Turkish Radio and Television Corporation TRT4K Channel is to broadcast a football match in 4K for the first time, breaking new ground in TV broadcast and Turkish football history. The 4K live production of the Fenerbahçe versus Ajax UEFA Europa League match to be played in Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium on 22 October 2015 Thursday, […]
Premium movie player and server specialist Kaleidescape has launched a new product line – Encore – the centrepiece of which is the Kaleidescape Strato Movie Player, which the company says is the world’s first 4K Ultra HD high-dynamic-range movie player for the home. The Encore line also includes the Kaleidescape Alto Movie Player, a new […]
Connected CE research from Parks Associates finds that more than 330 million Ultra-HD TVs will be sold globally by the end of 2019, an increase from two million in 2013. The report, Connected CE: Trends and Innovation, notes that, of US broadband households planning to purchase a flat-panel TV in 2015, 56 per cent think […]
CUBA Pace Media Development delivered its first CUBA 4K Graphics server to SES Platform Services which is now on air with INSIGHT TV, the newly launched UHD channel of Dutch broadcaster TERN (Television Entertainment Reality Network). INSIGHT TV is the first interactive channel where users shoot and broadcast their own content in Ultra HD. Most […]
Two of Japan’s broadcasting giants are ramping up Ultra-HD programming for transmission as the nation embraces the improved technology. NTT Plala, established in 1995, is a major cable/IP supplier and at last week’s MIPCOM UHD event in Cannes told delegates that its 4K transmissions, which commenced in October 2014 and were the first to launch […]
A panel at MIPCOM heard Indian broadcasting experts predict a buoyant future for Ultra-HD channels in India. New 4K programming is coming online now, with three India DTH operators about to show their first 4K Bollywood movie, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, on October 11th. Star India will broadcast the film, while Videocon d2h, Tata Sky and Airtel […]
According to LG Electronics, with an expanded family of OLED TVs at aggressive new price points, the company is moving the industry’s most advanced video display technology from an aspirational, early-adopter product to a mainstream category. Marking a significant milestone for the company that pioneered the revolutionary OLED TV technology, LG is announcing 30 per […]
AsiaSat plans for an UHD TV broadcasting service over satellite have taken a major step forward with the imminent launch of its first channel following an extensive technical evaluation carried out at the AsiaSat UHD laboratory. Through AsiaSat 4’s high-power coverage, broadcasters and pay-tv platforms with an AsiaSat 4 C-band antenna in the Asia-Pacific region […]
Canadian quad-play operator Rogers says it is bringing customers the next big thing in home entertainment with the launch of 4K-ready gigabit Internet speeds, a new 4K set-top box, Rogers 4K TV and the world’s largest commitment to live broadcasting in 4K with HDR. Customers will enjoy live 4K TV broadcasts – four times the […]
Community marketing and social TV platform joiz Global has agreed a licensing partnership with Netherlands-based broadcaster and producer TV Entertainment Reality Network (TERN). The agreement provides TERN with powerful interactive and data collection capabilities to enhance its newly launched Ultra HD (UHD) channel INSIGHT and to monetise audiences across platforms. The cloud-based joiz Global platform […]