DirecTV has unveiled its new ‘Genie’ box, the Genie Mini, which permits users of any 4K set to rent 4K movies and documentaries from the broadcaster. “Customers who want the best picture quality are creating more demand for 4K,” said DirecTV’s SVP/Consumer Premise Engineering Henry Derovanessian. “The new 4K Genie Mini allows us to meet that demand by […]
US telco giant Verizon is reportedly testing fibre-based delivery of 4K content and programming, and its R&D engineers say they are confident that the circuits can handle speeds up to 10 Gb/s. The report, carried in California-based ‘4K’, states that Verizon’s aim is to be ready to handle 4K material, although the report also says […]
Canadian quad-play operator Videotron says it has passed a major technological milestone by becoming the first telecommunications provider in Canada to release commercially an ultra-high-definition (UHD) set-top box across its entire service area. Combined with Videotron’s network capabilities, the set-top box will enable Videotron customers who have purchased a UHD television set to begin viewing […]
Japanese satellite operator B-SAT, backed in part by public broadcaster NHK, says its latest spacecraft B-Sat 4a, now on order from Space Systems/Loral, will be ready for widescale 4K and 8K broadcasts. B-Sat’s CEO Takashi Yabashi, says that the satellite will be used for 4K and 8K direct-to-home services, starting in 2018. The satellite is […]
The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) will commence licensing the Ultra HD Blu-ray format starting August 24th. The format represents the work of global leaders from the consumer electronics, IT and content creation industries and will enable consistent and reliable delivery of Ultra HD content to the rapidly growing number of Ultra HD households, expected to […]
Storage solutions specialist WD has unveiled its My Passport Cinema Ultra-HD movie storage device, which it says is an easier and faster way to organise, store and enjoy HD digital movies and TV shows – including new releases in up to full 4K resolution with high dynamic range (HDR) – on Samsung SUHD TVs and […]
Electronics giant Samsung, ever-keen to find new uses for its flat-panel display hardware, has come up with a novel idea. It has developed a truck-based TV system that displays the image as seen from the driver’s cab of the vehicle, and shows the road ahead on four giant TV displays on the rear doors of […]
BT Sport might be winning this particular 4K/Ultra-HD battle, but will it win the long-term war? The launch on August 2nd of BT’s 4K channel was no ‘blue moon’ but the opening salvo in what might be a long-drawn out scrap for viewer loyalty. Sky had its annual end-of-year results event on July 29th and […]
According to the worldwide TV market report from Futuresource Consulting, 4K TV shipments are expected to grow by 147 per cent in 2015, despite an overall 2 per cent fall in TV sales. Global TV sales rose in 2014 by 3 per cent to reach 235 million units, with trade value up to $94 billion. […]
Sky’s ground-breaking ‘Project Ethan’ set-top box is ready to be announced shortly, according to widespread media reports over the weekend. The UK’s Sunday Telegraph said the unit, now dubbed the SkyQ box, will enable users to record four channels at the same time and – at long last – permit subscribers to transfer some programming […]