BT will unveil the latest UHD outside broadcasting links truck at this year’s IBC conference in Amsterdam. The vehicle will be used by BT’s Media and Broadcast (BT M&B) division to broadcast BT Sport’s live coverage of the Round 2 AVIVA Premiership Rugby Matches in 4K. The TES52 truck, which was designed and built by […]
It’s a scheme that’s guaranteed to give a highly-personalised Virtual Reality experience from some hundreds of kilometres out in space. SpaceVR has raised some crowd-funding cash to start building Overview-1, a specially designed satellite that will be launched next June up to the International Space Station (on a scheduled CRS-12 mission) where it will then […]
As widely expected, Sky’s German operation will launch two Ultra-HD sports channels on SES Astra’s 19.2 degrees East position shortly. While the precise date has not been unveiled, Sky Deutschland will show one game per each Bundesliga match day on Sky Sport Bundesliga UHD and selected games from the UEFA Champions League on Sky Sport […]
SPI International has launched its FunBox 4K/UHD channel on Turkcell while adding five extra TV channels to its current line-up offered by Turkey’s largest mobile operator. FunBox 4K/UHD is a premium entertainment channel offering a collection of native 4K programming which lets viewers enjoy documentaries on nature, lifestyle, performing arts and more in Ultra HD […]
Starting in autumn 2016, DFL (Deutsche Fussball Liga) – Germany’s top flight football association – will cover games in Ultra High Definition quality. Following the launch, plans are initially to produce one game per Bundesliga match day in UHD which will be broadcast by national TV partner Sky Deutschland. Sky has announced the introduction of […]
Dolby Laboratories and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) have announced the first slate of titles now available in UHD with Dolby Vision high dynamic range (HDR) imaging. Dolby Vision titles now available for purchase and rental on OTT service VUDU include the all-new release The Huntsman: Winter’s War, and fan favourites Lucy, Oblivion, and Lone […]
Currys PC World has been reprimanded for misleading adverts for 4K TVs by the Advertising Standards Autohority (ASA). The UK’s advertising watchdog upheld a complaint that the electronics chain had encouraged viewers to believe they could watch ultra-HD broadcasts of the Euro 2016 football championship – but no UK broadcaster offered coverage of any of […]
Vodafone Spain is launching a 4K service for bars and restaurants in an attempt to increase its market penetration. The company will use dedicated 4K UHD STB and with La Liga as the main content to capture subscribers among the 260,000 bars and restaurants in the country. Currently the company is serving 15,000. Vodafone will […]
Amino has secured a software licensing contract to provide its Enable TV device software to PCCW Media, a fully integrated multimedia and entertainment group in Hong Kong, to support its drive to deliver new 4K experiences via a new service of its Now TV PCCW Media has launched the new “Now One” integrated 4K UHD […]
Data from Juniper Research has found that 4K OTT content will finally see mass-market appeal, with adoption set to soar over the next five years. Juniper’s research, Digital TV & Video: Network and OTT Strategies 2016-2021, found that 4K OTT services will attract over