Satellite operator SES has confirmed that multiple US cable operators are testing Ultra HD (or 4K) content across its fully-managed Ultra HD platform and receiving HEVC 4K IP set-top boxes in preparation for Ultra HD subscriber trials into US households later in 2016. SES has signed Ultra HD trial agreements with Cable America in Missouri, […]
A new global survey from digital platform security specialist Irdeto and global analyst firm SNL Kagan has found that video service providers, including pay-TV and OTT operators, and content producers around the world believe that one of the key drivers for operators’ implementation of 4K ultra high definition (UHD) is the expectation that consumers will […]
South Korea has selected the ATSC 3.0 standard for the country’s ultra-high-definition television broadcasting set to launch in February 2017. The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning said it preferred ATSC 3.0, developed by standards body the Advanced Television Systems Committee, for UHD TV broadcasting over the Europe-based DVB-T2 standard. UHD TVs manufactured by […]
Sony Electronics has unveiled the Z series, the next generation in television display technology with the ability to reproduce the deeper blacks, brighter lights, and vibrant colours of the real world. The new flagship Z series sits atop Sony’s current X series line-up of premium 4K HDR Ultra HD TVs, which includes the award winning […]
Statements from UBI Research say that display-makers LG in South Korea are to near-double their production of 65-inch LED panels in Q2. UBI Research says that LG shipped some 140,000 65-inch OLED panels in the March-June period, compared to some 28,000 units shipped in the first quarter. LG is already the Number 1 player in […]
British Columbians and Albertans can now experience ultra-high-definition television with the launch of 4K on Optik TV from TELUS, making the Canadian telco the first and currently, the only carrier in Western Canada to offer 4K programming. “TELUS is committed to offering our customers the most cutting-edge entertainment experience, and being the first to offer […]
Globo TV’s CTO Raymundo Barros had told delegates to MIPtv back in April of the broadcaster’s impressive commitment to 4K/Ultra HD and in its High Dynamic Range format. Now that investment is coming to viewers’ screens. Dangerous Liaisons is now available to users of Globo’s VOD service, Globo Play, and the broadcaster is promising more. […]
Chinese display manufacturer Hisense has unveiled the world’s cheapest 100-inch high-end TV display, and says it is determined to become the world’s dominant supplier of large-format LCD displays. The company’s latest promised offering, a 100” LED laser projection unit, is to be priced at just over $10,000 (€9000) which sounds expensive but rival Japanese displays […]
Samsung Electronics has confirmed that the Samsung SERIF 4K TV is coming to the US this summer with an RRP of $1,499 (€1,349). A collaboration with Parisian design duo Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, the Samsung SERIF TV will be available starting in August at high-end design-centric retailers including Vitra, Bo Concept NY and Ligne Roset […]
Sky has confirmed the launch of what it describes as the UK’s most comprehensive Ultra HD service on Sky Q Silver, available to customers from August 13th. Offering a line up of Premier League football, exclusive blockbuster movies, natural history documentaries and gripping dramas, it says viewers will be brought to the heart of the […]