Were the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing a Tipping Point for Streaming?
The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are in the books and, if you listen to the general consensus in some circles, they were a total bust for networks. Ratings were down—way down—and that’s prompting many to conclude viewers were disinterested for …
Opportunities to Meet Demands of 4K Streaming
In the world of home entertainment, there are a pair of persistent trends that telco professionals should be leveraging to their advantage. One is the now long-running trend of people cutting the cord on cable and relying solely on streaming …
HDMI 1.4 versus 2.0: How a Few Cables Can Hold Back an Entire A/V System
As we recently explored in our Resolution Confusion series, streaming ultra high definition video like 4K and 8K requires extraordinary bandwidth. So much bandwidth, in fact, that one of the best ways to future-proof a home for these bandwidth needs …
What Industry Pros and Innovators are Buzzing About at This Year’s CEDIA Expo
Every year more than 20,000 home technology specialists, installers, and business owners attend the CEDIA Expo, one of the most popular smart home and home technology events in North America. It’s a great way to learn about new products, try …
Resolution Confusion, Part 1: The Road to High Definition
It might be early days for 8K television, but one thing is already clear: The bandwidth demands it’s going to put on the smart homes of tomorrow will be extreme. And tomorrow is closer than most people think — some …