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Ultra HD (or "4K") TVs should follow a similar or faster growth pattern to the rollout of HDTVs within U.S. broadband-connected households, according to new research from Parks Associates.
NAB Show 2014 will feature sessions, workshops and panels on the increasing role of ultra high-definition standards for 4K television displays and production technology in the media and entertainment industry.
Television is changing, and it will never be the same again. Consumers will watch programming on basically anything with flat glass screen, and they'll use cable, satellite, telco, Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and many more. The mind boggles.
Competing in video is a logical step for Facebook to monetize its enormous user-base, and it offers the company another front on which to wage battle in its cold war with Google.
There is no question that multi-platform content delivery is evolving from the "hot new feature" to table stakes in the television industry. From ABC's live streaming of the Oscars and CBS' streaming of NCAA basketball to Comcast's Xfinity TVGO app, broadcasters and distributors alike are rolling out products that deliver content to new platforms.