Telefonica’s pay-TV platform Movistar+ will air this weekend’s El Clásico match between Real Madrid and Barcelona in 4K for some of its fibre pay-TV subscribers. The pilot broadcast, the first time the match has been aired to the ounlic in 4K, will be available to FTTH subscribers owning a Samsung Ultra HD smart TV that […]
A meeting of the DVB Steering Board has approved the Commercial Requirements for the next phase of Ultra High Definition Television, paving the way for the technical work on the specification to progress. The path to UHDTV was set in the ITU in 2012 with a potential list of new features for future television (ITU-R […]
ATEME has announced that that Basmedia, a centralised and decentralised playout service provider, is launching the HEVC Ultra-HD service “Festival 4K”, using TITAN Live. TITAN Live is a virtualised software-based encoder-transcoder, with support for HEVC, H264 and MPEG2. TITAN Live supports resolutions from mobile devices to 4K-UHD. “Basmedia is always searching for innovative partners to […]
The DTG UK UHD Forum and German TV Platform are joining forces to continue testing Ultra HD TVs, receivers, content and connectivity as new services develop. German TV Platform is the German counterpart to the DTG, the UK collaboration centre for innovation in digital media technology, with its own industry group dedicated to Ultra HD […]
Hollywood studio Lionsgate is remastering its top 100 films in readiness for Ultra-HD broadcast transmissions, and for transfer to Ultra-HD Blu-ray packaged media. Steve Beeks, co-COO and president of the motion picture group, talking to analysts on Lionsgate’s November 10th financials, said that US consumers were definitely moving towards greater consumption of 4K content. “We […]
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) has announced the studio’s first releases in the next-generation Ultra-HD Disc format, which will arrive in early 2016. “By some estimates, consumers will own over 100 million Ultra-HD television sets by 2019. Sony Pictures’ 4K Ultra-HD Discs will deliver consumers the ultimate home theatre experience, with stunning picture and sound […]
As part of its ongoing efforts to advocate and promote entertainment platforms, products and distribution channels, industry association DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group has developed new artwork and other design elements for the package for Ultra-HD Blu-ray content. The package, which was developed in cooperation with Anchor Bay Entertainment, HBO Home Entertainment, Lionsgate, Paramount Home […]
SFR, a division of the Altice Group and one of France’s largest pay-TV operators, and content protection and multiscreen television solutions specialist NAGRA are working together on the launch of the operator’s new 4K offer under the brand ‘La Box Fibre Zive de SFR’, marking the country’s most advanced Ultra-HD offering. SFR leverages NAGRA’s anyCAST […]
Harmonic, a specialist in video delivery infrastructure, has announced that NASA TV UHD, the first consumer Ultra-HD channel in North America, is now available. Leveraging an end-to-end UHD delivery system from Harmonic, NASA’s ambient video channel provides consumers with a wide array of 2160p60 video content, covering the space programme. Transmitted in the clear via […]
Steven Kang, a senior staffer at Netflix and responsible for Global Originals & Future Technologies, says that all new content on Netflix is to be delivered in Ultra-HD as the means to future proof its output. Kang is in charge of production and post-production technical guidance and support for all Netflix Original series such as […]