Amongst the slew of giant screens, all Ultra-HD and usually HDR or Dolby Vision-equipped, few expected South Korean electronics giant Samsung to do much at CES 2018 that was truly spectacular. But it managed to pull a massive rabbit out of its box of tricks and showcased a truly exciting development for TV – and […]
Funai Electric, the exclusive North American licensee for Philips consumer televisions and home video products, has confirmed that Technicolor HDR will be integrated into US market 2019 Philips televisions in conjunction with the launch of the ATSC 3.0 broadcast standard. Work is underway to include HDR in the ATSC 3.0 broadcast standard, expected to be […]
DTC Domo Broadcast and VideoSys Broadcast teamed up to provide Arena TV with the first ultra-low delay wireless 4K camera transmitter system to be used for a live broadcast. On December 2nd, Arena TV deployed Domo Broadcast’s AEON 4K transmitter (AEON-TX) coupled with a camera control and fibre system designed and provided by VideoSys to […]
At CES 2018 – the world’s largest consumer electronics show – LG Electronics (LG) says it will raise the home entertainment experience to another level with the introduction of ThinQ artificial intelligence (AI) and an advanced image processor in its newest OLED and SUPER UHD TVs. ThinQ allows the implementation of hundreds of voice requests […]
The giant CES show in Las Vegas has one over-riding mantra: ‘Bigger is always better’ and consequently the news that LG will use the event to showcase a massive 88” OLED display equipped for 8K reception, should hardly be a great surprise. CES opens on January 7th. South Korea’s LG, which in the past has […]
Viewers across Europe with a capable TV set and able to receive signals from Eutelsat’s Hotbird can watch the Vatican City’s broadcast of Midnight Mass in 4K from St Peter’s in Rome. The free-to-air signal will be available via the Hotbird satellites at 13° East, on December 24th from 21:30 CET (20:30 UTC) via TivuSat […]
Following a year of streaming landmarks, such as NASA’s livestream of the solar eclipse, and Brexit and GDPR concerns, Mark Weeks, MD EMEA of Akamai has pulled together his biggest predictions for the year ahead, including: “In technology, everyone always wants to be one step ahead so, as soon as the holiday decorations go up […]
Samsung Electronics and Amazon Prime Video have confirmed that the entire Prime Video HDR library is now available in HDR10+, the new open standard that leverages dynamic metadata to produce enhanced contrast and colours on an expanded range of televisions. The Prime Video HDR10+ catalogue includes hundreds of hours of content such as Prime Originals […]
Eurofins Digital Testing, a global player in end-to-end quality assurance (QA) and testing services, has announced that Hisense has committed to Eurofins’ 4K HDR Ultra HD logo technical requirements in its products. Eurofins Digital Testing’s logo scheme identifies devices that have been fully tested and proven to deliver the highest picture quality currently available, including […]
NHK, Japan’s public broadcaster, is already making programmes in 8K (16-times the resolution of HDTV) in readiness for a launch of services later in 2018 and in general readiness for the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020. Now it seems that electronics giant Sony is also preparing for 8K. The electronics giant has filed for an […]