Berlin’s giant IFA consumer goods show is awash with 4K displays. Sony, Panasonic, LG and Samsung are each offering offering new wares, and attempting to show how its 55” or 65” is better than its rivals in terms of functionality and price competitiveness. Sony is actively promoting a 4K ‘bundle’ that looks as if for […]
On booth 7.E25 at this year’s IBC, Rohde & Schwarz DVS GmbH (DVS) will present an unprecedented level of new features for its modular SpycerBox storage solution. Thanks to its openness, high level of accessibility and incredible performance, the SpycerBox is perfectly suited for broadcast and post production workflows. The integration of LTO drives combined […]
On the IBC booth of Rohde & Schwarz DVS GmbH (DVS) post production customers will be enthusiastic about the DVS news. The CLIPSTER DI workstation will be assuming its leading role once again, offering the world’s first end-to-end IMF mastering workflow. In addition, CLIPSTER will be showing its strength in all other areas of mastering […]
As part of Sky’s on-going innovation in technology, on August 31st its research and development teams successfully broadcast the UK’s first ever live event in Ultra HD at its West London HQ. The broadcaster filmed Saturday’s 3pm Premier League football match between West Ham and Stoke City and transmitted the whole match live over satellite […]
Panasonic has revealed that it will showcase a tablet capable of displaying 4K imagery at the IFA trade show next month. The Japanese electronics manufacturer claims that the 20-inch tablet will be the lightest and thinnest of its kind whilst boasting an OLED display with a resolution of 3840 pixels × 2160 lines. Details are […]
Satellite operator Intelsat is teaming up with BT Media and Broadcast, Ericsson, Sony and Newtec to transmit the Saracens vs. Gloucester rugby union match live from London in 4K Ultra-HD to the RAI Convention Center at IBC 2013. This will be the first time a live event has ever been captured in 4K/UHD, encoded, transmitted […]
LG has confirmed the availability of its Curved OLED TV in Germany, becoming the first TV maker to bring advanced OLED TV technology to European customers. The OLED TV will be sold at select retailers across the country starting this week and will roll out in other European markets in the fourth quarter. “LG is […]
Still hurting after having to close its 3D channel, sports broadcasting giant ESPN say it has no plans to produce a separate Ultra-HD channel. CTO Chuck Pagano says that neither DirecTV or Dish have asked ESPN to provide an Ultra-HD feed. While analysts are happy forecasting a potential Ultra-HD audience of 10 million homes around […]
South Korean satellite broadcaster KT SkyLife will commence test transmissions of 4K/Ultra HD programming next year, according to Seoul’s Yonhap News Agency. Local cable operators are also planning test-streaming of 4K programming to a handful of subscribers in order to test systems. While further details are sketchy, it is known that Korea Telecom’s SkyLife DTH […]
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone says it has developed compression software (an encoder engine) with the world’s highest-level compression performance that is fully compliant with the Main/Main10 profile of the next-generation “H.265/HEVC” (High Efficiency Video Coding) video coding standard. The H.265 technology will ease mobile data congestion, hold down network operator investment costs, provide users with […]