A senior Samsung executive, speaking in Indonesia, said that last year’s sales of large-format TV displays in Ultra-HD had resulted in the company quickly becoming market leader, and with a 33 per cent market share in the US. Bernard Ang, Samsung Electronics Indonesia’s consumer electronics business director, showcased the company’s new 55”, 65” and 78” […]
The Sochi Winter Games are being transmitted live in 4K/Ultra-HD to selected public viewing sites by Russian pay-TV broadcaster NTV Plus, and using a system-on-a-chip video solution supplied by chipset manufacturer Broadcom and a video processor from Elemental. The opening ceremony was captured live, for example, using the Broadcom-Elemental solution. Broadcom’s 28 nanometer Ultra HD […]
Japan’s public broadcaster NHK has a small technical team at the Sochi Winter Olympics testing and recording events in 8K, Super Hi-Vision. The engineers have built a special theatre in the main Olympic complex at Sochi and equipped it with a Panasonic 145” display, plus 22.2-channel surround sound. Viewers can see recordings made at the […]
Analysts at investment bank Berenberg say they expect satellite operator SES to announce positive full-year results on February 21st (to December 31st) but perhaps more importantly to announce an improved guidance for 2014’s numbers and beyond. Senior analyst Sarah Simon states that SES is a “top pick” for 2014, and headlines her note to clients […]
Research from Reportstack reveals that the key players in the Global 3D Flat Panel TV Market are LG Electronics, Samsung and Sony – and these vendors are being encouraged in their efforts by the rise of 3D gaming. “The increasing popularity of 3D
The US television market fell 9 per cent in 2013 despite the usual last-minute rally during the holiday season in the fourth quarter, which failed to compensate for low demand among Americans throughout the year, according to a report from IHS Technology. US TV shipments in 2013 declined to 34 million units, down sharply from […]
Far from being written off as a novelty, the prospects for 3D in the entertainment world remain “extremely strong,” suggested RealD’s CEO Michael Lewis. RealD are best known for manufacturing 3D glasses which handle RealD’s optical lenses. Lewis told analysts, following the company’s Q3 results (to December 31st), that 8 out of the top 10 […]
Three-quarters (73 per cent) of online US adults who saw Ultra High-Definition TV (Ultra HDTV) technology in a retail store are interested in owning the technology at some point in the future, while only 34 per cent of people
Poland’s public broadcaster Telewizja Polska will switch completely to high-definition from March 15. TVP’s CEO said the nation’s two main public channels (TVP1 and TVP2) will be available only on HD, according to a local report. The two channels added HD versions in June 2012. TVP also has a large bouquet of speciality and local […]
MyHD is a new challenger in MENA pay-TV, and with Arabsat’s help is deliberately challenging the established status-quo. Currently OSN, along with Al Jazeera Sport and Abu Dhabi Media, dominate the Arab pay-TV sector. MyHD is already making its mark, and is adding two high-value and usually popular channels to its existing 37 HDTV channels. […]