Virgin Media has become the first UK TV platform to broadcast an event in 4K Ultra HD (UHD) with High Dynamic Range (HDR) with its retransmission of Eurosport’s coverage of the Roland-Garros tennis tournament which began Sunday 26th May. In a UK first, Virgin Media is utilising Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG) technology to broadcast all […]
French PSB group France Télévisions is launching France TV Sport UHD 4K, a new 24-hour channel debuting at the Roland-Garros tennis open. Operated in partnership with the Fédération Française de Tennis, the 4K channel will give free access to the top matches played on the Philippe Chatrier centre court during the two-week long event. Fourteen […]
The Walt Disney Company has presented an extensive overview of its comprehensive direct-to-consumer strategy, unveiling a first look at the Disney+ offering, which will launch in the US on November 12th, 2019 at $6.99 (€6.20) per month, with plans to launch globally over the next two years. The service will offer fans of all ages […]
Eutelsat says that globally there are now 155 Ultra-HD channels or feeds on air, up 24 per cent on the position at March 2018. Michael Chabrol, Eutelsat’s SVP/New TV Formats, using data and analysis from Lyngsat, various UHD Forums and its own research, said that there were now 60 UHD channels being carried by various […]
BBC iPlayer will bring football fans the Manchester City v Brighton FA Cup semi-final (April 6th) and the final (May 18th) live in Ultra HD and HDR for the first time. Those watching on compatible Ultra HD TVs can watch the live stream on BBC iPlayer by pressing the Red Button during the BBC’s coverage, […]
8K TVs are set to achieve modest success over the next few years, according to research from Strategy Analytics’ Connected Home Devices service. The report will be published to coincide with this month’s NAB Show in Las Vegas, where 8K will be one of the dominant themes. Strategy Analytics’ consumer technology adoption models predict that […]
Premier single-seater race series Formula 1 has announced a new two-year agreement with Sky Deutschland that will see Sky broadcast all Grand Prix weekends live across satellite, cable, IPTV, web and mobile in Germany and Austria, along with German-language rights in Switzerland, for 2019 and 2020. As a result, subscribers with the Sky Sport Pack […]
US multiplay operator RCN has confirmed its commercial launch of Ultra HD services through a partnership with satellite operator SES. RCN is featuring seven dedicated 4K channels from the North American SES Ultra HD Platform, which will be available on RCN’s Signature TV channel tier for new and existing customers. RCN’s initial 4K launch will […]
IT and network technologies integration specialist NEC Corporation has contributed to a video transmission test utilising 5G conducted by Japanese telco NTT DOCOMO and Tobu Railway through the provision of 5G base stations that support 4.5GHz and 28GHz bands. In recent years, the demand for high-definition video is constantly on the rise. This demonstration was […]
With all the 8K TV hype currently happening at CES 2019, Andrew Gray, Marketing Director EMEA at Limelight Networks, has addressed the fact that there are no services to accompany all the new hardware. Gray commented: “At CES 2019, the elephant in the room is there to be seen by all in 8K definition. Announcements […]