UK cable MSO Virgin Media has started a major new platform update for its TV customers. The update, which will see all Virgin Media TiVo boxes updated automatically over the next few weeks, will give the existing box some fresh new features to help search, find and save content on the service. Virgin Media TV […]
Japanese public broadcaster NHK has started 4K and 8K ultra HD test broadcasting on its satellite channels, with the aim of fine-tuning the technology and popularising its use before the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Currently viewers cannot watch 8K broadcasting with conventional television sets or tuners. NHK has sited 8K public viewing at […]
Japanese satellite operator SKY Perfect JSAT is to launch the world’s first publicly-available 4K HDR (High Dynamic Range) broadcast on October 4, 2016, during timeslots on its dedicated 4K channel, SKY PerfecTV! 4K Experience, launched on May 1, 2016. The channel can be enjoyed free of charge by anyone with compatible equipment for receiving […]
Asia’s premier satellite operator AsiaSat is collaborating with Digital Magic, a provider of advanced imaging solutions to co-produce UHD content for AsiaSat’s UHD channel 4K-SAT, on AsiaSat 4 at 122°E. The co-production includes a knowledge-based UHD mini-series on satellite communications to provide an easy-to-understand introduction to topics such as how a satellite works, how it […]
AT&T-owned pay-TV broadcaster DirecTV and Charlie Ergen’s Dish Network, as well as some users of Comcast’s giant cable system, will be able to watch some of the NBC transmissions of the upcoming Rio Olympic Games in Ultra HD. Subscribers who own a suitable UHD set will be able to watch some 4K coverage from the […]
Satellite operator SES has confirmed that multiple US cable operators are testing Ultra HD (or 4K) content across its fully-managed Ultra HD platform and receiving HEVC 4K IP set-top boxes in preparation for Ultra HD subscriber trials into US households later in 2016. SES has signed Ultra HD trial agreements with Cable America in Missouri, […]
A new global survey from digital platform security specialist Irdeto and global analyst firm SNL Kagan has found that video service providers, including pay-TV and OTT operators, and content producers around the world believe that one of the key drivers for operators’ implementation of 4K ultra high definition (UHD) is the expectation that consumers will […]
Broadcast connectivity expert SIS LIVE is to provide Ultra HD fibre connectivity for Sky Sports Ultra HD coverage of the Premier League. From the start of the 2016-17 Premier League football season on 13 August, SIS LIVE will utilise its Anylive fibre network to deliver Ultra HD pictures for 124 games covered by Sky Sports. […]
British Columbians and Albertans can now experience ultra-high-definition television with the launch of 4K on Optik TV from TELUS, making the Canadian telco the first and currently, the only carrier in Western Canada to offer 4K programming. “TELUS is committed to offering our customers the most cutting-edge entertainment experience, and being the first to offer […]
Globo TV’s CTO Raymundo Barros had told delegates to MIPtv back in April of the broadcaster’s impressive commitment to 4K/Ultra HD and in its High Dynamic Range format. Now that investment is coming to viewers’ screens. Dangerous Liaisons is now available to users of Globo’s VOD service, Globo Play, and the broadcaster is promising more. […]