Tele Columbus, Germany’s third largest cable operator with about 3.6 million connected cable households, has announced the commercial availability of advanceTV, a next-generation, 4k, hybrid IP video service next January. advanceTV brings Tele Columbus subscribers a television and mobile-device experience featuring the latest TV, movies, apps, OTT video, and web content including seamless integration with […]
4KUniverse, a general entertainment Ultra HD channel, is the latest in a series of networks to join SES’s fast-growing Ultra HD line-up being delivered to cable operators and other television platforms across North America A mix of documentaries, sports, movies, and TV shows aimed at Millennials and Generation-X viewers, 4KUniverse will make its debut in […]
CyberLink’s flagship media player, PowerDVD, has achieved certification from the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) for the playback of Ultra HD Blu-ray Discs. PowerDVD is the world’s first software player to be certified for the standard. “With more than 300 million copies sold, PowerDVD is the definitive standard for media players, providing customers with the ultimate […]
Online video portal YouTube has added support for 4K streaming. The first major 4K video stream will be live coverage of The Game Awards on December 1st. In a company blog post, Kurt Wilms, Senior Product Manager, wrote: “Back in 2010, we enabled 4K video support for the very first time. Since then, millions of […]
NRJ Group’s TV division that comprises of DTT channels NRJ 12 and Chérie 25 have renewed trials of UHD/HDR broadcasts in the DTT Paris area through Astra satellite after being given the go ahead from TV regulator CSA. Initial experiments were conducted in 2014, but unlike those first tests that upscaled HD into UHD, NRJ […]
UK pay-TV broadcaster Sky has jumped aboard the Black Friday bandwagon and is offering incentives including a free 4K TV to all new subscribers. Any customers who takes up the Sky Q Multiscreen bundle with a 2TB vox (£38 per month) can choose either a free 43 inch 4K Ultra HD LG TV or Xbox […]
With awareness and interest on the rise, this holiday season could mark the shift in the 4K Ultra-High Definition (UHD) TV consumer base from early adopter to mass market audience. According to The NPD Group Connected Intelligence Home Entertainment Report, 2016 has seen steadily growing consumer interest regarding 4K. In fact, 38 per cent of […]
There has been talk – and early adoption – of 4K TV technology for some time now, but 2016 was the year 4K hit the mainstream, reports IHS. According to Paul Gagnon, Senior Manager with IHS Technology, shipments of 4K TVs more than doubled in the US during Q3 2016, rising to more than 3.3 […]
The 84th meeting of the DVB Steering Board (SB) has approved the latest specification for Ultra High Definition Television, UHD-1 Phase 2. The industry consortium says the new specification is a major milestone for the industry, guaranteeing interoperability and enabling broadcasters and CE manufacturers to provide UHD-1 Phase 2 products and services. This could mean […]
Q4 shipments of 4K televisions in the US are expected to reach 4.5 million units, driving total 4K sales for 2016 to 10 million units, a healthy 40 per cent increase over 2015, according to US trade body the Consumer Technology Association. Sales of 4K TVs continue to increase as more brands and screen sizes […]