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4.7m flat panel TVs sold in SE Asia this year

Retail sales tracking by market research company GfK reveal that more TV sets were being sold in every single market across the SouthEast Asia region in the month prior to the commencement of the WorldC up. GfK retail audit of TV sales for May 2014 reported nearly 957,000 units sold for the combined markets of […]

July 10, 2014

Box office boosts China 3D

China’s 3D-based box office revenues have grown fivefold since 2010, and show no sign of letting up. Indeed, whether it is in the movie theatre or on the TV set, China is very much keeping the flame of 3D alive. North America’s enthusiasm for 3D has – at best – flattened, if the cinema box […]

July 9, 2014By Chris Forrester

Satellites ‘key’ to future networks

European satellite operators have underlined the crucial role that satellite plays in the roll-out of future digital infrastructures. The European Satellite Operators Association (ESOA), represented by its Secretary General, Aarti Holla, and by the CEO of SES, Karim Michel Sabbagh, participated in a high-level meeting between leading EU political and business representatives in Venice. Sabbagh, […]

July 8, 2014

Ultra-HD TV shipments to grow 160% to 2017

Worldwide Ultra-HD TV shipments will see a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 160 per cent from 2013 to 2017, soaring from 1.5 million units to 68.2 million, according to Digitimes Research. Digitimes Research estimates that

July 7, 2014

TataSky climbs aboard India’s 4K push

Only a day after rivals Videocon d2h announced it would be launching an Ultra-HD/4K service before the end of this year, TataSky also said that 4K was high in their sights for subscribers. The giant Indian pay-TV operator used a demonstration event in Mumbai on July 4th to showcase the FIFA World Cup quarter-final (France […]

July 7, 2014By Chris Forrester

Sony scores with 4K World Cup screening

Sony – together with a range of technical partners – is claiming a new milestone in live sports entertainment with the world-first screening July 4th in 4K Ultra High Definition of the France versus Germany World Cup quarter final match at the Vue multiplex at Westfield, London. Sony and Vue Cinemas were working with technical […]

July 7, 2014By Colin Mann

India to get Ultra-HD

Videocon’s d2h pay-TV service is to offer consumers 4K/Ultra-HD transmissions, and says it is determined to be first to the India market and ahead of TataSky, Dish TV and the other DTH suppliers. Videocon d2h has some 11 million subscribers, and the market is anticipating it mounting an IPO this year. Videocon d2h currently supplies […]

July 4, 2014By Chris Forrester

DVB approves UHDTV HEVC delivery profile

A significant step in the road to Ultra High Definition TV services has been taken with the approval of the DVB-UHDTV Phase 1 specification at the 77th meeting of the DVB Steering Board. The specification includes an HEVC Profile for DVB broadcasting services that draws, from the options available with HEVC, those that will match […]

July 4, 2014

Samsung drops download service

Samsung is closing its own download video and audio rental and purchase businesses in North America. It has already disabled its own Samsung Video & Media Hub on July 1st in the US, although Samsung’s ‘Smart Hub’ on-screen options will continue to offer viewers and users access to iTunes, Amazon, Netflix, Hulu and other service […]

July 3, 2014By Chris Forrester

NRJ Hits trials Ultra-HD in Paris

French pay-TV music channel NRJ Hits has commenced two-weeks of Ultra-HD broadcasts on the Paris DTT network using DVB-T2 standard – with part of the tests being authorised by TV regulator CSA and handled by TDF. “It is the first time a French channel can trial UHD broadcast in real conditions through all the broadcasting […]

July 3, 2014From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris