Spanish satellite telecommunications operator Hispasat will be participating next week in the first live television broadcast in Spain using 4K HDR (High Dynamic Range) technology. The satellite operator will collaborate with RTVE in offering the broadcast of the Solemn Changing of the Royal Guard from the Royal Palace in Madrid on July 5th. Thus, Hispasat […]
SES has announced the successful delivery of iN DEMAND and cable’s first 4K live Pay-Per-View (PPV) sports event broadcast, Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs Silva Mixed Martial Arts, over the SES Ultra HD distribution platform. On June 24th, bouts from the event were transmitted live from New York’s Madison Square Garden to cable and IPTV subscribers […]
Netflix is now supporting Dolby Atmos, beginning with Okja, a critically-praised film directed by Bong Joon Ho that recently debuted at the Cannes Film Festival, available globally on Netflix from June 28th. Writing in the Netflix blog, Greg Peters, Chief Product Officer, says that much like how 4K and HDR bring more stunning and realistic […]
Research from Parks Associates reveals challenges manufacturers face as they seek to drive higher rates of purchase in the connected consumer electronics (CE) markets. 360 View: CE Adoption & Trends notes that while consumer intentions in 2017 mirror the levels of the previous two years, the long-term trend shows lower percentages of households buying CE […]
Andy Quested, the BBC’s HD & UHD Head of Technology, told delegates at the SES Ultra-HD conference in London that the broadcaster was fully behind UHD and the ‘Rec 2020’ standard which allows for High Dynamic Range images. “Everything we do today has to stand the test of time. Planet Earth 1, made some 11 […]
Amy Shapiro, Vivicast Media’s VP/Acquisitions, Broadcast & Syndication, speaking at the SES Ultra HD Conference in London, forecast a buoyant future for the fast-growing technology. She told delegates that April 2016 saw DirecTV’s initial deployment of 4K/UHD channels, and Memphis-based Vivicast has since licensed a large number of titles to the pay-TV operator. “Only last […]
Despite there being no major sporting event in 2017 such as the European Football Championship Finals or the Olympics to drive sales of Ultra HD TV sets, UHD is now the dominant HD type, according to Nick Simon, Account Director/Consumer Electronics, GfK. Delivering a Keynote Address at the
Tim Felstead, Head of Product Marketing SAM, Snell Advanced Media, has described BT Sport’s live screening of the UEFA Champions League Final using High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology in Ultra-High Definition (UHD) with Dolby Atmos sound at a private screening in London as “an outrageous success”, suggesting that similar initiatives addressing consumers could provide a […]
According to Dataxis, nearly 12 million 4K TVs were sold in Europe during the 2016, which represents a growth of 102 per cent in comparison for the year 2015 (6 million 4K TVs shipped). The sales were driven by UK (2 million), Germany (2 million), France (1.7 million), Russia (1.4 million) and Italy (880 000). […]
A new 400Gbps single-carrier based technology solution to transmit vast streams of data over core fibre-optic networks, the ‘motorways’ of the Internet, has been developed by researchers at the BT Labs in Adastral Park, Ipswich. BT is demonstrating the optical network technology at its Innovation Week 2017 event at Adastral Park which runs from 12th […]