s evident that large employers are being hit severely, particularly in tourism and financial services. Businesses with tightly integrated supply chains and those working on lean manufacturing principles are also heavily exposed, with hotspots within automotive and industrial. In contrast, some categories within CE, entertainment and professional AV sectors are benefiting from the social distancing measures. Video conferencing, gaming and subscription video on demand (SVoD) are good examples.”

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IFA 2020 Gets Real-Life Go-Ahead

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IFA 2020 will happen as in-person event after all-- if in the form of an invite-only "Special Edition" event taking place over just three days, specifically 3-5 September 2020.

IFA Messe Berlin

The limits in attendee numbers are due to, of course, the coronavirus (aka Covid-19) pandemic. After all, the German government has banned all events with over 5000 participants until 24 October, leading organisers gfu and Messe Berlin to come up with an "innovative new concept" for the venerable trade show. The organisers add the IFA 2020 concept was developed in collaboration with German public health authorities to ensure the health and safety of all participants, and as such the show will not be open to the public.

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SA: Smart Speakers Defy Pandemic Impact

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Global smart speaker sales total 28.2 million units in Q1 2020, Strategy Analytics (SA) reports-- an 8.2% Y-o-Y increase, with Amazon and Google remaining firmly on top even as they face pressure due to global lockdowns.

Smart speakers

“Much uncertainty lies ahead of course but the current stay-at-home conditions present an opportunity for smart speaker vendors and voice assistant operators to reinforce the value proposition of voice-first experiences," the analyst says. "The growth in demand for smart displays in recent weeks shows that smart speaker devices are playing their part in alleviating the impact of lockdown conditions by improving access to video chat services for family and friends, amongst other things.”

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AV-iQ Catalog Includes HDBaseT Ecosystem

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HDbaseT

AV-iQ, the provider of a comprehensive AV product database complete with search engine, joins forces with the HDBaseT Alliance to bring products featuring the HDBaseT standard in the AViQ platform.

Users of the AV-iQ catalog can search or filter for specific features, and thus locate products featuring the HDBaseT standard. Thus, the partnership provides AV professionals with accurate, real-time product information, including HDBaseT standard indication in an online catalogue with powerful search, comparison and project list tools.

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Michael de Nigris Buys Autonomic from SnapAV

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Michael de Nigris, founding member and former CEO of Autonomic, acquires the music streaming and multiroom audio system maker from SnapAV. The financial details of the deal are not available.

Autonomic Post-acquisition Autonomic will run as an independent company, with de Nigris as CEO alongside a core group of original employees. SnapAV will continue selling Autonomic audio solutions through both website and local branches, and promises to continue supporting Autonomic products. In the meantime Autonomic will also directly sell such products and offer related support.

“We are increasing our brand focus to provide dealers with the products needed to deploy an advanced listening experience on today’s most popular control systems,” de Nigris says. “By leveraging our current technology with a dedicated group of original employees, we can provide significant innovation that will empower dealers to do their best work ever.”

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