Prashant Chothani, CEO of TravelXP based in Mumbai has shot 4K UHD all over the world for his international travel channel and speaks about how UHD changes the creative approach, the challenge of data wrangling in the field and the work arounds needed as you wait for standards to settle. [bitsontherun pDgOsWsN-ni7dlelE]
Anthony Geffin, seasoned UHD natural history producer, talks about the realities of UHD capture, data handling in the field and successful adaptation. [bitsontherun O46Cq2FZ-ni7dlelE]
David Royle, EVP Programming for the Smithsonian Channel, talks about its commitment to capture everything in UHD and the positive reaction of its distributors and viewers. [bitsontherun c8XaxT6a-ni7dlelE]
Speakers at a MIPTV 4K Ultra HD Conference session on the opportunities for drama and high-end theatrical screenings agreed on the suitability of the genres for the format, but agreed that a range of technical and production challenges needed to be addressed. Andy King, Head of Technology Television at the BBC, noted that standards were […]
Japan’s plans for the introduction of 4K and 8K transmissions were explained in detail at MIPTV’s dedicated UHD sessions in Cannes, April 4th. There are already some 4K test transmissions on air, notably from SkyPerfecTV, but MIPTV delegates heard (from Yoshiharu Kashima, NHK’s senior manager/programming, that its transmissions would start on August 1st 2016, and […]
Daniele Gauna, Senior Sport Production Technology Consultant with Infront in Italy, told delegates at the MIPTV 4K Ultra HD Conference that with the popularity of football in the country it made the sport a natural platform to carry out tests of 4K technology. Its first such test had taken place in the San Siro stadium […]
At the Sony 4K UHD Theatre at MIP TV Bill Baggelaar tells Advanced Television what they learned while producing Mad Dogs in UHD HDR. [bitsontherun 9oST53KW-ni7dlelE]
TERN (Television Entertainment Reality Network) International has confirmed the launch of INSIGHT TV in HD in the UK on the Sky platform and in Spain in UHD with Vodafone. UK – HD The channel will launch on Sky’s digital satellite platform in HD. INSIGHT TV’s exclusive and original programming such as SpartanX, Dracula and Power […]
Tony Followell, Head of Media, at London’s Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, explains their commitment to UHD for their audience beyond the opera house, reflects on technical trials and new business models and predicts a UHD future for the company’s growing remote audience. [bitsontherun NqFgV7xv-ni7dlelE]
Daniele Gauna reveals what they have learned in trial broadcasts of Serie A as they prepare to bring a slate of games to the Italian audience next season. And he looks forward to more sport coverage in UHD. [bitsontherun eCcVz9gb-ni7dlelE]