Following its 2014 introduction of Fire TV, which became the #1 best-selling Amazon device category, with Fire TV Stick quickly becoming Amazon’s fastest-selling product ever, Amazon is introducing the next generation of Fire TV—the new Amazon Fire TV with support for 4K Ultra HD, and the new Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote. The new […]
Sharp has confirmed plans to sell an 8K television screen in Japan from October – priced at ¥16 million (about €117,000). Although several companies have developed ‘super hi-vision’ resolution test models, this is the first such TV to be made commercially available. The 8K format provides 16 times as many pixels as 1080p HD and […]
Sony Electronics is bringing High Dynamic Range (HDR) support to more of its 4K Ultra HD televisions. In addition to the previously announced X930C and X940C models, Sony is also adding HDR compatibility to the X850C, X900C and X910C models via a network update, available soon. With this update users will be able to experience […]
Key findings of new qualitative consumer research conducted for Eutelsat by market research firm TNS, and fresh data from GfK on Ultra HD screen sales suggest that consumers in key European TV markets are ready to embrace Ultra HD as a thrilling TV experience and to invest in equipment and content. “Eutelsat has researched
Ultra-HD is on track to become an established feature of TVs by 2020, according to Strategy Analytics’ latest predictions. Falling prices, increased retailer support and strong customer satisfaction are the main reasons for Ultra-HD TV’s success. Strategy Analytics now predicts that global sales of Ultra-HD TVs this year may exceed 30 million units, and by […]
Responding to growing consumer demand for Ultra High Definition (UHD) content and televisions, video delivery infrastructure specialist Harmonic and satellite services provider Intelsat are partnering to launch HVN Intelsat UHD, a linear UHD demonstration channel for the North American TV markets. This channel will be broadcast via Intelsat’s Galaxy 13 satellite located at 127 degrees […]
Electronics giant LG says that its television division will move back into profits during Q3 this year, and helped by its fast-growing OLED UHD output. “LG’s TV business was in trouble for the first six months of the year. However, our TV business will turn profitable from the third quarter of the year thanks to […]
Japan’s public broadcaster NHK will have what it describes as the world’s first 85” 8K LCD (“Super Hi-Vision”) display on show at IBC next week. The display will also have High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology built in. The unit’s screen displays 7680 horizontal pixels x 4320 pixels height. The contrast ratio is claimed to be […]
Satellite communication services provider MEASAT Satellite Systems and New York-based fashion, entertainment and lifestyle television network Fashion One Television have launched what they say is the first English language Ultra HD channel in the world, Fashion One 4K, on the MEASAT-3a satellite. Distributed free-to-air through the MEASAT-3a satellite at the 91.5 degrees East video orbital […]
LG Electronics (LG) will demonstrate High Dynamic Range (HDR)-enabled TV and broadcasting technologies in cooperation with a host of high-profile broadcasters and content providers at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin. The highlight will be a demonstration of BBC Research & Development’s HDR content transmitted to LG 4K OLED TVs. According to LG, the […]