Advanced Television

HDR

Mediaset chooses Grass Valley’s LDX 135t

Grass Valley has agreed a framework agreement with Mediaset, Italy’s largest commercial broadcaster, to replace its existing camera fleet with LDX 135 cameras. Mediaset, which has three main television production centers – two in Milan (Segrate, Cologno Monzese) and one in Rome – sought to replace its existing cameras with a new fleet of 4K […]

September 5, 2024

InterDigital trials HDR and immersive audio at Paris Games

During the Paris Games, Advanced HDR by Technicolor, Fraunhofer IIS and Globo showcased high dynamic range (HDR) and MPEG-H Audio content that is compliant with Brazil’s TV 2.5 standard on Hisense TVs. The demonstration represents another milestone in the transition from standard to high dynamic range by demonstrating how standard dynamic range (SDR) content can […]

August 13, 2024

Advanced HDR by Technicolor and Fraunhofer participate in Globo’s TV 2.5 Showcase

During the Paris Games, Advanced HDR by Technicolor, Fraunhofer IIS and Globo showcased high dynamic range (HDR) and MPEG-H Audio content that is compliant with Brazil’s TV 2.5 standard on Hisense TVs. The demonstration represents another milestone in the transition from standard to high dynamic range by demonstrating how standard dynamic range (SDR) content can […]

August 11, 2024

NEP, WBS deliver HDR coverage for Wimbledon 2024

NEP UK and Ireland, a provider of outside broadcast services and part of the NEP Group, the media services provider for sports and entertainment worldwide, has announced its technical support for The Championships, Wimbledon 2024. Through its continued partnership with Wimbledon Broadcast Services (WBS), this year marks a significant milestone as NEP is supporting WBS […]

July 9, 2024

US broadcasters reach HDR milestone

US broadcasters are quickly launching new interactive services and enhanced picture and sound quality with NEXTGEN TV, now that three-quarters of households have access to NEXTGEN TV signals both from broadcast and Broadcast IP sources. Deployment of High Dynamic Range has jumped in recent months and a large group of stations have begun offering interactive […]

June 14, 2024

Prime Video ditches Dolby, HDR for ad-based subs

Prime Video’s new advertising-supported low-cost streaming service must now be considered a second-rate system in terms of video and audio excellence. Some subscribers are joining a Class Action lawsuit arguing that they must now pay extra for something they already paid for. There are well-founded allegations that Prime Video did not tell subscribers that by […]

February 14, 2024By Chris Forrester

NEP UK chooses latest Sony HDC Cameras

NEP UK, part of the NEP Group worldwide network, has chosen to further its investments in Sony’s live production line up this year, by adding a number of HDC-3500V cameras to its portfolio. The HDC-3500V camera, announced at NAB 2023 come with an optical variable ND filter which allows operators to control the depth of […]

January 4, 2024

NEP delivers more Wimbledon in UHD-HDR

NEP UK and Ireland, a provider of broadcast solutions and part of the NEP Group worldwide network, has announced that, through its continued partnership with Wimbledon Broadcast Services (WBS), The Championships, Wimbledon 2023 will feature more Ultra-High-Definition and High Dynamic Range (UHD-HDR) broadcast delivery options than ever before. Utilising NEP’s IP technology, broadcast rights holders […]

July 4, 2023

Disney+ relaunches on PS5

PlayStation 5 users can download Disney+ natively on theur consoles. With the relaunch, users can now stream movies, TV shows, Originals, and morefrom the DIsney+ library in 4K High-Dynamic Range video quality. “A key part of our global expansion strategy is to meet consumers wherever they are, which is why we’re excited to enhance Disney+ […]

October 4, 2022

Netflix rolls out spatial audio

Netflix is rolling out spatial audio to all its subscribers around the world, in partnership with audio tech specialist Sennheiser. Netflix says spatial audio helps to translate the cinematic experience of immersive audio to any stereo, so the work creators do to bring viewers into the story happens no matter what device is being used […]

July 8, 2022By Nik Roseveare