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Moto GP in 4K

Dorna Sports, the commercial and television rights holder for Moto GP, collaborated with BT Sport, its UK broadcasting partner, to produce live coverage of the Octo British Grand Prix at Silverstone in Ultra High Definition. The event marked the first time a MotoGP World Championship event was covered live in Ultra HD, with viewers of […]

September 1, 2015By Colin Mann

Samsung boost for CEA 4K

Samsung Electronics has confirmed that all of the 2015 UHD TV models, encompassing Series 9 to Series 6 models, qualify for, and will display, the 4K Ultra HD logos developed by US trade body the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). The CEA logos are only eligible to be used on UHD TVs that satisfy the highest […]

September 1, 2015

Vidity 4K Ultra HD specs released

The Secure Content Storage Association (SCSA) – a consortium of companies in the entertainment and storage industries focused on developing technologies to make it easy and secure for consumers to purchase, transfer and view content across multiple electronic devices – has released licensing specifications for the Vidity-branded technology which it says will enable the best […]

August 27, 2015

LG to double global OLED TV offerings

LG Electronics will unveil four new OLED TVs next week at IFA 2015 in Berlin. Among these will be 65- and 55-inch 4K high dynamic range (HDR) OLED TV sets (models 65/55EF9500 and 55EG9200) and a curved OLED TV (model 55EG9100). The EF9500 units feature the industry’s first flat 4K resolution OLED displays while the […]

August 26, 2015

Canon solves 4K wide-angle problem

Canon has introduced its snappily-named  CJ12ex4.3B camera lens. Behind the code number is the fact that it is the world’s first wide-angle 4K camera lens with sensitive 2/3 inch sensors, and a 12x zoom functionality. This means that the camera is good for ENG work as well as meaning better coverage of sports, live events […]

August 26, 2015By Chris Forrester

BT connects first G.fast trial customers

Residents of Huntingdon – a market town in Cambridgeshire – have became the first people in the UK to take part in the field trial of a new type of ultrafast broadband technology from BT which will allow people to stream live ultra-high-definition 4K video content to multiple devices at once. The trial, which is […]

August 25, 2015By Colin Mann

Netflix, SoftBank partner for Japan launch

SoftBank Corp, Japan’s leading mobile provider is partnering with Netflix for the Internet TV network’s launch in the country on September 2nd. SoftBank will exclusively offer a fully integrated Netflix experience, including billing. A 4K UHD package is also to be offered. Netflix also announced monthly pricing for the Japanese market as follows: Basic Plan […]

August 24, 2015By Colin Mann

Comcast: ‘We’re ready for 4K’

Marcien Jenckes, Comcast’s EVP of consumer services, has suggested that from a network and technology perspective, the operator is “ready today” for delivering 4K and HDR content. He told TechHive that like many things, consumer demand would determine how fast 4K and HDR content become pervasive. “The reality is that today, the total number of […]

August 24, 2015By Colin Mann

Eutelsat: 4K UHD innovation leader

Advanced Television talks to Markus Fritz of Eutelsat about their commitment to 4K UHD and their enthusiasm for sharing their experience with broadcasters, content producers and pre and post production.     [bitsontherun VZ2NN7JQ-ni7dlelE]

August 21, 2015

4K boosts TV makers profits

The four major panel makers in the market saw revenues decline in the second quarter of 2015 but profits remained high as a result of sales of high-end products such as Ultra HD (4K) TV panels, according to Digitimes Research. Panel makers including

August 21, 2015