Cable Tech Show, CEDIA Expo 2020 Canceled Due to Virus

An annual show billing itself as the largest cable telecom and tech event in the Americas was canceled due to the coronavirus, a spokesperson told us Wednesday night. The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers and International Society of Broadband Experts scheduled the event in Denver Oct. 13-16. "SCTE•ISBE has received official notification that Governor [Jared] Polis’ executive order designating the Colorado Convention Center as a temporary medical facility has been extended through the remainder of the year," wrote SCTE•ISBE CEO Mark Dzuban. It's "giving careful consideration to alternative arrangements," he added. Thursday, CEDIA Expo 2020 was canceled. The Sept. 8-12 event also was to have been at Denver's Colorado Convention Center. Executive Vice President Brian Pagel of show owner Emerald Holding cited "the current status of the Colorado Convention Center as a medical care facility for non-emergency cases related to COVID-19; the latest federal measures." He also mentioned "restrictions on congregating and large gatherings imposed by states and other government and public health authorities; and the various company-imposed travel restrictions on employees affecting attendees and participating companies.” Polis' office and the convention center didn't comment Thursday.