Thomson Video Networks has partnered with Dolby Laboratories and STMicroelectronics (ST) to demonstrate the first implementation of a complete encoding-decoding chain for HD and Ultra HD broadcast based on the new Dolby AC-4 audio codec. At the heart of a demonstration at the Dolby ATSC 3.0 showcase in Atlanta sits Thomson Video Networks’ ViBE VS7000 […]
Japanese broadcaster Fuji Television Network has begun streaming 4K ultra-HD programmes online, becoming the first commercial broadcaster in the country to offer such a service. The service launched with a documentary based on Hashima Island, also known as ‘Battleship Island’, and a programme introducing illuminated spots in Tokyo. Fuji TV says it will soon screen […]
Envivio, a provider of software-based video processing and delivery solutions, provided fans with an Ultra-HD vision of the future of football telecasts when it supplied encoding support to Canal+ Group for its satellite and OTT distribution trial of the UEFA Champion’s League final last month. “Envivio is glad to provide once again expertise and technical […]
Just a day after Vodafone Portugal added its first 4K TV channel, rival Portuguese operator NOS has also launched its 4K offering with two new channels. NOS subscribers can now access Hispasat 4K which features content about animal life, nature and documentaries, and NOS Ultra-HD 4K, an exclusive channel that airs content from the NOS […]
Vodafone Portugal has launched the Funbox 4K Ultra-HD channel which, as the name implies, broadcasts content in 4K. The offer is only available for customers of the operator’s fibre service that are equipped with an Ultra-HD TV set. In a statement, Vodafone Portugal has promised that the content portfolio will be extended in the coming […]
According to Pond5, a marketplace for royalty-free video footage, 4K resolution video is finally having its day. As 2015 passes the midway point, 4K televisions, cameras, and computer monitors are filling shelves, with lower prices than ever. Pond5 analysts looked at more than three years of internal data from the company’s network of 40,000 contributing […]
Reuters is reporting that Japan’s two TV electronic giants Sony and Panasonic are staying firmly committed to their TV businesses, despite in both cases having lost serious amounts of cash over the past few years. The report says that both parties see benefits coming from a wider range of related products, audio systems, for example, […]
Pay-TV operators purchased $15.3 billion worth of set-top boxes (STBs) in 2014, down from $15.9 billion in 2013. This decline represents the first contraction in the market since 2002, according analysis and insight firm IHS. Shipments of pay-TV STBs grew slightly in 2014 to 204.7 million units, an increase of just under 1 per cent […]
Higher Dynamic Range (HDR) is key to fully enjoying Ultra HD transmissions. However, few UHD displays can currently manage to resolve HDR with its better picture quality, richer colours, and significantly improved detail in shadows and black and white contrast ratios. Amazon’s Prime Instant Video service says it will supply HDR-enabled content – initially to […]
Eutelsat Communications is set to launch its latest satellite which will provide the capacity required to accelerate the deployment of higher definition television services to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The Eutelsat 8 West B satellite will be located at 7/8° West and further strengthens this position as the hotspot for television […]