Following the approval by the DVB Steering Board for TS 101 154 V2.3.1 – ‘Specification for the use of Video and Audio Coding in Broadcasting Applications based on the MPEG-2 Transport Stream’, ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) has officially published the DVB specification as an ETSI standard. The timely move by ETSI facilitates the necessary […]
While screen quality, size, and reliability/reputation are the three main purchasing factors for a new TV, consumers also desire a variety of different options to control it, according to the findings of a report from the User Experience Strategies (USX) group at Strategy Analytics exploring purchase priorities for a consumer’s next TV purchase and next […]
US TV set manufacturer VIZIO has unveiled its all-new 2017 VIZIO SmartCast E-Series collection. Highlighted by 4K High Dynamic Range models for the 55” class screen sizes and above, the collection also includes Full HD and Ultra HD models, ranging from 32” – 80” class sizes. All E-Series models feature Chromecast built-in, the easiest way […]
V-Nova’s Perseus compression system is being used by satellite operator Thaicom in a special demonstration to clients at a workshop on how broadcasters could move into 4K and 8K transmissions. Thaicom is using Perseus to show UHD distribution of premium sports over satellite “at a revolutionary low data rate,” according to a press statement. “The […]
DEN Networks, India’s giant MSO, is to launch UHD content for its cable subscribers. Talking to Indiantelevision.com, DEN’s CEO SN Sharma said it was in an advanced planning stage to introduce new 4K-suitable set-top boxes over the next six months. Sharma admitted that despite subscriber price sensitivity he was confident that enough high-end subscribers would […]
SES has announced that six more US cable operators have joined its Ultra HD trials, while some of the first cable providers to participate are nearing the historic launch of consumer Ultra HD packages across the country. A new wave of Ultra HD trial agreements has been signed with cable operators from coast to coast, […]
Satellite operator SES has confirmed that US multichannel video programming distributor (MVPD) Frontier Communications has begun testing 4K Ultra HD content delivery using SES’s fully-managed Ultra HD distribution platform. Frontier is the latest MVPD to join SES’s milestone trials aimed at accelerating Ultra HD delivery to homes across North America. SES has a growing number […]
Dolby Laboratories and LG Electronics have announced that the LG G6 smartphone will be the first mobile phone to support Dolby Vision high dynamic range (HDR) technology. Additionally, Netflix, and Amazon will be the first streaming services to deliver content in Dolby Vision to mobile devices around the world. “We are revolutionizing mobile entertainment for […]
SES turned in a solid set of results for its Q4 and full year, and in an extremely positive move saw its all-important backlog of contract expand from €7.4 billion in 2015 to €8.1 billion last year. Reported revenue of €2.068 billion (up 2.7 per cent) and contributing to a net profit of €962.7 million. Its […]
Vodafone Spain is launching a new 4K TV service with five TV channels (10 by year end ) and VoD content for subscribers with convergent packages, like Vodafone One. The five new channels are Odisea 4K, Festival 4K, FunBox UHD, Insight TV and Slow Channel – and one 4K transmission of the best football match […]