Only days after three major camera manufacturers, namely Sony, Canon and Panasonic, have pulled out of NAB 2021 which was scheduled to take place from Oct 9 – 13 in Las Vegas, the entire show has been canceled. Unfortunately, Covid is claiming another victim: NAB 2021. It was supposed to be the first in-person NAB Show since April 2019 (2020 was of course canceled shortly before it was supposed to take place in April 2020) – they postponed it to October from April, as nobody thought that the pandemic would last that long. Well, it did – and after requiring all attendees to be vaccinated for the upcoming show, they thought it could take place as planned with safety precautions, but without being able to touch the gear (which of course is a huge problem as that’s one of the main reasons why people want to attend a trade show in the first place, to “touch before they buy”). Image credit: NAB Show website Official NAB Show statement To Our NAB Show Community: For more than a year we have worked tirelessly to bring our industry together safely in Las Vegas at NAB Show. Unfortunately, the pandemic and surge of the Delta variant has presented unexpected and insurmountable challenges for our global community. As we have always kept the best interest and safety of the industry as our priority, it has become apparent in the face of these challenges that we can no longer effectively host NAB Show or our co-located...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 15 September, 2021