Tricolor TV has started to broadcast the Ultra HD package, which included two new ultra high-definition TV channels: TRICOLOR ULTRA HD and INSIGHT UHD. Subscribers of Tricolor TV will get the access to movies and documentaries, as well as sports and entertainment programmes broadcasted in 4K at no extra charge. The channels of the package are broadcasted at 3840×2160 resolution with the image transmission rate of 50 frames a second. For comparison: SD TV channel […]

Witbe, a Quality of Experience (QoE) Test and Monitoring expert, has announced the upgrade of its Witbe Workbench, with the full support of 4K Technology. Now 4K-ready, the main features of the Witbe Workbench—the Remote Eye Controller (REC), the Script Writer, and the Witbe Scheduler—bring the Witbe Technologies’ empowerments to the new 4K standards. This […]

There’s a door in the Northern corner of the Vatican in Rome that’s normally bricked up and cemented over on its inside. But on December 8th it will be opened by Pope Francis as part of the start of the Catholic Church’s extraordinary Holy Year of Mercy, which will run to November 20th 2016. The […]

Global LCD TV shipments for 2015 will total 216 million sets, according to forecast by WitsView, a division of TrendForce. This year’s shipments will represent a slight annual decline, for the first time since the shipment slide in 2013. In the short term,

Panasonic has unveiled its first line of value-priced Ultra-HD Smart TVs for the US market. The CX Series of 4K Ultra HD Smart TVs will be available beginning in December at retailers including ABC Warehouse, Curacao, Electronic Express, RC Willey, and Video Only and online immediately via the Panasonic website. Additional retailers will be announced […]

Japan’s SKY Perfect TV pay-TV operation has cracked some of the major problems related to broadcasting 4K/UltraHD. It has just demonstrated at the InterBee electronics show its 4K solutions featuring High Dynamic Range (HDR), described by experts as being needed to deliver more of a ‘wow’ effect to Ultra-HD screens. SKY Perfect TV says it […]

Advanced Television talks to Mariam Zamaray, CEO of TV Entertainment Reality Network (TERN), about INSIGHT TV, its newly launched all 4k UHD channel. INSIGHT is a factual entertainment channel available via SES satellite to over 60 million homes . As well as providing maximum bit-rate and FPS picture quality, INSIGHT aims to put the viewer at the centre of […]