Korean mobile telco SK Telecom and US media company Sinclair Broadcast Group have unveiled Cast.era, a joint venture located in Arlington, Virginia focused on cloud infrastructure for broadcasting, ultra-low latency over-the-top (OTT) broadcasting, and targeted advertising. Kevin Gage, formerly EVP, Strategic Development & Chief Technology Officer of Sinclair’s ONE Media subsidiary has been appointed Cast.era’s […]
Italian MNO TIM and Ericsson, alongside Qualcomm, have successfully completed Europe’s first connection overcoming the 2 Gbps speed barrier on a 5G live commercial network. The connection was completed on a 26 Gigahertz (GHz) millimetre-wave (mmWave) frequency that was acquired by TIM as part of the Italian government’s 5G bid. TIM has achieved this key […]
Millions of mobile phone users could not be receiving the outdoor coverage network operators say they are providing and their customers are paying for, the Local Government Association — the national membership body for local authorities in England and Wales – is warning. Mobile ‘coverage checker’ websites are often used by people to decide which […]
The first US consumer television receivers equipped with NEXTGEN TV capabilities are coming to retail stores later in 2020, with the announcements at CES 2020 from the biggest names in the TV industry launching 20 ATSC 3.0-enabled TV models. The introductions by LG Electronics, Samsung and Sony mirror the initial nationwide rollout of NEXTGEN TV […]
HDR10+ Technologies, LLC, a joint venture of 20th Century Fox, Panasonic Corporation and Samsung Electronics has revealed that the total number of adopters has increased to 94. New partners, such as VIZIO and GooglePlay have added support of HDR10+ on their products. The organisation also announced new advances to the HDR10+ Logo and Certification programme, […]
Synamedia, the independent video software provider, has entered a partnership with Pearl TV to join the Phoenix Model Market Initiative. This collaborative, single-market effort to plan for and implement a transition to next-generation over-the-air television broadcasting via an end-to-end model system aims to help foster industry consensus and drive ecosystem development. The Phoenix Model Market […]
Just in time for next week’s CES show where every major TV manufacturer will be showcasing their very latest models, including 8K displays, the ITU has approved the use of the world’s first IP-based digital broadcasting standard, dubbed ATSC 3.0. January 2nd saw Sinclair Broadcast Group, a major US station grouping “applaud” the ITU’s decision. […]
Standards-based watermarking solutions provider Verance has confirmed the availability of video watermark technology as part of its Aspect platform. The Aspect video watermark provides a high-performance, commercial implementation of the ATSC video watermark specification. It brings enhanced capabilities to the Aspect audio watermark that has already been deployed by major broadcasters in the United States, […]
Samsung has partnered with the 8K Association (8KA) to establish a first-of-its-kind certification programme designed to distinguish 8K-enabled televisions and other devices. The partnership marks another milestone for Samsung’s QLED 8K as it will be among the first TVs to be certified by the 8KA bearing the new certification logo. “We are proud to be […]
RTVE has upgraded its satellite TV channels for the European market with the launch of its flagship channels TVE Internacional and Canal 24 Horas in HD using the DVB-S2 standard. The Spanish operator will be simulcasting the two channels on Astra and Eutelsat Hot Bird for two and a half months until February 29th so […]