Entropic, a world leader in semiconductor solutions for the connected home, has announced its participation on the Advanced Television Roundtable titled ‘HEVC (High-Efficiency Video Codec) and 4K in a Multiscreen World.’ The half-day event in London builds on the excitement and focus on HEVC/4K technologies at the recent IBC 2013 Exhibition earlier this month. Offering […]
NanoTech has confirmed the acquisition of a video production facility in San Francisco California, 4K Studios. 4K Studios will be focused on the creation of original content shot and mastered in 4K Ultra Hi-Definition as well as the conversion of existing media into 4K digital content. The Studio operation will be overseen by NanoTech’s LX […]
Italian local TV channels Telecapri and TCN-TeleCapriNews have started technical tests of anaglyph 3D, a three-dimensional technology visible on all TV sets. The tests will serve to optimise the broadcasting and transmission technology and sites and acquaint viewers with the procedures. The 3D programmes are transmitted on Telecapri (DTT channel 76) at 08:50 and on […]
Consumer uptake of 3D hardware continues apace, with the market on track to achieve 157.7 million 3DTV sales in 2017, up from a forecast of 59.3 million for 2013, according to a new report from Futuresource Consulting. “In 2017, 3DTVs will account for 58 per cent of all TVs sold across the globe, rising from […]
Following the July award by UK regulator Ofcom to communications infrastructure and media services company Arqiva of the two new HD Digital Terrestrial TV multiplexes in the 600MHz band in July 2013, the company has confirmed that international news and current affairs channel Al Jazeera English HD will be available to over 50 per cent […]
Discovery, as well as being an investor in 3net which is already shooting programming in Ultra-HD, is also fancying 4K/Ultra HD content. Glenn Oakley, Discovery’s EVP/media technology is a fan. He was previously EVP/GM at Rainbow Media’s Rush HD, part of Rainbow’s VOOM high-resolution service. Speaking to Multichannel News, Oakley said Discovery was always looking […]
Content owners looking to bridge their existing libraries with modern technology will find an exciting new option at MIPCOM, when illuminate Hollywood launches its iConform solution into the international marketplace. iConform uses a proprietary technology to bring SD programs up to the current HD and 4K media standards, generating new life and revenue from valuable, […]
Netflix chief Reed Hastings has again promised a 4K download service, but admits that consumers with less than 15Mb/s service might struggle to stream material. “It’s not too bad,” he told a Danish journalist at the recent Copenhagen Future of TV Conference. “If you’ve got a 50-megabit connection you’ll be fine.” Hastings did not specify a […]
German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland and technology giant Samsung have partnered to raise awareness and accelerate adoption of Ultra HD technology across the country. They two companies will combine to promote Ultra HD with a nationwide TV and advertising campaign. Phase one will see an Ultra HD Showcase Trailer screened on Samsung Ultra HD TVs […]
Sky Italia has unveiled details of its “Musei Vaticani 3D” production. For the first time, Ultra HD 4K/3D cameras enter the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel for a programme with new original images recorded through this cutting-edge technology. Last June, Sky Italia’s troupe had the opportunity to shoot the Vatican Museums for an entire […]