A report from Display Supply Chain (DSCC) predicts that shipments of advanced televisions will grow at a CAGR of 17 per cent in the period to 2026. Advanced TVs, as far as DSCC is concerned, include WOLED, QD-OLEDs, QDEF, MicroLEDs and MiniLEDs units with 4K and 8K resolutions. That suggested growth curve will mean 34.6 […]
PlayStation 5 users can download Disney+ natively on theur consoles. With the relaunch, users can now stream movies, TV shows, Originals, and morefrom the DIsney+ library in 4K High-Dynamic Range video quality. “A key part of our global expansion strategy is to meet consumers wherever they are, which is why we’re excited to enhance Disney+ […]
Customers of UK multiplay telco TalkTalk TV will now be able to access over 90 new HD channels for free through the TalkTalk TV 4K Box powered by Netgem TV – meaning customers can now access up to 210 channels, for less than £5 (€5.58) a month. The new channels have been automatically added to […]
Reports out of South Korea say that LG Display (LGD) is lowering its expectations for its OLED panel shipments for this calendar year. LGD is reported to have reduced its expected shipments to 7.8 million OLED panels for 2022. Next year should see unit sales increase. Part of the output reduction is because Samsung – […]
MultiChoice’s DStv says it will add a pair of 4K channels in readiness for the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The tournament kicks off on November 20th. Nyiko Shiburi, CEO of MultiChoice South Africa, speaking at the company’s annual media event in Johannesburg, said that a significant amount of technical work had been done […]
A report from the 8K Association (8KA) says that unless something changes before March 2023 then the sale of 8K televisions in Europe could be in trouble. If there’s no change, says the 8KA then 8K televisions will be – in effect – banned. The problem is that 8K units use more electrical power and […]
With the new Premier League season now in full swing, research from Samsung Electronics UK has revealed the increasing difficulty that Premier League fans are facing when wanting to follow their team live in the stadium for this season, especially as teams raise the cost of tickets for their most loyal fans. Twenty-eight per cent […]
Insight TV, the global millennial-focused channel operator and content producer, has partnered with French telco, Free, who will be the first provider in Europe to launch INULTRA, Insight TV’s flagship UHD HDR channel, since its rebrand. Viewers to Free in France can now access Millennial and Gen-Z lifestyle content from Insight TV, and will be […]
Hitachi Kokusai Electric has completed what it describes as a “massive” project to provide high-end video cameras to Italy’s leading broadcasters. The two long-term contracts provided cameras to upgrade all the principal production studios and outside broadcast units for HD/UHD capture. While not specifying who the end client/s were, Hitachi says the latest deliveries complete […]
The Ultra HD Forum’s UHD Service Tracker says that by the end of this year they expect around 240 UHD consumer broadcasts on air. This is up from 208 two years ago. These numbers do not include services such as the Sky Glass option in the UK and elsewhere in Europe. IBC will see this […]