What a week or so of news in the CI space. Emerald gets sold. CEDIA CEO Daryl Friedman announced his retirement. And then AVIXA comes in and says, “Hold my beer.”
All of that made the timing of Friedman’s note to the CEDIA community honestly perfect. With so much swirling around, his words felt like…
Emerald Expositions, the producers of CEDIA Expo, reached an agreement to be acquired alongside another events firm by Apollo Global Management.
After spending a few days at the International Builders’ Show and the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show, it’s clear integrators should be here.


