There has been some concern amongst the production community that Digital Europe’s ‘Beyond HD’ recommendation that their minimum standard for 4K/Ultra-HD displays should be set at an 8-bit depth for colour is simply not adequate. There was considerable argument at IBC over the proposal, with a general consensus that a colour bit-depth of 10-bit should […]
When The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM), premiered on December 12th, 2013, the new Dolby Atmos standard added another dimension to the experience of sound, alongside stunning images. Dolby Atmos envelops the audience, allowing for precise sound event positioning in the auditorium, perfectly complimenting the […]
Amazon Studios, the original film and TV production arm of Amazon.com, has revealed plans to shoot all 2014 full original series, including comedies and dramas, in 4K Ultra HD. Rival entertainment streaming service Netflix recently confirmed that it is filming its second season of award-winning drama series House of Cards in 4K. “As a premium […]
Spurred by Chinese TV manufacturers’ demands, LED TV penetration rates reached 95 per cent in 2013, according to LEDinside, a subsidiary of global research institute TrendForce. The organidation estimates LED TV will completely replace CCFL by 2014, and annual LED TV shipment volume will grow at YOY 3 per cent to 209 million. However, LED […]
Istanbul-based AirTies has announced a “significant” contract with Orange Spain that covers the supply of an advanced hybrid set-top box to subscribers that handles OTT content as well as broadcast and on-demand programming for users. The deal will take the number of AirTies-supplied devices installed to more than 10 million devices. AirTies is also in […]
Silicon Image, a provider of HD connectivity solutions, has unveiled its 4K Ultra HD MHL 3.0 solution comprising mobile transmitter, bridge, and multimedia switch integrated circuits (ICs). MHL is the leading HD and 4K Ultra HD connectivity standard for connecting a mobile device to large screen displays, while simultaneously charging the device. Silicon Image’s solution […]
BSkyB could be facing a bill of £3.2 billion in capital expenditure for a conversion to Ultra-HD, says a report from Berenberg Bank. The bank says that while the new High Efficiency Video Codec (HEVC) would create bandwidth savings for the broadcaster of around £50 million annually in operating costs, the final bill for Ultra-HD […]
Elemental Technologies has announced the successful demonstration of full frame rate 4K Ultra HD high-efficiency video coding (HEVC). At an event in London, the company showed an end-to-end workflow in which live 4K@p60 HEVC content was encoded for display in real-time. At sixty frames per second, the demonstration proves the industry leadership Elemental has attained […]
The BBC is to launch five new subscription-free HD channels on December 10th. The new channels: BBC Three HD, BBC Four HD, BBC News HD, CBeebies HD and CBBC HD will be available on Freeview HD, Freesat HD, YouView, Sky HD and Virgin Media. Viewers will also be able to catch-up on HD programmes from […]
Speaking at the Digital TV World Summit, BBC executive Mark Harrison has said that while both Sky and the BBC were looking “really closely” at Ultra HD, BBC deployment is realistically still “a way off”. “I’m sure that Sky will get there first in some – I don’t mean this in a pejorative way, but […]