SES has launched a 24/7 multi-genre linear Ultra HD cable TV channel via satellite. The new UlHD network is called High 4K TV and features a broad range of round-the-clock content from UHD movies and TV shows to sports and documentaries. Content for the new High 4K TV channel will be delivered over the SES-3 […]
Ferdinand Kayser, CCO at Luxembourg-based SES, speaking at IBC, said the satellite operator sees “steady momentum” and an accelerated uptake of Ultra-HD broadcasts leading to an expected 220 UHD channels over Europe by 2025. Kayser was launching an SES ‘White Paper’ on UHD which confirmed that 2015 has seen a significant breakthrough with the number […]
Dubai-based pay-TV operator OSN’s CEO David Butorac, speaking at IBC, said that despite the challenges of piracy in his region, and fierce competition from the 750 or so local free-to-air channels, OSN was working hard to expand its 59 HD channels and would launch its first 4K/Ultra-HD channel early next year. Butorac explained that OSN […]
SES has confirmed that TV Entertainment Reality Network (TERN) has contracted capacity under a long-term agreement to launch a new free-to-air channel, which will start to air in October 2015 in both HD and Ultra HD quality. The new channel will be exclusively available via satellite in Europe on ASTRA at 19.2 degrees East. Mariam […]
Ultra-HD is on track to become an established feature of TVs by 2020, according to Strategy Analytics’ latest predictions. Falling prices, increased retailer support and strong customer satisfaction are the main reasons for Ultra-HD TV’s success. Strategy Analytics now predicts that global sales of Ultra-HD TVs this year may exceed 30 million units, and by […]
Netlflix will launch its streaming service in Spain next month with Ultra-HD content available from day one. Content director Neil Hunt revealed in a press interview that Netflix’s price plans in Spain will start with a basic subscription of €7.99 a month to access the service with one device on SD; €8.99 a month for […]
Responding to growing consumer demand for Ultra High Definition (UHD) content and televisions, video delivery infrastructure specialist Harmonic and satellite services provider Intelsat are partnering to launch HVN Intelsat UHD, a linear UHD demonstration channel for the North American TV markets. This channel will be broadcast via Intelsat’s Galaxy 13 satellite located at 127 degrees […]
Electronics giant LG says that its television division will move back into profits during Q3 this year, and helped by its fast-growing OLED UHD output. “LG’s TV business was in trouble for the first six months of the year. However, our TV business will turn profitable from the third quarter of the year thanks to […]
Japan’s public broadcaster NHK will have what it describes as the world’s first 85” 8K LCD (“Super Hi-Vision”) display on show at IBC next week. The display will also have High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology built in. The unit’s screen displays 7680 horizontal pixels x 4320 pixels height. The contrast ratio is claimed to be […]
In the first demonstration of its kind, Gearhouse Broadcast has announced today that it will upgrade its live remote production demonstration from HD to 4K resolution. The solution uses EVS’ IT-based production switcher DYVI and will be on display on the Gearhouse booth at IBC2015. The demonstration will feature the transport of 4K footage from […]