According to Dataxis research, the global installed base for 4K STBs grew to 31 million units at the end of 2017, compared to only 3 million units in 2015. Operators around the world are deploying more and more 4K boxes, which is reflecting in the global numbers. Europe is growing at the fastest rate accounting […]
Radio Frequency Systems (RFS), a global designer and manufacturer of cable, antenna, and tower systems for broadcast infrastructure, today revealed its key role in helping South Korean broadcasters reach the goal of nationwide terrestrial UHD TV coverage by 2021. RFS’ technology is now powering over 60 per cent of UHD TV deployments in South Korea, […]
Liberty Global has unveiled its next-generation TV entertainment platform, ‘Horizon 4’, at the company’s annual Tech Summit in Amsterdam. The new Horizon 4 suite of products includes a superfast set-top box with 4K picture quality, a remote-control with voice capabilities and an upgraded version of Liberty’s ‘GO’ mobile app, which works together with the set-top […]
French telco Orange has informed its fibre customers equipped with a TV 4 set top box and subscribing to beIN Sports that they are now able to watch one French Ligue 1 football match each week in 4K. Following TF1 and beIN Sports’ World Cup 4K broadcasts, French top-flight football matches will be delivered in […]
The Spanish 4K TV channel All Flamenco has reached an agreement with Orange France to become part of its Spanish bouquet of 8 channels. It is included in a €6 a month package along with Antena 3, Star TVE, Atreseries, Canal 24 Horas, TV3 Catalunya, ETB Sat, TVG and All Flamenco for a potential audience […]
Australian pay-TV operator Foxtel will create Australian television history by broadcasting the nation’s iconic motor race, the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 and Supercars in 4K ultra high definition. After intensive testing at the RABBLE.club Sandown 500 over the weekend of September 15th-16th, Foxtel is now ready to show key events of the Bathurst Supercars weekend, […]
SES Video’s CEO Ferdinand Kayser, speaking at IBC, said that 8K television was coming, although he anticipated public viewing locations to see the first examples outside of China and Japan. “8K displays are now in the market and while they are not exactly cheap they are priced at what will be affordable levels for many. […]
Insight TV, a broadcaster and producer of native UHD HDR content, has announced its foray into Latin America through SES’ Latin American Ultra HD platform. Insight TV’s unique 4K content is now available on a 24/7 basis in English, Spanish and Portuguese to all cable, IPTV and DTH providers who are working with SES in […]
The Ultra HD Forum, the global organisation promoting the industry’s proven best practices for the delivery of immersive UHD experiences, has released a major Phase A Guidelines update. Version 1.5 is the fifth public release and reflects another intense year of collective industry experience. Key changes from version 1.4 are: Descriptions and workflow diagrams of […]
Communications technologist Nokia and France Télévisions, the French National Public TV broadcaster, are to showcase the results of a proof-of-concept demonstration of what the pair say is the world’s first 8K Ultra High Definition TV streaming in real conditions over 5G at IBC 2018. Nokia and France Télévisions’ ‘Innovation and Prospective department’ conducted the tests […]