According to the latest Ultra HD tracking report from Futuresource Consulting, although UHD as a home entertainment format has firmly planted its stake in the market, with strong growth evident from software to hardware adoption, it remains some way off reaching levels of mass-market adoption. Futuresource Consulting has been monitoring the UHD format for over […]

Following advanced-television.com’s report that US pay-TV operator DirecTV is to broadcast a range of programming in 4K, satellite platform DISH TV has confirmed it is to deliver live natural history series, Planet Earth II in the format. The series will simulcast on BBC America, AMC and SundanceTV on February 18th with subsequent episodes airing on BBCA […]

Members of trade body the UHD Alliance, meeting at European Broadcasting Union (EBU) headquarters in Geneva recently to assess the current status of the UHD market, have noted that HDR (High Dynamic Range) has emerged as one of the key drivers for sales of UHD devices. “Ours is a unique organisation, with all of the […]

Video compression solutions specialist ATEME’s technology was used for the VR near-live coverage in Ultra High Definition (UHD) of Super Bowl LI between the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons, in partnership with Fox Sports and LiveLike. They teamed up to offer a virtual and interactive lounge during the game that presented highlights in […]

Jamie Hindhaugh, Chief Operating Officer of BT TV and BT Sport, has confirmed that following its introduction as part of the broadcaster’s coverage of the Liverpool vs Chelsea Premier League encounter, every Premier League match, as well as a selection of FA Cup games, broadcast live on the channel will be available in Ultra HD […]

NBC Sports Group and AT&T will offer the first live US telecast of the Premier League in ultra HD this weekend to eligible DirecTV 4K customers. DirecTV will distribute the coverage (on channel 106) in the UHD format beginning this on January 21st with Manchester City vs Tottenham. Premier League coverage in UHD will continue […]

France’s Canal+ Group is to broadcast a match in Ultra HD from the country’s leading football league – Ligue 1 – from the end of January at 21hrs and every Sunday thereafter. The first such fixture is PSG-Monaco on January 29. Canal+ has decided to launch production of matches in Ligue 1 in collaboration with […]

Sky Sports F1 will be the only place to watch every Formula 1 Grand Prix live next season, with ten races exclusively live including the opening two from Australia and China, and two of the final three races. And for the first time in UK TV history, viewers in the UK and Ireland with Sky […]