Ultra-high definition (UHD) 4K LCD panels have recently experienced steep price declines, allowing 4K TV set prices to fall significantly and increasing consumer adoption and household penetration. By the end of 2017, most 50-inch-and-larger TVs worldwide will feature 4K resolution, according to global source of critical information and insight IHS. With its comparatively strong economy […]
Vimeo sharing platform Vimeo is rolling out adaptive streaming, a major upgrade to the player that enables 4K viewing both on and offsite. Adaptive streaming automatically delivers the highest possible resolution (up to 4K) for any video, optimised for the user’s device and bandwidth. Vimeo On Demand will also support adaptive streaming, making it the […]
With the ATSC standard for next-generation broadcast television nearing completion, US broadcaster Sinclair Broadcast Group invited a delegation of 11 South Korean broadcast industry experts to witness the first end-to-end transmission of UHD High Dynamic Range (HDR) Scalable High Efficiency Video (SHVC) encoded content using the proposed ATSC 3.0 transmission standard. The broadcast originated from […]
Findings from Parks Associates indicate that by mid-2015, more Samsung 4K TV sets were sold in the US than any other brand. Samsung accounted for 28 per cent of 4K TV purchases made within the last 12 months to US broadband households. Best Buy was the leading retailer, capturing more than 40 per cent of […]
US satellite pay-TV giant DirecTV (now part of AT&T) is currently testing Ultra-HD sport transmissions ahead of a formal launch of a 4K service “early in 2016”. DirecTV’s Phil Goswitz (SVP, Video & Space Communications) confirmed the plan at the recent TranSPORT conference in New York. DirecTV has been offering OTT supply of 4K material […]
Global LCD TV shipments for 2015 will total 216 million sets, according to forecast by WitsView, a division of TrendForce. This year’s shipments will represent a slight annual decline, for the first time since the shipment slide in 2013. In the short term,
Panasonic has unveiled its first line of value-priced Ultra-HD Smart TVs for the US market. The CX Series of 4K Ultra HD Smart TVs will be available beginning in December at retailers including ABC Warehouse, Curacao, Electronic Express, RC Willey, and Video Only and online immediately via the Panasonic website. Additional retailers will be announced […]
As consumers already know buying an Ultra HD TV is an expensive process. But a US research group says that the costs might be significantly more than viewers realise. The problem comes in the form of the household’s electricity bill. The USA’s influential National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), in a detailed report on the impact […]
A meeting of the DVB Steering Board has approved the Commercial Requirements for the next phase of Ultra High Definition Television, paving the way for the technical work on the specification to progress. The path to UHDTV was set in the ITU in 2012 with a potential list of new features for future television (ITU-R […]
The DTG UK UHD Forum and German TV Platform are joining forces to continue testing Ultra HD TVs, receivers, content and connectivity as new services develop. German TV Platform is the German counterpart to the DTG, the UK collaboration centre for innovation in digital media technology, with its own industry group dedicated to Ultra HD […]