Satellite operator AsiaSat has revealed plans to deploy Asia’s first dedicated Ultra HD (UHD) broadcast platform in the coming months. Initially using a C-band transponder on AsiaSat 4 at 122°E, the UHD platform, based on DVB-S2 and HEVC solutions, will be able to deliver two to five full time UHD channels. Transmissions will be in […]
TV panel shipment targets will reach an historic high in 2015, despite the strengthening dollar against other currencies, especially those of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and emerging markets. According to information and insight source IHS, TV panel unit shipments are expected to grow
The total sales volume of flat panel TV continues to slow down in six key Southeast Asia markets but consumer demand for ultra-HD (UHD) models have spiked exponentially in the past year to help fuel the strong growth of this segment as well as the overall value growth of the TV market. According to GfK’s
DirecTV-15, the broadcaster’s latest satellite, and a key element in its 4K/Ultra HD broadcasting plans, is ready for launch on May 27th by an Arianespace rocket from Kourou in French Guiana. Together with a smaller satellite for its Mexican subsidiary, Sky Mexico-1, the two spacecraft will significantly boost capacity and channels available to viewers over […]
Indonesia’s PT Telkom is about to add 4K OTT services to subscribers to its fibre-based services. “Customers of Indihome Fiber in Indonesia will soon be able to enjoy 4K TV service. This is a trend that is currently one of the most talked about in the technology world, and Telkom will bring it to customers’ […]
Sky Deutschland is set to broadcast the DFB Cup Final football match in Ultra-HD in a number of bars across Germany. The match, between Borussia Dortmund und VFL Wolfsburg on May 30th, will see Sky Deutschland equip the chosen venues with Samsung 65-inch and 78-inch TVs with built-in Ultra-HD tuners. For the production, 11 Ultra-HD […]
Japanese public broadcaster NHK says that next week (May 28-31) during NHK’s Science & Technology Research Labs ‘open day’ in Tokyo that it will showcase its latest developments for 8K ‘Super Hi-Vision’ transmission. NHK will transmit 8K material to the ‘Open Day’ using its BSAT-1 broadcast satellite on Channel 17. Highlights for the public will […]
Spain has become the first country in the world to test the second generation DVB-T2 under 4K format with 100 frames per second. A group of researchers in the University Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, along with the UK’s BBC, is doing the first tests of DVB-T2, significantly improving the most advanced formats currently used in […]
Brazilian pay-TV operator Globosat, part of the Globo Group, has launched a 4K/Ultra-HDTV ‘App’ for consumers with suitable Samsung smart-TVs. The connection is good for Samsung’s 2015 (and more recent) models and can access bandwidth of 30 Mb/s or higher. Globosat says it will supply similar connectivity for 4K for other UHD displays in the […]
TF1 replay service MyTF1 will launch a new version of its VoD multiscreen service on May 25th making more content available from the group’s four free TV channels (TF1, HD1, NT1 and TMC). Three original digital channels will also be embedded and the service will be compatible with the 4K standard. While the pay-VoD service […]