4KUniverse, the 24/7 Ultra HD general entertainment channel in North America, has announced the launch of its SVoD service on Amazon Fire TV, created and powered by Accedo, the video experience pioneer. 4KUniverse is available across linear, cable and satellite TV and multiple OTT devices, offering around the clock Ultra HD TV series, movies, documentaries […]
Insight TV, a producer and broadcaster of travel and extreme sports genres in ultra HD, will unveil its new 4K SVoD platform at MIPTV. The platform is available via its website to subscribers globally or via iOS and Android devices using the Insight TV App. Powered by the NeuLion Digital Platform viewers will be able […]
Samsung Electronics America has showcased what it suggests is a new way to think about TV with its 2017 Home Entertainment product line. The company has confirmed the availability of its premium flagship QLED televisions and revealed a new lifestyle TV, The Frame. “Our 2017 lineup is ushering in a new era for television. This […]
Amazon and Netflix are not only acquiring documentaries and films, but are also heavily involved in producing their own content using UHD technologies, according to a white paper – 4K TV and UHD: the whole picture – released by critical information, analytics and solutions specialist IHS Markit ahead of Cable Congress 2017. Subscription Video on […]
IHS Markit’s Paul Gray, principal analyst for consumer devices, says that Q4 shipments last year for larger-sized 4K/UHD displays have shown “incredible acceleration” over previous quarter-year periods in 2016, and significantly ahead of 2015 shipments. IHS says that
BT Sport will remain the exclusive UK home of all UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League football. Following a competitive auction process, BT has secured the rights until the end of the 2020/21 season that for the first time brings together exclusivity across all live games, highlights and in-match clips of both competitions. BT will […]
Following the approval by the DVB Steering Board for TS 101 154 V2.3.1 – ‘Specification for the use of Video and Audio Coding in Broadcasting Applications based on the MPEG-2 Transport Stream’, ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) has officially published the DVB specification as an ETSI standard. The timely move by ETSI facilitates the necessary […]
US TV set manufacturer VIZIO has unveiled its all-new 2017 VIZIO SmartCast E-Series collection. Highlighted by 4K High Dynamic Range models for the 55” class screen sizes and above, the collection also includes Full HD and Ultra HD models, ranging from 32” – 80” class sizes. All E-Series models feature Chromecast built-in, the easiest way […]
SES has announced that six more US cable operators have joined its Ultra HD trials, while some of the first cable providers to participate are nearing the historic launch of consumer Ultra HD packages across the country. A new wave of Ultra HD trial agreements has been signed with cable operators from coast to coast, […]
Satellite operator SES has confirmed that US multichannel video programming distributor (MVPD) Frontier Communications has begun testing 4K Ultra HD content delivery using SES’s fully-managed Ultra HD distribution platform. Frontier is the latest MVPD to join SES’s milestone trials aimed at accelerating Ultra HD delivery to homes across North America. SES has a growing number […]