Global 8K TV household adoption will begin to build momentum over the next few years, reaching 72 million households by 2025, according to Strategy Analytics. Following a slower than expected 2020 when just under 350 thousand 8K TVs were sold globally, Strategy Analytics’ forecasting models indicate sales of more than 1 million 8K TVs in […]
Fabless semiconductor company MediaTek and electronics giant Samsung have introduced what they claim is the world’s first 8K QLED TV – the flagship Samsung 8K QLED Y21 – powered by MediaTek’s MT7921AU, which they say delivers the fastest connectivity experiences through its Wi-Fi 6E capabilities. According to MediaTek, MT7921AU supports Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2 […]
IABM has published the latest version of its industry-standard Technology & Trends Roadmap for Media & Entertainment. It paints a picture of radical disruption across the content supply chain – but also illuminates a clear future path for M&E companies and tech developers. When IABM launched its Technology & Trends Roadmap in mid-2019, it was […]
The first UHD Association in Spain will launch next week with the aim of boosting 4K, 8K, HDR and new broadcasting technologies putting Spain at the same level as Germany, France, Italy and the UK with similar organisations. Backed by International organisations including the UHD Alliance, UHD Forum and 8K Association, the Spanish Association will […]
The 8K Association (8KA), the cross-industry group dedicated to promoting the growth of the 8K ecosystem, has published an updated performance specification for the 8K Association Certified mark programme. TV shoppers looking for televisions which offer four times the resolution of 4K TVs and meet the high-performance standards of the 8K Association Certified programme will […]
Deloitte predicts that one-million 8K TVs will be sold in 2021, generating £2.5 billion (€2.7bn) in revenue globally. The average selling price of an 8K set is currently more than seven times that of the average television sold, but it’s expected that the entry-level price of an 8K TV may fall to the critical £1,000 […]
France-based The Explorers has gained an enviable reputation for its ‘Earth Inventory’ concept. Founder Olivier Chiabodo has recently struck a valuable output deal with Samsung for carriage on their 4K/HDR and 8K/HDR high-end TV sets. Earlier this year Apple TV awarded The Explorers its ‘App of the Year. accolade. “We now shoot everything in 16-bit […]
Richard Moreton, from Samsung Electronics’ R&D UK Business Development & Industrial Affairs unit, told delegates to the virtual 4K Summit that 8K is absolutely on Samsung’s agenda. “We very much see a future for 8K, not just to be selling [TV] panels but in the use of this new technology to enable and grow the […]
Paul Gray, Omdia Senior Research Manager, speaking at Spain’s UHD Summit, said that while the broadcasting of 4K material had been badly impacted by the pandemic and the cancellation of global sporting events, he was confident that 2021 would be “tremendous” year for the take-up of 4K. “The next two years will be a marketer’s […]
The ongoing pandemic is having different impacts on the media device market, according to tech market advisory firm, ABI Research. The pandemic boosted the game console market yet curbed flat-panel TV sales. The arrival of next-generation