TV manufacturer Samsung Electronics is collaborating with Prime Video offering fans the opportunity to experience exclusive 8K content from the upcoming The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power series. Before the September 2nd premiere of the much-anticipated series on Prime Video, Tolkien fans and newcomers alike also will have early access to exclusive content […]
LG Display is raising about $1 billion from investors in order to build a new flat-panel production facility in Vietnam. The new cash is coming from domestic and foreign banks, say local reports, with named banks such as ANZ Bank, HSBC, Citi Bank, and Spain’s Caixa Bank which will extend loans at competitive interest rates […]
BT Sport, working with a range of partners, has successfully delivered the UK’s first live 8K broadcast of a top-tier sporting event into the home. BT Sport broadcast the Saracens v Bristol Bears Gallagher Premiership Rugby match on March 26th live in 8K into selected homes – building on its ongoing 8K leadership which in […]
Sky Sports has announced that racing fans will be able to watch the 2022 Formula 1 season in High Dynamic Range (HDR) for the first time. The move marks Sky Sports’ latest step in its ambition to make HDR the new standard. Jonathan Licht, Managing Director of Sky Sports, commented: “We are pleased to bring the 2022 […]
The research division of Japan’s public broadcaster NHK has developed an 8K camera unit that can capture and record at 240 frames/second and thus suitable for slow-motion work. NHK’s STRL (Science & Technology Research) is the division which has masterminded the development of 8K Ultra-HD technology, and says the new camera system will bring new […]
Beijing-based China Media Group (CMG) will transmit China Central TV-8K, a dedicated 8K channel covering the upcoming Winter Olympic Games, to audiences throughout China. “To meet the goal of presenting the Beijing 2022 via 8K ultra-high-definition technology, the CMG has advanced the construction of the relevant production and broadcasting system, and has accelerated the rapid […]
Motion Pictures Laboratories (MovieLabs), a technology joint venture of the major Hollywood studios, has published the first version of the Enhanced Content Protection for Production (ECPP), providing a set of best practices for production services vendors, cloud services providers, studios and productions, developed with input from studio security experts and leading technology companies across the […]
BBC Cymru Wales has announces a new natural history series that delves deep into the wildlife of the Welsh coast. Wonders of the Celtic Deep will take viewers on a journey of discovery around the coast of Wales accompanied by a soundtrack composed by world-renowned Welsh composer Paul Mealor and performed by the BBC National […]
Omdia’s Research Director Paul Gray believes that there’s definitely a future for 8K experiences and, where suitably equipped, large cinema screens could be a major attraction for live events. In an interview on the current 8K Association’s newsletter, Gray says that even though some recent broadcasting-based sectors have reached the end of their expansion and […]
Amazon has announced it will air the UEFA Champions League in Italy in streaming 4K HDR. A total of 17 matches will be shown per season, every Wednesday, for three seasons, until 2023-2024, along with the UEFA Super Cup. The matches will be exclusively broadcast on Prime Video at no additional cost for Prime subscribers […]