Japanese telco NTT West will stream 4k video over the Internet to set-top boxes this week, in what it claims is the world’s first public test of the technology. NTT will conduct a three-day trial in Tokyo during a digital media seminar from June 12th to June 14th. The telco said it will use the […]
At Cable 2013, CableLabs and Broadcom demonstrated “the path to next-generation service delivery” unveiling a live demonstration of Multi-Gbps HFC access using core technologies from the DOCSIS 3.1 specifications. In the demo, next-generation cable transport – including DOCSIS 3.1 and EPoC (EPON Protocol over Coax) – use technologies from Broadcom to encode digital data across […]
Sony Professional is transporting one of its London mobile OB Ultra-HDTV units to Brazil for the upcoming Confederations Cup football tournament. Sony Brazil’s VP of professional video says that no live transmissions will be made but material will be recorded for test use by FIFA and enthusiastic 4K supporter TV Globo. The planned 4K coverage […]
France Televisions is working with the French Tennis Federation at the Roland Garros tennis tournament in Paris to showcase 4K Ultra-HDTV. Eutelsat is working with technology company ATEME and the 4EVER project members to distribute the signals. France Televisions has set up its RG LAB at the tennis stadium where visitors can see the images […]
Telefonica Servicios Audiovisuales, a subsidiary company of Telefonica, Media Networks and Hispasat have jointly made the first UHD transmission in Latin America through Hispasat satellite Amazonas 3. The signal has been sourced from Madrid and screened on an 84 inch TV set in Rio de Janeiro in Brasil. Loles del Campillo, Product Director of Media […]
Broadband and video technology specialist Arris has launched an updated portfolio of Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) optics, nodes, and amplifiers designed for European cable service providers to scale their networks to deliver the advanced multiscreen services nowadays demanded by consumers. This complete portfolio of HFC products will be on display for the first time at ANGA […]
Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has laid out a timetable for the switch to 4k-resolution and 8k-resolution broadcasts. The Ministry aims to be the world’s first country to broadcast in 4K-resolution in July 2014, followed by a trial run of 8K-resolution broadcasts by the public broadcaster NHK in 2016. NHK’s broadcast satellite service […]
eyeIO has confirmed that its UltraHD compression encoding technology has been licensed by Sony Pictures to enable the studio to offer the first-ever 4K UltraHD content delivered to the home. Owners of Sony Electronics 4K UltraHD TVs will be able to access a selection of 4K movies delivered to their sets via Sony’s 4K media […]
BBC technology guru Andy Quested says that Ultra-HDTV will need much higher frame rates than today’s 24/25 frames/second or 50/60 fps, depending on content. Quested, speaking to 3D Focus says that so-called ‘image smearing’ was a risk for 4K and 8K Ultra-HDTV transmissions. “At 50/60 [fps] though, the increased temporal resolution accentuates the smearing caused […]
Last week an EBU-sponsored meeting took place in London under its umbrella ‘Beyond HD’ programme. “Combining the professional forces of the EBU and the DVB project helped to draw all major players to the workshop, which was held at Dolby’s London premises to allow a number of companies that are active in DVB and BeyondHD, […]