The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), headquartered in Washington, D.C., is the premier advocacy association for America’s broadcasters, and its annual NAB Show, is the preeminent global trade show driving the evolution of media and entertainment. The 2023 NAB Show Centennial Celebration, April 15 – 19, in Las Vegas, commemorates 100 years since the first NAB Show in 1923 and offers opportunities for attendees, exhibitors and stakeholders to share their memories, participate in interactive engagements and enjoy exclusive onsite parties and events.
"This year marks our century-long legacy of advocating on behalf of America’s broadcasters and driving global innovation and industry growth through NAB Show," says NAB President and CEO Curtis LeGeyt. "We invite the entire NAB community, including broadcasters and content professionals from around the world, to join us for the Centennial Celebration as we honor our rich history, recognize our unparalleled impact and celebrate our next 100 years."
NAB launched "Celebrating 100 Years," a comprehensive website that provides an interactive journey through the organization’s history and evolution over the years. The site offers a timeline detailing landmark achievements, moments in broadcasting and at NAB Show, along with image galleries, broadcasters’ stories and a NAB Hall of Fame, allowing visitors to learn more about the radio and television legends inducted throughout the years.
The organization also kicked off "Share Your Story," a community campaign, encouraging individuals to share special memories, serendipitous moments or remarkable stories about broadcasting and NAB Show. Contributors may include photos with their submissions and can be submitted here: https://www.nab.org/100/shareYourStory.asp
Expanding Exhibition
2023 looks to be a major year with major new hotel openings and renovations, and plenty of new things to discover in Las Vegas. The city welcomed 38.8 million visitors in 2022, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA). Conventions continued to ramp up in 2022, the first full calendar year of tradeshows and meetings since the pandemic, hosting nearly 5 million meeting attendees. Hotel occupancy for 2022 also came in at a strong 79 percent, with weekend occupancy at 89 percent and midweek occupancy a 75 percent. Las Vegas leads the nation in overall hotel occupancy, which averages 63 percent.
After the comeback in 2022, the 2023 NAB Show floor will now expand and feature some of the world's leading brands and companies, as well as first-time exhibitors and innovation zones showcasing the most cutting-edge technology advancements for media and entertainment.
More than 1,000 companies, including 140+ first-time exhibitors, will debut new products and offer first looks at trailblazing technologies through interactive exhibits and live demonstrations. Exhibitors are expected to occupy more than 575,000 net square feet of exhibits space organized by distinct destinations throughout the LVCC’s North, Central and West halls. Focused on four main verticals associated with the content lifecycle, the destinations and some participating companies include:
Create (North and Central Halls): Adobe Systems, ARRI, Blackmagic Design, Canon, Chyron, Comrex, FOR-A, Grass Valley, Riedel Communications, Ross Video, Sony Electronics and Wheatstone Corporation.
Connect (West Hall): AJA, AT&T, Bitcentral, Harmonic, Intelstat, LTN Global, Nautel, Sencore, Verimatrix, Verizon, Vislink, VizRT and Xperi.
Capitalize (West Hall): Dell, ENCO Systems, Evertz, Planar, RCS and WideOrbit.
Intelligent Content (West Hall): Amagi, Amazon Web Services, MediaKind, Microsoft, Telestream and Veritone.
"Companies, large and small, are turning out en masse to exhibit at NAB Show, including more than a few that skipped last year's show," says Chris Brown, NAB executive vice president and managing director of Global Connections and Events. "We are thrilled to see the tremendous momentum established at the 2022 event translating to healthy growth, excitement and what promises to be an incredible showing of the latest and greatest tech and some of the most influential companies on the planet."
Other NAB Show floor destinations focus on specific themes and innovations and include:
The ATSC 3.0 Pavilion will showcase deployments, consumer products and services, and the opportunity for broadcasters as ATSC 3.0 continues its expansion across the U.S. and the world.
CineCentral is a learning lab for Hollywood’s cinematic trends and techniques. Attendees can explore CineLive – the burgeoning cross section of cinematic tools and multicams used to further viewer experiences in live, sports and broadcast programming, in addition to traditional cinematic storytelling techniques.
Futures Park is dedicated to presentation of today’s edge-of-the-art media technologies from research and development facilities around the world. The PILOT booth will showcase an Android Automotive Broadcast Radio Interface as well as ATSC 3.0 technologies including broadcast applications running on commercially available NextGen TV sets.
The Streaming Experience is the largest showcase of its kind with demos of more than 50 streaming video platforms and devices. From smart TVs and streaming boxes to game consoles, attendees can test OTT services side-by-side and get their questions answered.
NAB Show will also feature new Experiential Zones in each exhibit hall – starting and check-in points where attendees can gain valuable insight into broader industry trends. Designed around themes of inspiration, innovation and implementation, Experiential Zones will offer a variety of activities, from free learning sessions to hands-on demos to unique networking opportunities, to prepare attendees before they dive into various exhibits on the show floor.
The Remote Production Conference is a two-day, multi-track training event focused on the best and most common practices of remote connectivity in media production and entertainment. Session topics include remote collaboration between artists, shared editing access and producing high-resolution graphics for cinema, gaming and virtual production. The conference will run from Sunday, April 16 - Monday, April 17, 2023 with a virtual day in May 2023 to showcase the best sessions from the conference.
NAB Show
April 15-19, 2023
Las Vegas, NV
www.nab.org | https://nabshow.com/2023
