Rai, Italy’s national public broadcaster and satellite operator Eutelsat are teaming up to deliver live coverage of premium sport in Ultra HD. Following an agreement between the two companies, seven matches of the Euro 2016 championship will be offered to Italian TV homes receiving Tivùsat, the free-to-view platform distributed by satellite from Eutelsat’s HOT BIRD […]
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and AsiaSat are teaming up to deliver the first UHD live sports event via satellite to the Asia-Pacific tomorrow (April 13) on AsiaSat 4. This will be the first ever live UHD telecast of a UEFA Champions League match in the Asia Pacific, following the pioneering live UHD transmission of […]
Speakers at a MIPTV 4K Ultra HD Conference session on ‘The New Ultra HD Broadcasters’ have expressed their confidence in the prospects for the format, admitting their roles in launching such services has enable many valuable lessons to be learned. Dr Michael Schiffer, CEO EnStyle/pearl.tv noted that although there is widespread availability of 4K capture […]
Amos Rozenberg of Paramax Films reveals plans for a UHD post production studio in Bali and emphasises the different creative approach that needs to be brought to UHD shooting and post production. [bitsontherun kg36SKs4-ni7dlelE]
Peter Alexander of NASA TV talks about the amazing content from the space station in UHD and explains it is available for anyone who want to trial their UHD equipment and processes. [bitsontherun MFZTe0ji-ni7dlelE]
Rene Delwel reveals the post production challenges and that it is necessary to rethink the entire process. [bitsontherun lY6heVIL-ni7dlelE]
Bill Baggelaar, SVP Post Production Technologies, Sony Pictures, has suggested that his role “and passion” at the studio is to help bring innovation and new equipment as much as possible to productions, whether they be features or television products. “This is for the purpose of allowing us to tell stories more compellingly in creative ways,” […]
Bertrand Loyer talks about being a UHD early adopter – using 4K since 2009 – for Saint Thomas’s wild life and natural disaster shooting. He says UHD and particularly HDR is an evolution in the viewers relationship with the screen with ‘as the eye sees’ pictures for the first time and ability to naturally follow […]
DirecTV, now owned by AT&T, is starting to build is portfolio of Ultra HD broadcast channels. This week has already seen the launch of its first, Channel 106, where viewers can watch live UHD transmissions of the 2016 Master golf tournament from Augusta, Georgia. DirecTV says that it will this week launch a full UHD […]
Event organiser Reed MIDEM has revealed that Japan has been named the MIPCOM 2016 Country of Honour. MIPCOM, the world’s entertainment content B2B trade event, takes place in Cannes, France, from 17-20 October 2016, with senior Japanese government officials suggesting the status will allow the country even greater scope to showcase its work in 4K […]