UK launch for TCL Roku TVs
Consumer electronics company TCL Electronics and streaming platform and device specialist Roku are launching TCL Roku TV models in the UK, available in both HD and UHD resolution, in sizes…
AWS launches AWS Elemental Link UHD
AWS has announced the general availability of AWS Elemental Link UHD, a High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) encoding device that makes it easier to connect a live UHD video source,…
Netherlands: SES to deliver Euro 2020 in UHD on M7
M7 is to broadcast the UEFA Euro 2020 football tournament in Ultra HD to its Netherlands viewers. M7 Group, a subsidiary of Canal+, will deliver all the matches live in…
ATSC 3.0 middleware from Vewd
Noting that NEXTGEN TV is expected to reach 70 per cent of all US residents by the end of 2021, and to help unlock this emerging growth opportunity for TV…
China pushes UHD for Winter Olympics
China Media Group (CMG) is alerting broadcasters that it is working with the Beijing Winter Olympics Committee on its plans for TV coverage of the event. Shen Haixiong, head of…
NBC Olympics selects Amagi to provide UHD cloud playout
NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, has selected Amagi to provide UHD playout with cloud automation for its production of the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, which…
BT unveils 4K HDR BT TV Box Pro
Multiplay telco BT has unveiled the BT TV Box Pro, describing it as the TV platform’s most advanced set-top box. The box is designed to support the next generation of…
LG reveals OLED displays competition winners
LG Display has announced the final winners of its OLED design competition which it launched back in November 2020 with UK design business Dezeen. The concept was to find OLED-based…
8K Association membership grows
The 8K Association (8KA), the cross-industry group dedicated to promoting the growth of the 8K ecosystem, has seen strong growth in its membership in the last year. Membership is coming…
8K Association: “ATSC 3.0 can handle 8K video”
Chris Chinnock, Executive director of the 8K Association, reporting on a presentation by Sung-Ik Park at the recent Electronics & Telecommunications Research Inst. (ETRI) workshop in South Korea, says that…
Research: 76% say tech has positive impact on TV sport
Instant replays, slow motion and the ability to rewind live TV are fans’ favourite innovations in sports broadcast, according to research commissioned by BT Sport. Meanwhile, teletext and waiting for…
Survey: Record year for UK TV market
The Digital TV Group (DTG), the centre for UK digital TV, has published the full findings of its national TV trends survey in the annual State of the Nation report,…
SMPTE: “Trim the UHD codecs”
A paper by a trio of video experts says that video production equipment using different codecs and settings to balance competing requirements, such as trading off between bitrate and quality,…
The Explorers focuses on 8K/HDR
The Explorers, a French television and streaming production house specialising in nature, natural history and environmental content, has announced that its output is now focused on capturing 8K/HDR material. It…
MyZen TV 4K launches on M7 Germany
From May 1st, MyZen TV 4K will be included in the UHD portfolio of M7 Germany, a provider of TV entertainment for around 140 cable and IP networks in the…
Pandemic fuels record quarter for LG
LG Electronics has announced first-quarter 2021 consolidated sales of KRW 18.81 trillion (€13.9bn) and operating profit of KRW 1.52 trillion – the highest quarterly results in the company’s history with…