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class=\"searchform-show-type-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"search_show_type[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"new-york\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"searchform-facet-label\">New York <span class=\"searchform-facet-count\" data-taxonomy=\"show-type\" data-term-id=\"65\">(70)<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/fieldset>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<fieldset class=\"searchform-years\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<legend>Year<\/legend>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"searchform-year-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"search_year[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"2025\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"searchform-facet-label\">2025 <span class=\"searchform-facet-count\" data-taxonomy=\"show-year\" data-term-id=\"64\">(129)<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"searchform-year-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"search_year[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"2026\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"searchform-facet-label\">2026 <span class=\"searchform-facet-count\" data-taxonomy=\"show-year\" data-term-id=\"66\">(316)<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"searchform-year-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"search_year[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"2027\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"searchform-facet-label\">2027 <span class=\"searchform-facet-count\" data-taxonomy=\"show-year\" data-term-id=\"73\">(2)<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/fieldset>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<fieldset class=\"searchform-types\">\n\t\t\t\t<legend>Type<\/legend>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"searchform-type-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"search_type[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"article\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"searchform-facet-label\">Article <span class=\"searchform-facet-count\" data-post-type=\"article\">(83)<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"searchform-type-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"search_type[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"page\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"searchform-facet-label\">Page <span class=\"searchform-facet-count\" data-post-type=\"page\">(127)<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"searchform-type-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"search_type[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"press-release\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"searchform-facet-label\">Press Release <span class=\"searchform-facet-count\" data-post-type=\"press-release\">(47)<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"searchform-type-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"search_type[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"session\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"searchform-facet-label\">Session <span class=\"searchform-facet-count\" data-post-type=\"session\">(619)<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"searchform-type-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"search_type[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"speaker\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"searchform-facet-label\">Speaker <span class=\"searchform-facet-count\" data-post-type=\"speaker\">(1015)<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"searchform-type-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"search_type[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"video\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"searchform-facet-label\">Video <span class=\"searchform-facet-count\" data-post-type=\"video\">(262)<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/fieldset>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<fieldset class=\"searchform-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<legend>Category<\/legend>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"searchform-category-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"search_cat[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"advertising-and-marketing\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"searchform-facet-label\">Advertising and Marketing <span class=\"searchform-facet-count\" data-taxonomy=\"category\" data-term-id=\"150\"><span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">(<\/span>25<span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"searchform-category-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"search_cat[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"artificial-intelligence\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"searchform-facet-label\">Artificial Intelligence <span class=\"searchform-facet-count\" data-taxonomy=\"category\" data-term-id=\"58\"><span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">(<\/span>127<span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"searchform-category-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"search_cat[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"audience-measurement\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"searchform-facet-label\">Audience Measurement <span class=\"searchform-facet-count\" data-taxonomy=\"category\" data-term-id=\"151\"><span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">(<\/span>27<span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"searchform-category-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"search_cat[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"audio-podcasting-radio\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"searchform-facet-label\">Audio | Podcasting | Radio <span class=\"searchform-facet-count\" data-taxonomy=\"category\" data-term-id=\"149\"><span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">(<\/span>8<span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"searchform-category-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"search_cat[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"business-strategy-and-research\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"searchform-facet-label\">Business Strategy and Research <span class=\"searchform-facet-count\" data-taxonomy=\"category\" data-term-id=\"154\"><span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">(<\/span>35<span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"searchform-category-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"search_cat[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"changing-frequencies\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"searchform-facet-label\">Changing Frequencies <span class=\"searchform-facet-count\" data-taxonomy=\"category\" data-term-id=\"70\"><span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">(<\/span>5<span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"searchform-category-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"search_cat[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"cloud-virtualization\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"searchform-facet-label\">Cloud Virtualization <span class=\"searchform-facet-count\" data-taxonomy=\"category\" data-term-id=\"59\"><span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">(<\/span>46<span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"searchform-category-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"search_cat[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"corporate-and-enterprise-media\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"searchform-facet-label\">Corporate and Enterprise Media <span class=\"searchform-facet-count\" data-taxonomy=\"category\" data-term-id=\"153\"><span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">(<\/span>28<span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"searchform-category-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"search_cat[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"creator-economy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"searchform-facet-label\">Creator Economy <span class=\"searchform-facet-count\" data-taxonomy=\"category\" data-term-id=\"60\"><span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">(<\/span>65<span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"searchform-category-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"search_cat[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"cybersecurity\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"searchform-facet-label\">Cybersecurity <span class=\"searchform-facet-count\" data-taxonomy=\"category\" data-term-id=\"157\"><span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">(<\/span>2<span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"searchform-category-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"search_cat[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"data-and-analytics\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"searchform-facet-label\">Data and Analytics <span class=\"searchform-facet-count\" data-taxonomy=\"category\" data-term-id=\"152\"><span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">(<\/span>25<span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"searchform-category-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"search_cat[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"distribution-and-ip-based-workflows\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"searchform-facet-label\">Distribution and IP-Based Workflows <span class=\"searchform-facet-count\" data-taxonomy=\"category\" data-term-id=\"148\"><span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">(<\/span>35<span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"searchform-category-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"search_cat[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"executive-viewpoint\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"searchform-facet-label\">Executive Viewpoint <span class=\"searchform-facet-count\" data-taxonomy=\"category\" data-term-id=\"125\"><span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">(<\/span>8<span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"searchform-category-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"search_cat[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"exhibitor-spotlight\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"searchform-facet-label\">Exhibitor Spotlight <span class=\"searchform-facet-count\" data-taxonomy=\"category\" data-term-id=\"57\"><span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">(<\/span>10<span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"searchform-category-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"search_cat[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"film-and-cinema\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"searchform-facet-label\">Film and Cinema <span class=\"searchform-facet-count\" data-taxonomy=\"category\" data-term-id=\"156\"><span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">(<\/span>14<span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"searchform-category-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"search_cat[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"immersive-tech-ar-vr-xr\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"searchform-facet-label\">Immersive Tech (AR\/VR\/XR) <span class=\"searchform-facet-count\" data-taxonomy=\"category\" data-term-id=\"159\"><span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">(<\/span>7<span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"searchform-category-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"search_cat[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"journalism-news-tv\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"searchform-facet-label\">Journalism | News | TV <span class=\"searchform-facet-count\" data-taxonomy=\"category\" data-term-id=\"155\"><span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">(<\/span>8<span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"searchform-category-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"search_cat[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"main-stage\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"searchform-facet-label\">Main Stage <span class=\"searchform-facet-count\" data-taxonomy=\"category\" data-term-id=\"129\"><span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">(<\/span>11<span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"searchform-category-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"search_cat[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"nextgen-tv-atsc-3-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"searchform-facet-label\">NextGen TV \/ ATSC 3.0 <span class=\"searchform-facet-count\" data-taxonomy=\"category\" data-term-id=\"158\"><span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">(<\/span>3<span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"searchform-category-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"search_cat[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"production-and-post\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"searchform-facet-label\">Production and Post <span class=\"searchform-facet-count\" data-taxonomy=\"category\" data-term-id=\"147\"><span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">(<\/span>66<span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"searchform-category-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"search_cat[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"resources\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"searchform-facet-label\">Resources <span class=\"searchform-facet-count\" data-taxonomy=\"category\" data-term-id=\"53\"><span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">(<\/span>28<span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"searchform-category-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"search_cat[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"sports\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"searchform-facet-label\">Sports <span class=\"searchform-facet-count\" data-taxonomy=\"category\" data-term-id=\"61\"><span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">(<\/span>64<span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"searchform-category-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"search_cat[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"streaming\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"searchform-facet-label\">Streaming <span class=\"searchform-facet-count\" data-taxonomy=\"category\" data-term-id=\"62\"><span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">(<\/span>46<span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"searchform-category-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"search_cat[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"thought-leadership\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"searchform-facet-label\">Thought Leadership <span class=\"searchform-facet-count\" data-taxonomy=\"category\" data-term-id=\"127\"><span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">(<\/span>1<span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"searchform-category-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"search_cat[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"trends-topics\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"searchform-facet-label\">Trends and Topics <span class=\"searchform-facet-count\" data-taxonomy=\"category\" data-term-id=\"33\"><span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">(<\/span>72<span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"searchform-category-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"search_cat[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"uncategorized\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"searchform-facet-label\">Uncategorized <span class=\"searchform-facet-count\" data-taxonomy=\"category\" data-term-id=\"1\"><span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">(<\/span>0<span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"searchform-category-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"search_cat[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"webinar\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"searchform-facet-label\">Webinar <span class=\"searchform-facet-count\" data-taxonomy=\"category\" data-term-id=\"71\"><span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">(<\/span>3<span class=\"searchform-facet-count-separator\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/fieldset>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/form>\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"menu-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href id=\"header-search-button\" class=\"header-search-button\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-search\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-xmark hide\" tabindex=\"0\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"header-menu-button\" 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