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BT Sport showcases mobile HD HDR

The UEFA Champions League encounter on Wednesday March 7th between Tottenham Hotspur and Juventus gave BT Sport the opportunity to showcase the world’s first broadcast of a UEFA Champions League game in High Definition HDR direct to mobile. The live trial took place at Wembley Stadium, broadcasting to a beta version of the BT Sport […]

March 9, 2018By Colin Mann

Samsung debuts 2018 QLED TV lineup

Samsung Electronics, has launched its flagship line of 2018 QLED TVs and AV products at the 2018 First Look New York event at the American Stock Exchange building in Manhattan. The company unveiled its next generation of QLED TVs to about 1,000 attendees, and demonstrated new, improved features that enhance the TV-viewing experience like never […]

March 8, 2018

LG forecast strong OLED prospects

There’s a strange dichotomy between South Korea’s two technology giants. On the one hand LG Electronics said March 5th that its OLED TV displays will be responsible for around 20 percent of its sales this year (and a greater proportion of profits). Last year OLED sales were responsible for 15 percent of overall sales. “LG […]

March 6, 2018By Chris Forrester

UHD costs impact Liberty F1 revenues

Although Liberty Media’s first year as owner of Formula 1 saw 2017 season audience figures increase across TV and digital platforms, with 352 million unique TV viewers across all F1 programming, it revealed in its Q4 and Full Year 2017 results that revenue from activities other than race promotion fees, broadcasting fees and advertising and […]

March 5, 2018By Colin Mann

HbbTV announces HDR support

The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing an open standard for the delivery of broadcast and broadband services through connected TVs and set-top boxes, has confirmed the immediate availability of HbbTV 2.0.2. This update of the second version of the core HbbTV specification enables HbbTV applications to benefit from new ‘Ultra High Definition’ […]

February 21, 2018

BCC: UHD display market worth $132bn by 2022

BCC Research is forecasting a huge growth in the take-up by consumers of Ultra HD displays, stemming from the technology’s growing adoption, rising disposable incomes, technological advancements, expanding 4K content and increasing TV unit sales. BCC estimates the global market to grow from $52.3 billion (€42.5bn) in 2017 to almost $132.9 billion by 2022, indicating […]

February 21, 2018By Chris Forrester

4K HDR Olympics from DISH

US pay-TV platform DISH is to deliver NBCUniversal’s 4K High Dynamic Range (HDR) coverage of the XXIII Olympic Winter Games from PyeongChang, South Korea. DISH subscribers will also have access to 2,400 hours of NBCUniversal’s Olympic live, on-demand and streaming coverage—the most ever for a Winter Games. “For the first time, The Winter Olympics will […]

February 7, 2018

Evolution Digital launches eSTREAM 4K device

Evolution Digital has announced the availability of eSTREAM 4K, powered by Android TV, an all-IP streaming box that delivers traditional cable services coupled with streaming apps from the Google Play Store. eSTREAM 4K also delivers the best video experience available with Ultra-HD resolution. Evolution Digital’s eSTREAM 4K is designed to allow cable operators to break […]

February 7, 2018

Canal+ goes UHD

Canal+ is launching its Ultra-HD DTH service on a newly-designed set-top box (Le Decodeur) today, January 18th. The UHD signal will be carried by SES from its 19.2 degrees East orbital position. Using their existing satellite dish, all Canal+ French satellite subscribers will be able to enjoy a wide range of premium UHD content, including […]

January 18, 2018By Chris Forrester

Swiss TV buys 90 4K camcorders

Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS) has bought 90 4K video camcorders for its news-gatherers from Panasonic Business. Panasonic initially provided RTS with its AJ-PX 270 Micro P2 units to test along with models from competing brands, to replace their ageing equipment. The field reporters on the RTS editorial team had been using the same camcorders for […]

January 12, 2018By Chris Forrester