4K LCD TV shipments grew nearly 400 per cent year-over-year to reach 4.7 million units worldwide in the first quarter (Q1) of 2015. Volume barely dropped from the seasonally strong fourth quarter (Q4), with especially strong demand in China during the Chinese New Year holiday season, according to critical information and insight source IHS. However, […]
Elemental Technologies is a leader in Software Defined Video and it has been named a Cool Vendor by Gartner. At TV Connect in London, Advanced Television talked to John Nemeth VP EMEA. [bitsontherun 5UwyCT52-ni7dlelE]
Andy Quested, Head of HD and UHD at the BBC, has suggested that any entry by the broadcaster into providing UHD/4K content needn’t necessarily be in the form of a ‘traditional’ channel service. Speaking at the Futuresource Consulting New Content Horizons conference in London, Quested – who stressed that the Corporation didn’t have a UHD […]
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
UK retailer John Lewis is set to sell Ultra-HD TVs from £699 (€978) after expanding its partnership with LG. The LG-made JL9100 televisions will be released under the retailer’s branding and come in 40, 49 and 55-inch sizes. The TVs will come with the WebOS operating system on board, granting access to connected services such […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Research company GfK says that the value of the UK Consumer Electronics market fell back in March in almost every sector, except for large-screens and just about anything with 4K on its label. GfK tracks ‘hard’ sales achieved at the Point of Sale in retail stores across the country. The non-movers were Car Navigation (down […]