As part of Sky’s on-going innovation in technology, on August 31st its research and development teams successfully broadcast the UK’s first ever live event in Ultra HD at its West London HQ. The broadcaster filmed Saturday’s 3pm Premier League football match between West Ham and Stoke City and transmitted the whole match live over satellite […]
Jamie Hindhaugh, the COO of BT Sport, has become the latest industry insider to dismiss the future of 3D TV. Hindhaugh has first hand experience of 3D programming after overseeing the BBC’s Olympic coverage in 2012: “I did the Olympics in 3D and it was the biggest waste of time I did. No-one ever watched […]
A growing market and ecosystem is forecast for Ultra HD technology by the US’s Consumer Electronics Association. The analysis, contained in a new report – Ultra High-Definition: State of the Industry – provides a snapshot of the emerging Ultra HD market, with overviews of key industry segments including content development, production, and delivery, as well […]
From August 5, BBC World News will be offered as a High Definition (HD) feed across the Middle East when it launches its international HD channel on Arabsat. The satellite operator will be the BBC’s first distribution partner in the Middle East to offer the award winning news channel in HD. This deal will give […]
In a week that has seen its Australian counterpart Foxtel announce the shelving of a dedicated 3D service, Sky Sports has confirmed that selected sports will continue to be shown on the broadcaster’s 3D service. Executives also confirmed Sky’s interest in 4K broadcasting. Briefing journalists prior to the start of the English football season on […]
Following the news that further HD channels are set to become available on the UK’s DTT platform, the BBC has announced it will launch five new subscription-free BBC HD channels. The new channels – BBC News HD, BBC Three HD, BBC Four HD, CBeebies HD and CBBC HD – will launch by early 2014 and […]
Ultra-high definition TV is on track to become a mass-market proposition by 2017, according to Vassilis Seferidis, Director, European Business Development, Samsung Electronics. Speaking at the Futuresource Entertainment Summit 2013 in London, Seferidis based his prediction on the take-up of high definition since its introduction. He noted that major operators had launched HD services when […]
As the tournament reaches its final stages, the BBC has announced it will broadcast selected matches from this year’s Wimbledon Championships live in 3D to homes across the UK, as part of the BBC’s two-year trial experimenting with 3D production and distribution. The matches included in the trial coverage will include: The Ladies’ Singles semi-finals […]
In the wake of ESPN’s decision to drop its 3D service, football’s governing body FIFA has admitted it is reconsidering 3D coverage of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, describing the decision as another setback for the format. Niclas Ericson, FIFA’s director of television, said that it was clear when a big sports broadcaster such […]
LandscapeHD, the first 1080p linear instrumental music channel, has shipped its first app through inclusion in the Sony Bravia 2012/2013 televisions. Viewers can watch the channel through the playlist option in the app, giving Landscape global reach and anyone buying a Sony Bravia television can now receive a full 1080p channel at their fingertips at […]