The Ultra HD Forum, the global organisation defining industry best practices for the introduction of technologies to facilitate the ultra-HD viewing experience, has released version 1.2 of its Ultra HD Phase A industry guidelines. “Ultra HD Phase A” encompasses practices and technologies that are commercially feasible in UHD services today. This revision builds on best […]
LG Electronics and Dolby Laboratories have unveiled the LG UP970 Ultra HD Blu-ray player, LG’s first 4K Blu-ray player which will support Dolby Vision high-dynamic -range (HDR) imaging. Dolby Vision capability for the UP970 will be available through a software update scheduled for later this year. The UP970 also offers enhanced dual format HDR compatibility […]
Sky Sports F1 will be the only place to watch every Formula 1 Grand Prix live next season, with ten races exclusively live including the opening two from Australia and China, and two of the final three races. And for the first time in UK TV history, viewers in the UK and Ireland with Sky […]
Revenue security and enhancement specialist Verimatrix and Samsung Electronics have announced an expanded partnership to ensure the 2017 line of Samsung Smart TVs comply with the Ultra HD (UHD) and 4K content guidelines set by MovieLabs’ Specifications for Next Generation Video and Enhanced Content Protection. The Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS) Ultra architecture, which […]
Dolby Laboratories and LG Electronics have confirmed that LG 2017 OLED TVs will support Dolby Vision HDR technology and Dolby Atmos breakthrough audio in a new combined home entertainment experience. For the first time, consumers can experience content with both cutting-edge imaging and state-of-the-art sound technology through one product. LG’s 2017 OLED line-up builds on […]
NAGRA, the digital TV division of the Kudelski Group and independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, and MStar Semiconductor, a global semiconductor company for display and digital home solutions, has announced MStar’s plan to adopt the TVkey direct-to-TV security technology in its EMC SoCs for 4K HDR televisions, pending finalisation of the […]
One day ahead of the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show, where Ultra HD is set to be a continuing hot trend, satellite operator Eutelsat Communications has confirmed the launch of two new Ultra HD channels at its popular HOTBIRD video neighbourhood. Fashion TV’s new Ultra HD channel, FTV UHD and Travelxp 4K, the world’s first […]
Samsung Electronics is in talks with LG Display about a potential liquid crystal display (LCD) panel supply deal for televisions, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported. “There are no specifics decided yet but the two companies are deliberating on the matter carefully and seriously,” Kim Hyun-suk, head of Samsung’s TV business, was quoted as saying […]
The Rohde & Schwarz R&S VTC/VTE/VTS video tester family is an innovative solution for testing the performance and interoperability of future generations of HDR/HLG-capable video consumer electronics. It is based on the recently introduced flexible T&M module for HDMI and HDR tests. The new module offers generator and analyzer functionality for data rates up to […]
Employing what it says is the most advanced colour-enhancing LCD panel technology to date, LG Electronics’ (models SJ9500, SJ8500 and SJ8000) featuring Nano Cell technology are vaunted to take LCD TV viewing to a whole new level at CES 2017 opening this week in Las Vegas The third-generation LG Super UHD TV lineup featuring Nano […]