Asia’s premier satellite operator AsiaSat is collaborating with Digital Magic, a provider of advanced imaging solutions to co-produce UHD content for AsiaSat’s UHD channel 4K-SAT, on AsiaSat 4 at 122°E. The co-production includes a knowledge-based UHD mini-series on satellite communications to provide an easy-to-understand introduction to topics such as how a satellite works, how it […]
AT&T-owned pay-TV broadcaster DirecTV and Charlie Ergen’s Dish Network, as well as some users of Comcast’s giant cable system, will be able to watch some of the NBC transmissions of the upcoming Rio Olympic Games in Ultra HD. Subscribers who own a suitable UHD set will be able to watch some 4K coverage from the […]
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 […]
Broadcast connectivity expert SIS LIVE is to provide Ultra HD fibre connectivity for Sky Sports Ultra HD coverage of the Premier League. From the start of the 2016-17 Premier League football season on 13 August, SIS LIVE will utilise its Anylive fibre network to deliver Ultra HD pictures for 124 games covered by Sky Sports. […]
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. […]
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 […]
The Spanish La Liga will use the latest TV technology in the 2016/2017 season which kicks off at the end of August. Mediapro, which owns the Liga rights, will deploy seven drone cameras to be gradually extended into all stadiums. In addition, Mediapro will use 360˚ technology in Real Madrid and Barcelona’s stadiums and will […]
OTT technology product and service provider NeuLion has participated the first time ever, in collaboration with premium global sports brand UFC and through the production support of DirecTV, the option of watching a live stream of UFC 200: Cormier vs. Jones 2 in 4K. The headline fight was called off following the news that Jones […]