Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs & Communications says the country is likely to have between 19 and 22 4K channels on air by 2018. Some Japanese broadcasters, notably JSAT’s SkyPerfecTV, are already transmitting UHD programming. The Ministry says that these 4K channels are a precursor to the even higher quality 8K ‘Super Hi Vision’ broadcasts […]
Cable MSO Liberty Global has no immediate plans to introduce 4K services on its networks, although it has confirmed that deployed set-top boxes would be 4K-capable. The remarks came during Liberty Global’s Q4 2015 Results Earnings Call, when CEO Mike Fries said that in terms of video pricing, he didn’t know whether 4K was going […]
International lifestyle and entertainment channel HIGH TV 4K is continuing its global roll out with the launch of the service in India Via Splendid Media. “It is indeed a major milestone for us, as an international 4K channel, to be present in India through a leading Media Company such as Splendid Media, with the highest […]
Streaming service Netflix, which was in the vanguard of 4K streaming with House of Cards back in 2014, is set to concentrate on High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology for forthcoming drama productions. Speaking to Digital Trends, Neil Hunt, chief product officer at Netflix, said he thought HDR was “more visibly different than 4K”, noting that […]
The CTO of the Olympic Games’ Olympic Broadcast Services has confirmed there will be no 4K/UHD transmissions from the Rio event. Sotiris Salamouris says that he and his team have been planning the Rio de Janeiro TV coverage since 2009 and at that time, 4K was very much on the distant horizon, and was still […]
The Digital Production Partnership (DPP) – a not for profit company founded by UK pubcasters ITV, BBC and Channel 4 – has unveiled a technical standard for the delivery of Ultra High Definition (UHD) programmes. The new standard is supported by the publication of two guides for DPP Members: a UHD Production Workflow Guide, and […]
Consumer advisory service FatWallet’s annual TV Buyer Survey reports 26 per cent of Americans will buy a new TV this year (that number increases significantly to 40 per cent for those with children and 35 per cent for those under age 30). Of those, 25 per cent will buy new TVs during Super Bowl sales […]
Fresh from delivering the first-ever live 4K sports broadcast in North America on January 14th, Canadian communications and media company Rogers is claiming another first – producing and broadcasting the first-ever NHL game in 4K. The game will be a Hockey Night in Canada telecast produced by Sportsnet and available to Rogers customers with NextBox […]
Canadian multimedia company Bell is raising the 4K stakes by confirming that its Fibe TV customers in Toronto, Montréal, Ottawa and Québec City can now purchase Bell’s new 4K Whole Home PVR, which it describes as the most advanced 4K PVR available today. The new Fibe TV 4K Whole Home PVR is the smallest available […]
Canadian communications and media company Rogers, the US National Basketball Association and UK broadcaster BT Sport are set to deliver the first live NBA game in 4K. Rogers’ Sportsnet brings Canadians the Toronto Raptors vs. the Orlando Magic on January 14th, live from The O2 Arena in London. Rogers’ cable customers can tune their NextBox […]