Advanced Television

Ultra-HD/4K

NEC, NTT 5G UHD trial

IT and network technologies integration specialist NEC Corporation has contributed to a video transmission test utilising 5G conducted by Japanese telco NTT DOCOMO and Tobu Railway through the provision of 5G base stations that support 4.5GHz and 28GHz bands. In recent years, the demand for high-definition video is constantly on the rise. This demonstration was […]

January 14, 2019By Nick Snow

Limelight: “8K TVs pointless with no 8K services”

With all the 8K TV hype currently happening at CES 2019, Andrew Gray, Marketing Director EMEA at Limelight Networks, has addressed the fact that there are no services to accompany all the new hardware. Gray commented: “At CES 2019, the elephant in the room is there to be seen by all in 8K definition. Announcements […]

January 10, 2019

Insight TV linear channel on Samsung TV Plus

Insight TV, the 4K HDR broadcaster and producer of native UHD content, is building upon its relationship with Samsung Electronics by making its linear channel available on Samsung’s unique TV Plus linear, live streaming service to viewers in the US. Following Samsung’s recent channel update, Insight TV’s channel will reach 10 million American connected smart […]

January 8, 2019

Telstra boost for Fox Sports 4K cricket

Australian pay-TV operator Fox Sports’ 2019 cricket coverage in 4K is being delivered by Telstra Broadcast Services’ 4K fibre contribution transmission, making it the first Australian telco to offer 4K delivery capability in the country. Telstra Broadcast Services utilises mature third generation dedicated 4K hardware encoding. For Fox Sports, Telstra is supplying a full suite […]

December 21, 2018

TDF trials third UHD pilot channel

French TV transmission services company TDF is launching a third pilot channel as part of UHD trials that are taking place in Paris area and the cities of Nantes and Toulouse, in partnership with TV regulatory body CSA. The new channel complements the two previous demo channels which have been operated since 2014. TDF is […]

December 14, 2018From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

UHD owners: “Where’s my 4K content?”

The UK’s influential Digital Television Group (DTG) quotes a study conducted by pollster YouGov and focus groups that the research company carried out in November 2017 with owners of 4K/UHD televisions. While participants praised

December 11, 2018By Chris Forrester

5G network slicing 4K UHD live broadcast

The 12th Migu Music Awards held recently in Shanghai saw the implementation of what is being claimed by participants Migu, China Mobile, and Huawei as the first application of 5G network slicing in global large-scale live broadcasting. “We have implemented E2E 5G+4K live broadcasting for this ceremony, including 4K filming, 4K transcoding, and 4K video […]

December 11, 2018

Analyst: UHD now in 200m homes

The number of homes worldwide using an Ultra HD TV has now passed the 200 million mark, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics’ Connected Home Devices service. The report, 4K and 8K Ultra HDTV Global Market Forecast, predicts that 222 million homes will own an Ultra HD TV by the end of 2018, […]

December 6, 2018

IHS: Q3 surge for larger screen TVs

Although overall TV shipments in the third quarter of 2018 were flat compared to the previous year, the average TV unit-shipment screen size increased more than any previous quarter in more than a year, according to critical information analysis firm IHS Markit. While strong seasonality from promotions for the World Cup raised TV unit sales […]

December 6, 2018

UHD snooker on Eurosport

Eurosport says its coverage of snooker’s Home Nations series will reach new heights December 10th to 16th when the BetVictor Scottish Open is televised in Ultra High Definition for the first time. The tournament in Glasgow will be on the Eurosport 4K channel and available in France (via Canal) and Russia (via Tricolor TV and […]

December 6, 2018