Entertainment technologist IMAX Corporation and audio specialist DTS have partnered for the next-generation of home entertainment with the launch of the IMAX Enhanced programme. The new certification and licensing programme combines the highest-end consumer electronics products with IMAX digitally re-mastered 4K HDR content and DTS audio technologies to offer consumers a new level of quality […]
The Spanish Government will finance DTT migration with grants – to be specified in 2019 – to citizens and TV operators. State Secretary for Digital Advance, Francisco Polo, said the grants will be included in the next State Budget. The migration will start in January 2019 and will be initially completed in 2020 if no […]
HDR10+ Technologies, LLC, a joint venture among 20th Century Fox, Panasonic Corporation and Samsung Electronics has announced the first certified products and first adopters for the HDR10+ licence programme. Panasonic and Samsung are also among the first to announce firmware has been deployed to select 2018 television models enabling support of HDR10+ for consumers. HDR10+ […]
The Digital Production Partnership (DPP), the media industry’s international business network, has announced the release of a new technical specification to support the mastering and international exchange of content: SMPTE TSP 2121:2018 IMF Application DPP (ProRes). The new specification builds on the existing Interoperable Master Format (IMF) standard developed by the Society of Motion Picture […]
As part of its dynamic improvement efforts, US movie industry trade body the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has announced the first update of its Content Security Best Practices since the formation of the Trusted Partner Network (TPN), which was launched in April 2018 in a joint venture with the Content Delivery and Security […]
Taiwan’s leading video-on-demand (VoD) industry associations have come together with the government at a roundtable event to share and promote best practices that foster growth while safeguarding consumer interests through self-regulation and collaborating on anti-piracy efforts. The event was hosted by the Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA), the Asia Pacific trade association for the video […]
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and The Linux Foundation have launched the Academy Software Foundation (ASWF) to provide a neutral forum for open source software developers in the motion picture and broader media industries to share resources and collaborate on technologies for image creation, visual effects, animation and sound. “We are thrilled […]
The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing an open standard for the delivery of broadcast and broadband services through connected TVs and set-top boxes, has announced that its new version of the HbbTV conformance test suite has been published. This is the second and most relevant release out of the three annual releases. […]
Intelsat has joined the Seamless Air Alliance, a consortium dedicated to the development and promotion of standards to facilitate a better, more seamless, inflight connectivity experience for passengers. The standards would eliminate the immense costs and hurdles commonly associated with acquisition, installation, and operation of data access infrastructure by streamlining system integration and certification, providing […]
The French Government has unveiled its 5G roadmap and launched four priority courses of action. “5G is strategically vital to France’s industry, the competitiveness of our economy, innovation and revitalised public services,” says Electronic communications and postal regulatory authority, Arcep. “Starting in 2020, 5G is promising to deliver a jump in technological performances and pave […]