At either €26,390 or €54,480 the latest Ultra-HD displays from Panasonic are not likely to find many consumer purchasers. But Panasonic’s 84” and 98” 4K display monsters can be very appealing for professional applications. For a start the displays are in special ruggedised housings, with an additional protective glass panel on the front of the […]
As previously reported by Advanced-Television, DirecTV has again confirmed it is working on a US nationwide introduction of 4K transmissions. CEO Mike White told financial analysts that the pay-TV broadcaster would be ready for 4K. “We always want to be leading our industry,” he said, “and 4K is no exception. White said a deal with […]
Sky Deutschland is partnering with with Sony Music to broadcast live coverage of the forthcoming live tour of hip-hop band Die Fantaschischen Vier/Fanta 4 in Ultra-HD. As part of the partnership, Sky Deutschland will deliver the first 4K coverage of a live concert on German TV from Fanta 4’s December 20th concert in Stuttgart’s Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle. […]
Satellite operator SES has received approval from Brazil’s telecoms regulator Anatel to operate a satellite from the 48 degree West orbital position. SES won an auction earlier this year for the rights to use the slot. SES-owned NSS-806 will exploit the position with both C-band and Ku-band transmissions, of which 28 transponders can be targeted […]
The 4K/UHD format is the driver of growth within the flat panel television category, with US sales reaching $668 million so far this year, now accounting for more than 7 per cent of overall revenue through October 25, 2014, according to The NPD Group’s Weekly Tracking Service. “This has been a year of increased awareness […]
On February 1 2015 Super Bowl XLIX takes place at Glendale, Arizona, homes of the Arizona Cardinals. According to panellists at the recent SMPTE gathering in Hollywood, television coverage will be improved by the probable presence of up to six 4K/UHD cameras. However, they’ll not be used for transmission. The game is being covered by […]
Patrick Harshman, president/CEO at Harmonic, speaking to analysts following the company’s Q3/2014 results, said that Harmonic was increasingly seeing broadcasters “coming off” HD and finding ways of investing in Ultra HD/4K. “The past quarter we’ve grown incrementally more confident than Ultra HD 4K services will become real starting in 2015, and that these will be […]
Vizrt, a provider of production systems for the digital media industry, has delivered a successful 4K graphics workflow for Sky Sports’ Ultra HD trial at the recent 2014 Ryder Cup. The 4K trial follows the Sky Sports’ 4K test carried out at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. To enable the Ryder Cup coverage, Vizrt […]
DTG Testing – which provides the product conformance regime which enables manufacturers to obtain trademarks for the Freeview and Freesat digital TV platforms in the UK – has launched what it claims is the world’s first Ultra HD product testing zoo with a 4K HDMI interoperability plugfest. The Digital TV Group (DTG) members-only event brought […]
MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation, a Korea-based designer and manufacturer of analogue and mixed-signal semiconductor products, is now supplying LG Display with display panel driver ICs for Ultra HD TVs. Display driver ICs for TVs are key components driving the high-definition quality and require leading-edge device technology to ensure best in class high-resolution picture quality. MagnaChip’s newly […]