TACH SPECIAL: World's Largest Automotive Tradeshow Broadcast Live on the Internet
19 October 2000
Posted By Terry CallahanMotorsports Editor, The Auto Channel
AUTO CENTRAL-- For the fifth straight year, The Auto Channel will present complete live 'TV ON THE NET' coverage of the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week exposition in Las Vegas, Nevada. The global Internet audience will be able to watch and listen to news reports, interviews and new product demonstrations featuring the industry's leading manufacturers and personalities.
AAIW is the combination of several industry organization tradeshows brought together under one giant umbrella. The three principals groups are AAIA, Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association; MEMA, the Motor Equipment Manufacturers Association; and SEMA, Specialty Equipment Market Association.
Thousands of exhibitors, and in excess of 80,000 buyers from more than 75 countries, will fill every nook and cranny of available display space throughout the city.
New this year is The Auto Channel's greatly enlarged studio facility located on the upper lobby mezzanine of the Sands Convention Center just at the top of the escalators. The Auto Channel will also be presenting expanded coverage of the entire event, which will include AAIA's Town Hall Meeting, SEMA's Morning with the Legends Breakfast, and the SEMA Awards Banquet. The four-day live exhibit broadcasts begin Tuesday, October 31, and ends Friday, November 3rd. The Auto Channel's interview shows will be conducted from the studio location and from several locations at the Sands Convention Center and the Las Vegas Convention Center. Five 30-minute shows will be presented on each of the four days. Show times will be 9:30am, 11:00am, 1:00pm, 2:30pm and 4:00pm. All times are Pacific Time.
The Auto Channel's on-air hosting crew for the broadcasts again consists of an all-star team of veteran TV/radio automotive experts. The shows will all be available for broadband Internet viewing.
Interviews and product demonstrations are currently being scheduled. Individuals or companies wishing to appear on one of the broadcasts should contact Larkin Hill, PR Coordinator of The Auto Channel, at 916-852-1956 or via email at "lhill@theautochannel.com".
Direct access to the AAIW coverage will be found at "http://www.theautochannel.com/publications/magazines/amb/index.html& quot;. The main URL for The Auto Channel Internetwork is "http://www.theautochannel.com".
Internet users who wish to watch these broadcasts will need the Windows Media Player, which can be downloaded free-of-charge from The Auto Channel. Installation is completed quickly and easily into both Netscape and Internet Explorer browsers. A 28.8 or faster modem is required.
The Auto Channel is the Internet's most complete and comprehensive automotive information resource. TACH comprises 18 automotive subject categories; contains over 300,000 pages of information; 17 searchable databases; thousands of photographs; 4,300 streaming video programs; nearly 3,000 new vehicle reviews; and original content from more than 30 writers. The Auto Channel is also one the Internet's leading broadcaster of live video and audio events.
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Company Contact:
Larkin Hill
(916) 852-1956
email: lhill@theautochannel.com
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