AV industry awards report
In general, industry awards offer a very good way to get yourself some publicity, but in many cases you can’t seriously claim that your win was adequately and fairly judged.
AV and broadcast industry awards in 2023
Many industry awards need a shake-up. They need to be much more honest, open and competent. They need to properly embrace innovation, green issues and newcomers to the industry. Younger people need to attend their events. They need to properly explain why each winner won and be gracious when receiving complaints or criticism. They also need to move away from being almost entirely judged by middle aged white men.
The almost complete lack of interest and competence in promoting environmental initiatives is shocking.
In 2024 the Las Vegas Sphere may cause a headache for several awards. We identified at least 24 awards that the project could win. Awards organisers need to seriously think about how to deal with the fact that many others may not enter in multiple categories.
