UK pay-TV broadcaster Sky has jumped aboard the Black Friday bandwagon and is offering incentives including a free 4K TV to all new subscribers. Any customers who takes up the Sky Q Multiscreen bundle with a 2TB vox (£38 per month) can choose either a free 43 inch 4K Ultra HD LG TV or Xbox […]
After a 2 per cent decline in worldwide TV shipments last year, 2016 is showing signs of a turnaround, with the market flattening out to end the year on 225 million units, achieving a value of $86 billion (€81.3bn) according to a report from Futuresource Consulting. “Although we’ve seen the overall global picture stabilise this […]
With awareness and interest on the rise, this holiday season could mark the shift in the 4K Ultra-High Definition (UHD) TV consumer base from early adopter to mass market audience. According to The NPD Group Connected Intelligence Home Entertainment Report, 2016 has seen steadily growing consumer interest regarding 4K. In fact, 38 per cent of […]
There has been talk – and early adoption – of 4K TV technology for some time now, but 2016 was the year 4K hit the mainstream, reports IHS. According to Paul Gagnon, Senior Manager with IHS Technology, shipments of 4K TVs more than doubled in the US during Q3 2016, rising to more than 3.3 […]
MediaTek has launched its UltraCast technology, a chipset-enabled streaming technology on the market that enables users to enjoy the stunning clarity of 4K video content generated by their smartphones and stream it wirelessly to a 4K-ready television or set-top box. MediaTek UltraCast extends standard Wi-Fi Certified Miracast technology by adding the ability to stream 4K […]
The 84th meeting of the DVB Steering Board (SB) has approved the latest specification for Ultra High Definition Television, UHD-1 Phase 2. The industry consortium says the new specification is a major milestone for the industry, guaranteeing interoperability and enabling broadcasters and CE manufacturers to provide UHD-1 Phase 2 products and services. This could mean […]
Italian pay-TV broadcaster Mediaset Premium has partnered with Samsung to broadcast, for the first time, an Italian Serie A football match in 4K. The AC Milan vs Inter Milan match on November 20th will be coded in HEVC 50p, using nine 4K cameras and a single DTT multiplex, at no additional cost to existing subscribers. […]
Q4 shipments of 4K televisions in the US are expected to reach 4.5 million units, driving total 4K sales for 2016 to 10 million units, a healthy 40 per cent increase over 2015, according to US trade body the Consumer Technology Association. Sales of 4K TVs continue to increase as more brands and screen sizes […]
BT has revealed plans to transform its BT TV service over the coming months, introducing a new, image-rich user experience with easy access to channels and on demand content, and a new BT TV App. The ‘next-generation’ service will enable customers to manage their recordings and stream live and on demand programmes on mobile devices, […]
At IBC in September electronics giant LG demonstrated a giant 130-inch ‘rollable’ TV screen that was barely 1 mm ‘thin’. The screen was displayed as if it could be rolled away into the ceiling just like a home projector cinema screen, although in fact the screen comprised four separate 65” screens stitched electronically together. There […]