Czech TV has been testing 4K/Ultra-HD using its T2 terrestrial network. According to Ivo Ferkl, Czech TV’s technology director, the 4K resolution era will start this yearand he added that deployment of Ultra HDTV is faster than the deployment of HDTV. Receivers for 4K resolution will be available in the market at an affordable price […]
The DTG UK UHD Forum has demonstrated the live decoding and display of 10-bit 50Hz 2160p content compressed with HEVC at the DTG Summit in London. The successful display using HEVC, which is expected to be the new compression system for Ultra-HD content, was also the first example of decoding using silicon in real time. […]
Giant cinema screen operator IMAX is developing a number of new screens in a partnership with Russian owners. Toronto-based IMAX last week signed an agreement to add IMAX-equipped theatres with Formula Kino in Moscow and other cities. The deal will mean that Russia will get its first Laser-generated IMAX projectors, and the first cinemas will […]
Sweden’s Teracom, a provider of technical infrastructure and network solutions for media distribution and communications, is using Thomson Video Networks’ award-winning VS7000 video system, NetProcessor 9030/40 multiplexer, and Sapphire MPEG stream server to demonstrate a complete transmission chain for DVB-T2 delivery of HEVC-encoded video. To enable delivery of Ultra-HD content that significantly improves the home […]
Satellite operator SES has launched a new video distribution neighbourhood for Latin America and a new antenna seeding programme for the NSS-806 satellite located at 47.5 degrees West. The new neighbourhood will provide fresh capacity for expansion of video channel delivery to cable head-ends throughout Latin America, as well as much-needed capability to accommodate the […]
ANGA COM – the exhibition for broadband, cable and satellite – has put together a panel of experts to discuss 4K UHDTV and how to make it a commercial reality. The panel will be an important part of the UHDTV debate at the event (May 20-22 in Cologne). The main focus of the panel will […]
Eurosport is accelerating the roll out of its exclusive live sport multi-feed service after agreeing a new distribution partnership with Telefonica in Spain. Eurosport 360HD debuted on Sky Deutschland in August 2013 with the US Open Grand Slam. Now the unique live multi-feed + multi event service will be accessible to subscribers of Telefonica in […]
The market for Ultra-HD TV panels reached a significant new benchmark in March when global shipments exceeded 1 million units for the first time, driven by vastly increased deliveries from the industry’s three largest makers of the high-end panels, according to a report from IHS Technology. UHD TV panel shipments amounted to
Mediapro will broadcast the Barcelona versus Atlético de Madrid football match on May 17th using 4K technology to over 50 broadcasters all over the world. With the winner of La Liga set to be decided, the match will have an estimated audience of 500 million viewers worldwide. Mediapro will use four cameras equipped with 4k […]
Satellite operator SES saw its new president/CEO, Karim Michel Sabbagh make a keynote speech, one of his first opportunities to outline his vision for the company, and the broadcasting industry. Sabbagh was speaking at IDATE’s Digiworld event in Brussels on May 13th. Sabbagh explained that while satellite delivery of ‘one-to-many’ transmissions was a logical, and […]