Hollywood movie studio 20th Century Fox will release all of its new movies in Ultra HD and using High Dynamic Range (HDR) for home entertainment viewing. HDR delivers a much wider range of density and luminosity in the image. In very simple terms it means whites are whiter and the range of shadows in dark […]
Pearl TV, backed by Enstyle GmbH, will be the first commercial 4K/Ultra HDTV channel to be offered to viewers on satellite, via SES’ satellite at 19.2 degrees East. Viewers to the Canal+/Canalsatellite bouquet, as well as those viewing Sky Germany and other German-language broadcasts will be able to watch the channel provided they have a […]
The Coppa Italia cup final between Juventus and Lazio on May 20th (being played at the Olympic Stadium in Rome) will be captured in Ultra HD and with High Dynamic Range (HDR) cameras and in 50 frames/per second. The production is being handled on behalf of Italy’s Lega Serie A and Infront Italy, and being […]
Nearly 70 per cent of Ultra HD (UHD) TVs will support new technologies like high dynamic range (HDR), wider colour gamut, high frame rates, and immersive audio by 2020, says ABI Research. “Higher resolution content is
Shooting starts this week on Sky Italia’s latest 3D production. Last year Sky Italia beamed its Vatican Museums in 3D to subscribers but also to 2000 cinema screens in 60 countries in 3D. This latest documentary is focussed on Florence and its stupendous Uffizi Gallery, where the crew will take a 6K look at the gallery’s […]
DirecTV-15, the pay-TV broadcaster’s latest satellite, has been placed into position atop the giant Ariane-5 launch rocket in Kourou, French Guiana. It is currently scheduled to launch on May 27th. DirecTV-15 is the main passenger on the rocket. But just below it sits a smaller satellite, Sky Mexico-1, which will serve Mexico and is part-owned […]
The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) has completed its specification for its Ultra-HD devices. Consumers should be able to buy UHD discs and players during Q4 this year. “For years, Blu-ray Disc has set the standard for high definition picture and audio quality in the home. Ultra-HD Blu-ray will do the same for UHD home entertainment,” […]
Steve Unger, CTO at UK comms regulator Ofcom, has admitted that the watchdog may need to act to avoid the risk of consumers being misled by TV sets being labelled as ‘4K Ready’, with standards still to be established and there being a risk of such sets being rendered obsolete by subsequent developments. His preference, […]
Japanese high-end TV and video camera specialists says there is a growing interest in 4K and even 8K camera solutions. “Increasing affordability of 4K UHD consumer television displays is encouraging broadcasters in practically every country to adopt this resolution for new high-budget studio productions,” comments Mark Capstick, General Manager of Ikegami Electronics UK. “This helps […]
EchoStar’s CEO Michael Dugan says that the company is in the “tail-end” of the product development cycles of its latest set-top box, and it will start shipping to its main customer Dish Network later this year. “One of the products and which we are most excited is the already announced 4K Joey, the first 4K […]