Telekom Malaysia’s IPTV service, HyppTV is showcasing the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in 4K quality, a first in Malaysia, in a special event at Sunway Pyramid, the official venue partner for the showcase. The event was held to preview HyppTV’s breakthrough innovation in TV broadcasting, together with its technology partner, Huawei. The 4K technology will […]
UK cable MSO Virgin Media has started a major new platform update for its TV customers. The update, which will see all Virgin Media TiVo boxes updated automatically over the next few weeks, will give the existing box some fresh new features to help search, find and save content on the service. Virgin Media TV […]
Sony China’s Xie Biao (president, consumer sales/marketing) says buyer demand for its high-end premium UHD TV sets is growing. Premium screens start at 60-inch and rise to 100-inch, and Sony’s prices range from about $450 for a less-well specified set, to nearer $4500 for extremely well-specified 4K/UHD units. In Q1/2016, sales in China’s TV market […]
travelXP is a Mumbai-based documentary broadcaster and programme-maker. It is already supplying some of its travelogues and factual documentaries in UHD. It is due to start transmitting (in HD for the time being) in HD in a partnership with Telekom Austria. With its direct2home platform, Telekom Austria Group will act as technical contributor for the […]
Danmon Group has announced the completion, for ViaSat Sport, of Scandinavia’s first UHD television channel. Part of Modern Times Group, ViaSat is based at MTG’s headquarters in Stockholm. ViaSat Sport will transmit selected live sport events in UHD to viewers throughout the Nordic region. The new channel commenced with the Rio Olympics, MTG being the […]
Japan has now been test-broadcasting its 8K services for a week. The coverage includes time-delayed transmissions of the Rio Olympics, plus other documentary and drama productions made in 8K ‘Super Hi-Vision’. The Japanese public, however, cannot see the tests on domestic receivers. Instead NHK has set up ‘public viewing’ demonstrations in six locations around Tokyo […]
SPI International / FILMBOX Channels Group have joined the UHD Alliance (UHDA), the inter-industry group charged with fostering the Ultra HD ecosystem and promoting the benefits of Ultra HD entertainment technology. SPI International / FILMBOX is one of the leading aggregators of native 4K content for the purpose of developing worldwide 4K channels and online […]
Japanese public broadcaster NHK has started 4K and 8K ultra HD test broadcasting on its satellite channels, with the aim of fine-tuning the technology and popularising its use before the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Currently viewers cannot watch 8K broadcasting with conventional television sets or tuners. NHK has sited 8K public viewing at […]
Japanese satellite operator SKY Perfect JSAT is to launch the world’s first publicly-available 4K HDR (High Dynamic Range) broadcast on October 4, 2016, during timeslots on its dedicated 4K channel, SKY PerfecTV! 4K Experience, launched on May 1, 2016. The channel can be enjoyed free of charge by anyone with compatible equipment for receiving […]
Asia’s premier satellite operator AsiaSat is collaborating with Digital Magic, a provider of advanced imaging solutions to co-produce UHD content for AsiaSat’s UHD channel 4K-SAT, on AsiaSat 4 at 122°E. The co-production includes a knowledge-based UHD mini-series on satellite communications to provide an easy-to-understand introduction to topics such as how a satellite works, how it […]