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Show Sage Announces New Partnerships with Barco & Pixilab NAB Show New York Attendance Hits New High Total registered attendance for the 2018 NAB Show New York, which was held Oct. 17-18 at the Javits Convention Center in New York City, reached 15,097. This rep- resents a 6.1 per cent increase in attendance from the 2017 event. Produced by the National Association of Broadcasters and co-located with the Audio Engineering Society’s East Coast convention, the NAB Show New York show- cased next-generation technology for media, entertainment, and telecom profes- sionals with conferences and workshops focused on television, film, satellite, online video, live events, podcasting, advertising, corporate AV, production, and post. Legendary actor, producer, and director Robert De Niro headlined the show’s opening keynote event. In a Q&A format, De Niro discussed the future of film and entertainment, drawing on his four decades in the entertainment business. As well, ABC News Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz and NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith headlined a keynote session on the second day of the show. Next year’s NAB Show New York will be held Oct. 16-17, 2019. For more information, go to www.nabshowny.com. Show Sage, the North American partner and master distributor of Dataton’s multi-display presentation products, has been appointed as a strategic partner of Barco for distribution of Medialon show control products in the U.S., Canada, and the Caribbean. Separately, Show Sage has been appointed as a North American distribution partner for Pixilab’s audience inter- action, content management, control, and interactive mobile guide system solutions, Pixilab Moments and Blocks. Show Sage says these partnerships will allow it to offer complementary products to their existing multi-display audiovisual offerings. For more information, contact Show Sage: 847-261-9205, [email protected], www.showsage.com. … A.C. Lighting was presented the Strategic Growth Award by Prolyte Group during the 2018 LDI Show. The award is part of a program that honours Prolyte distributors and individuals that have had exception- al growth and development with the Prolyte product line and provides effective Prolyte Campus training programs. Matthijs Meijer, sales manager for Prolyte Group, says, “A.C. Lighting was exceptional at leading the steady growth of the Prolyte brand product availability as well as creating brand awareness in the North American market.” www.aclighting.com. Winter 2018 | 13