The Top AV and Smart Home News Stories of 2025
CE Pro looks back at the news and announcements that helped define the custom integration industry in 2025.
News December 29
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The Week in Playback: Chord Cutters and Stocking Stuffers
CE Pro takes a look through all the news static throughout the week to find the stories and…
News December 14
Pay-TV Subscriber Levels See First Growth Since 2017, Report Says
New bundling deals, shifting content strategies, and strong seasonal sports demand appear to be helping steady the pay-TV…
News December 8
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December 16
Netflix’s $82.7B Bid for Warner Bros. Sets Up the Market for a New Era Of Streaming
A combined Netflix–Warner Bros. ecosystem could influence everything from network load to media-room upgrades and control-system programming.
News December 5
Streaming Industry Records Best Month Ever, Nielsen Says
Thanks to Netflix and other streaming services, June was a record month for the growing streaming inudstry.
News July 16
Streaming ‘Resubscribers’ Suggest Larger Market for Bundling, Aggregation
Ampere Analysis research shows that streaming service "resubscriber" habits are mitigated by bundling services.
News July 11
Report Finds 50% of U.S. Households Regularly Use Ad-Supported Streaming Apps
Consumer research study also sees an increase in video consumption across U.S. households each week.
News April 23
Streaming Consumers Willing to Cancel Due to Rising Costs, Password Crackdowns
A new Forbes study finds that 95% of Americans pay for more than one streaming service, but 90%…
News February 22
Live Sports Streaming Poised to Score Points for Its Curators
The custom home integration channel should have their hands all over the challenge of sorting out live sports…
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