A new Japanese satellite, BSAT-4a and built by Space Systems/Loral, has arrived in Kourou, French Guiana, to be readied for launch by Arianespace. The satellite will be used for DTH broadcasting over Japan, and this will include 4K and 8K transmissions during the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020. BSAT-4a has 24 Ku-band transponders and will […]
Taiwanese broadcaster Chinese Television System (CTS) will use a comprehensive video contribution and distribution (C&D) solution from video delivery infrastructure specialist Harmonic during the 29th Summer Universiade, August 19th to August 30th, in Taipei, Taiwan. The Universiade is organised by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) as a worldwide multi-sports event for university athletes. Harmonic is […]
US home entertainment spending has grown 3 per cent so far in 2017, reaching nearly $4.5 billion (€3.79bn) for the quarter and more than $9 billion in the first half, with consumers continuing to spend more on digital transactions to enjoy movies through electronic purchases and video on demand, according to home entertainment trade association […]
With an additional nine TV operators joining SES’s Ultra HD trials, a total of 30 US pay-TV providers, with a combined audience of more than 10 million subscribers, are now testing SES’s 4K content delivery platform across their distribution networks. The latest wave of pay-TV system operators to ink Ultra HD trial agreements with SES […]
Customers of AT&T’s DirecTV NOW streaming service are set to be the first this autumn to experience a new platform that will eventually support AT&T consumer video services. Beta testing of the new platform, including a cloud DVR feature, will be available for invited DirecTV NOW customers beginning this summer. In heralding the new platform, […]
NeuLion, a specialist in digital video broadcasting, distribution and monetisation of live and on-demand content to connected devices, has renewed the licence agreement with LG Electronics to integrate the NeuLion CE SDK for Ultra HD connected devices to live stream sports and entertainment content delivered by the NeuLion Digital Platform. In addition, LG has renewed […]
Dunkirk, a new World War II film from acclaimed director Christopher Nolan, is said to need to find projectionists in order to screen the finished product in certain specially-equipped cinemas. Dunkirk has been made with the intention of ideally being screened in 70mm theatres – and IMAX screens – and such has been the conversion […]
TeamCast, a specialist in digital modulation technologies for DTT and satellite applications, has significantly contributed to the progress of definition and validation of UHDTV-Phase 2 through the 4EVER-2 project. As a follow-on from the collaborative 4EVER Project, which worked on UHDTV Phase 1 – i.e. 4K images, HEVC encoding and end-to-end production, from 2012 to […]
Licensing body ULDAGE has confirmed the commencement of patent licensing activities under the system of a patent pool that collectively, and under fair and reasonable conditions, bundles and licenses the patents that are essential to the realisation of the UHDTV satellite broadcasting standards, to business operators that are involved in transmission and reception of UHDTV […]
Vodafone Spain is strengthening its 4K offer. The company has added two new 4K channels; the cooking channel Canal Cocina and the lifestyle channel Canal Decasa following its recent agreement with AMC Networks International. These two channels are available in the package TV Extra. In addition, Vodafone is enhancing its Vodafone One package with the […]