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Video codec pain points remain for 4K UltraHD

One way or another, 4K is expected to take off: according to Parks Associates, 46 million households worldwide will subscribe to an UltraHD pay-TV service by 2018.

From the article "Video codec pain points remain for 4K UltraHD" by Michelle Clancy.

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