Five years ago this week… After the launch of the 8K Association at CES 2019, there was a hint of backlash against the group at the NAB Show, months later. With TV manufacturers infamous for prematurely promoting technology—or even erroneously as with 3D TVs—OEMs were again guilty of pushing 8K before its time. The association was absurdly prompting “service providers (especially OTT) to develop 8K offerings,” as part of its immediate objectives—at a time when there was no standard for the technology beyond headline resolution, while manufacturers ploughed their own furrows in an attempt to tilt the early market in their favor. The 8K Association still stands today. A bill has been signed into US law that will outlaw TikTok in the United States,…