LG leads UHD sales
South Korean electronics giant LG supplied 1.86 million Ultra-HD panels in Q4/2014, and took 27.9 per cent of the global market by volume according to data from DisplaySearch. LG narrowly beat
February 27, 2015By Chris Forrester
Ultra-HD/4K
Cricket and 4K captivate India viewers
Nothing, not Bollywood movies, not vivid variety shows, not even Comedy Nights with Kapil, comes close to capturing Indian viewers’ attention like a game of cricket. The local derby match between India and Pakistan on February 15th, part of the ICC Cricket World Cup tournament, managed to deliver 288 million viewers (a TVR of 14.8) […]
February 27, 2015By Chris Forrester
Good news from Outer Space
The past few days have seen each of the Top 10 satellite operators release their end-of-year results. We have reported on the numbers, but now the number-crunchers have analysed the picture, and the overall impression is that they represent “good news” for the sector. SES, for example on February 25th stated it expected to be […]
February 27, 2015
No 4K for Rio Olympics
The International Olympics Committee says it has no plans to cover the upcoming 2016 Rio Games in 4K. The decision does not cover further tests on 8K ‘Full’ UHD which will be carried out to link Rio with Japan’s public broadcaster NHK. Yiannis Exarchos, CEO of Olympic Broadcast Services says it has taken its cue […]
February 23, 2015By Chris Forrester
Forget Ultra-HD: Get ready for Holo-TV
Researchers at Brigham Young University (BYU) say they have developed technology which could lead to true, and highly affordable, Holographic television. The facts emerged in trade magazine Large Display Monitor (LDM) which quoted the snappily entitled original story: “Frequency division color characterization apparatus for anisotropic leaky mode light modulators”. Daniel Smalley, assistant professor of electrical […]
February 23, 2015By Chris Forrester
SES explains 4K expectations
Last week’s post-results analyst’s teleconference revealed a few important points about satellite operator SES and what it expects to happen in terms of 4K broadcasting this year and next. SES CEO Karin Michel Sabbagh told analysts that they were in ongoing conversations as regards their client’s expectations regarding 4K/UHD transmissions, and not least in terms […]
February 23, 2015By Chris Forrester
4K set sales to grow 700%
Research specialist Futuresource Consulting has published its latest 4K report, reviewing the progress in the broadcast, video, and display industries, which notes that although TV set sales are expected to rise close to 700 per cent, the window for 4K may be short lived. According to Futuresource, with the 4K
February 20, 2015
DirecTV outlines 4K plans
DirecTV released its year-end and Q4 numbers on February 19th, and reporting that it added a net 149,000 subscribers in Q4 and an increase in revenues of 3.8 per cent to $8.92 billion. North American ARPU grew 5 per cent to $117.30, and the year ended with 20.35 million US customers. Latin America saw a […]
February 20, 2015By Chris Forrester
UHD Blu-ray standard agreed
The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) has agreed a batch of standards for ‘next generation’ players and disc media called ‘Ultra-HD Blu-ray’. The news, reported by trade magazine Large Display Monitor, says that the Ultra-HD players will support an open standard High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology, using 10 bit HEVC MPEG video encoding and based on […]
February 16, 2015By Chris Forrester
UK Ultra-HD could hit 1m units
The forecasts for 4K/Ultra HD take-up this year have exceeded all expectations. 2014 saw around 200,000 UHD units sold in Britain (3 per cent of the market), and this year’s forecasts could see as many as 995,000 large-format 4K sets sold. The data comes from market analyst GfK, and were presented at the SES-sponsored 4K/Ultra […]
February 12, 2015By Chris Forrester