UK fans of Formula One will not be able to see live coverage of the sport free-to-air after 2018 following a new broadcast partnership between Sky and Formula One Management, save for the home British Grand Prix and at least two others. Sky also confirmed that coverage would be available in Ultra HD from next […]
UK quad-play operator Virgin Media is to ramp up the amount of exclusive video-on-demand programming available to its Virgin Media TV XL customers to watch through its TV on demand service. David Bouchier, Chief Digital Entertainment Officer at Virgin Media, revealed the operator’s intentions at a preview screening of Kingdom, a raw, emotional family drama […]
Danish triple-play operator Waoo! has confirmed the immediate availability of its latest hybrid set-top box, first unveiled at CES in January. The STB is the first in Denmark to support 4K, and among the first in the world to integrate Netflix. Waoo! became the Internet entertainment streaming service’s third cable partner in November 2013, following […]
Various Eurovision units have followed up a successful 4K test from Kitzbühel, Austria a few weeks ago by setting up a similar showcase at the recent 2016 IBU Biathlon World Championships in Oslo –Holmenkollen. 4K cameras were placed at the venue in order to produce Ultra High Definition resolution content (clips) featuring sharp and crisp […]
French pay-TV operator Canal+ Group, a leading provider of premium channels, is partnering with quad-play operator Orange to launch its latest set-top box with a complete Ultra-HD offering including: Live events: Top rugby and football matches with a new UHD experience Original productions in UHD A selection of UHD movies, series and documentaries Content will […]
Media commentator Andrew Neil has predicted that Sky’s new premium-level pay-TV offering Sky Q will be the development that kick starts the market for Ultra HD TV. Delivering a ‘State of the Industry’ keynote address at the SES Satellite Monitor event in London, Neil, the launch Chairman of the original Sky DTH service in the […]
Famed movie director Ang Lee (Life of Pi, Hulk) says he is filming his next project in Ultra HD, 3D and High Dynamic Range (HDR) as well as using an ultra-smooth 120 frames/second format. The project, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, will be previewed at NAB next month in an April 16 Keynote during SMPTE’s […]
Toronto-based Blue Ant Media’s Love Nature streaming channel is investing in a joint-venture full-UHD production Camp Zambia. Blue Ant’s partner in the project is Plimsoll Productions, and the plan calls for some 50 hours of stunning wildlife and nature programming from a new production facility in Zambia. The series producers say they will record and […]
AT&T has confirmed that its DirecTV DTH satellite subsidiary will deliver the first-ever live 4K broadcast in the US with April’s Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, marking the inaugural live event on the new DirecTV 4K Channel. “Golf’s premier event deserves the best viewing experience that 4K UHD on DirecTV provides,” said Dan […]
Some of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will be covered in 8K ‘Super Hi-Vision’ (for Japan), and there will be 4K Ultra HD versions created for testing and comparison purposes. The 8K versions for Japan will include ‘immersive’ audio using what Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) describe as “3D 22.2 channel audio surround sound”. Some 130 […]