Content protection and multiscreen television solutions provider NAGRA has confirmed shipment of NAGRA anyCAST COMMAND to EchoStar Technologies for production of 4K-capable set-top boxes for the companies’ joint clients. The new COMMAND technology defeats popular forms of piracy such as control word sharing and paves the way for premium 4K services. The new technology is […]
Stingray, a leading business-to-business multi-platform music provider, has confirmed that its Stingray Ambiance channel is now available to Videotron subscribers in 4K UHD, claiming a North-American first, which it says places the company at the forefront of Ultra HD development. “We have seen a significant increase in worldwide demand for engaging Ultra HD content and […]
TERN (Television Entertainment Reality Network) has commissioned production houses including Strix, Zodiak Media and Kiem Media to produce factual entertainment formats in UHD for its first channel that will be launched at MIPCOM (October 5th). The formats – including the world’s first UHD reality game show, Spartan X (Strix) – are shot and edited using […]
Following its 2014 introduction of Fire TV, which became the #1 best-selling Amazon device category, with Fire TV Stick quickly becoming Amazon’s fastest-selling product ever, Amazon is introducing the next generation of Fire TV—the new Amazon Fire TV with support for 4K Ultra HD, and the new Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote. The new […]
Sharp has confirmed plans to sell an 8K television screen in Japan from October – priced at ¥16 million (about €117,000). Although several companies have developed ‘super hi-vision’ resolution test models, this is the first such TV to be made commercially available. The 8K format provides 16 times as many pixels as 1080p HD and […]
TiVo made some strong suggestions at IBC that it would be launching an ultra-HD service shortly, and for some markets it could be before the end of this month. Rumours suggest that TiVo is close to making a formal announcement which will see a dedicated UHD-suitable set-top box, and would not be waiting for the […]
Sony Electronics is bringing High Dynamic Range (HDR) support to more of its 4K Ultra HD televisions. In addition to the previously announced X930C and X940C models, Sony is also adding HDR compatibility to the X850C, X900C and X910C models via a network update, available soon. With this update users will be able to experience […]
In an effort to continue to capture customers with its TV product, Swisscom is again expanding its offering: a new TV box launched in spring 2016, ultra-clear UHD content, a Cloud-based gaming offer, brand-new series and a new Replay guide. “We want to continue growing at the current rate and overtake UPC Cablecom next year. […]
The NASA space agency is to launch an Ultra-HD channel (branded ‘NASA TV UHD’) which it says is the first non-commercial consumer UHD channel in North America. The launch date is scheduled for November 1st, and the content will be delivered over SES’s AMC-18 satellite, one of three spacecraft (SES-1, SES-3, AMC-18) that make up […]
Key findings of new qualitative consumer research conducted for Eutelsat by market research firm TNS, and fresh data from GfK on Ultra HD screen sales suggest that consumers in key European TV markets are ready to embrace Ultra HD as a thrilling TV experience and to invest in equipment and content. “Eutelsat has researched