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Futuresource: 4K channels in 2014

Research consultancy Futuresource expects a number of broadcasters to launch 4K channels during 2014. Test transmissions from the likes of SES Astra could start showcasing the technology in 2013. Futuresource’s forecasts suggest that by 2020, the sale of 4K-equipped receivers could amount to some 15 per cent of the overall TV set market and a […]

November 29, 2012By Chris Forrester

DTG unveils Future Technology taskforce

The Digital TV Group (DTG), the industry association for digital TV in the UK, has confirmed the line-up of the recently launched Future of Innovation in Television Technology (FITT) Taskforce and its key work streams for 2013. Launched by the Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries, Ed Vaizey in September, the Taskforce’s aim is […]

November 28, 2012

KIT digital restates accounts, CEO bids

KIT digital’s former CEO Kaleil Isaza Tuzman, who left the business earlier in March, has offered to buy the complete business back at $3.75 a share, valuing the company at some $214 million. In addition, he accused KIT’s current management of deliberately seeking to “scapegoat” the company’s former management, and of wasting cash by moving […]

November 26, 2012By Chris Forrester

Samsung and LG in OLED patent dispute

South Korea’s two giant technology companies are arguing over OLED patents. Samsung is alleging that LG has 7 patents filed but which fail to recognise Samsung’s original work in the area. The two have been arguing for some time over screen technologies and Samsung also alleges that LG has used unfair practices in obtaining Samsung […]

November 19, 2012By Chris Forrester

3net unveils U-HD 4K programming slate

3net, the US 3D broadcast network owed by Sony, Discovery and IMAX, is preparing for the future with what it describes as ‘TotalD’ productions. It has announced a series of 3D – and what it calls world’s first native 4k -projects, for TV. “Today’s announcement marks an important first step in our ongoing mission to […]

November 15, 2012By Chris Forrester

‘Big Brother’ Brazil in 3D

Brazil’s version of Big Brother (‘Gran Hermano’) will be telecast in HD and 3D. Both technologies are a ‘first’ for the show’s Brazilian version. The series, the 13th in Brazil, will air in January 2013. Moreover, the 24-hour coverage (available on PPV) will be in 3D. The show might also be creating a record for […]

November 9, 2012By Chris Forrester

Ultra HD TVs price collapse

Forget the much-hyped price reports of $20,000 each, at least if LG’s debut 4K Ultra-High Definition sets are any guide. LG’s massive 84” U-HD sets are on sale now in California. Rumoured initially to be costing $19,999 the first displays actually went on sale this past weekend at $16,999. Lawndale, a town on the edge […]

October 30, 2012By Chris Forrester

US entertainment spending up 1%

In advance of the important fourth ‘holiday’ quarter, where entertainment spending traditionally experiences an up-tick, US home entertainment trade body DEG: the Digital Entertainment Group has released Q3 figures that show overall consumer spending was up 1 per cent for the year, the industry strengthened by a 13 per cent growth in Blu-ray disc sales. […]

October 29, 2012

Global TV set demand flat in 2013

With consumers all across the globe facing continued economic uncertainty, global TV demand is expected to be flat in 2013, after shipments of all TV types declined by more than 4 per cent in 2012, to 237 million, according to NPD DisplaySearch’s quarterly global TV shipment and forecast report. “Worldwide demand for TVs continues to […]

October 26, 2012

CEA: 4K becomes Ultra HD

In order to its highlight its superiority over conventional HDTV, the Board of Industry Leaders of US consumer electronics industry trade body the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has voted unanimously to designate the next generation of so-called ‘4K’ high-definition display technology for the home – giant-screen TVs with more than eight million pixels of resolution, […]

October 22, 2012By Colin Mann