Japan’s public broadcaster NHK has unveiled a prototype 4K/8K ‘Super Hi-Vision’ Ultra-HD cable decoder box. The box is being showcased at the giant CEATEC Japan technology show (October 4th – 7th). The set-top box has been developed in conjunction with KDDI, Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM) and Japan Digital Serve Corp. NHK has been test-transmitting 4K content […]
ICT solutions provider Huawei has released VideoSense, what it says is first video experience visualisation management solution, marking a shift from KPI-centric passive network Operations and Maintenance (O&M) to user experience-centric proactive network management. It is designed to deliver video experience with visualised, manageable, and optimisable features to help operators achieve business success in the […]
Telefónica will rely on the development of 4K to increase its subscriber basis with the aim of reaching up to 1 million 4K subs by 2018. To this end, the company intends boost the purchase of 4K TV sets among its subscribers through agreements with the main electronic manufacturers and the manufacture of its own […]
If I had to choose an industry not to be in as the digital world looms larger than ever, I might well choose printing (which reminds me: read the Sep/Oct issue of Euromedia here). In 2016, it is a savagely tough way to make a living. But not all that far behind on your list […]
Google is reportedly prepping to launch a 4K version of Chromecast. The ‘Chromecast Ultra’ device would bring 4K and HDR support to the streaming media device, and is already rumoured to cost double what the Chromecast currently costs. Google is planning a major event on October 4th, when such a device would likely be unveiled.
San Francisco-based Grand View Research (GVR) is forecasting that India is “poised to emerge as a lucrative market for Ultra-HD STBs with the country expected to witness a CAGR substantially higher than the regional (Asia Pacific) average. GVR’s India office in Pune contributed to the research, and says several DTH operators such as Tata Sky, […]
SFR Group is launching its new UHD sport channel SFR Sport 4K with the transmission of the Premier League match between Manchester United and Leicester City at Old Trafford on September 24th. The new channel, included in the SFR Sport bundle, will also show the Premiership rugby match Northampton v Wasps and more Premier League […]
4K-SAT, the Ultra-HD channel operated by AsiaSat, will be broadcasting premium extreme and outdoor content from XTreme Video on AsiaSat 4. XTreme Video is producing 4K content for extreme sports fans worldwide. Its UHD content on 4K-SAT will include some of the most stunning extreme and outdoor content, such as the successful mountain biking series […]
Consumer take-up of 4K Ultra HD TV sets is happening at a faster rate than was the case for HD, according to Gary Shapiro, President of the Consumer Technology Association. Speaking at the Welcome To The Future! Event in San Francisco, Shapiro told delegates that 4K Ultra HDs make up nearly 50 per cent of […]
Tata Communications, Formula One Management and Sky have tested in action live Ultra HD broadcasting at the 2016 F1 Singapore Grand Prix. Following this first ever end-to-end broadcast of an F1 race in UHD, Sky will show all races of the 2017 season in UHD. The successful proof of concept involved the installation of multiple […]