Consumers are expected to spend $555 per person on new consumer electronics devices this year, a 9 per cent increase over 2012, according to the 2013 Household Penetration Study from global information company, The NPD Group. According to the report, nearly three-in-four (72 per cent) consumers expect to buy a consumer electronics product over the […]
Still hurting after having to close its 3D channel, sports broadcasting giant ESPN say it has no plans to produce a separate Ultra-HD channel. CTO Chuck Pagano says that neither DirecTV or Dish have asked ESPN to provide an Ultra-HD feed. While analysts are happy forecasting a potential Ultra-HD audience of 10 million homes around […]
South Korean satellite broadcaster KT SkyLife will commence test transmissions of 4K/Ultra HD programming next year, according to Seoul’s Yonhap News Agency. Local cable operators are also planning test-streaming of 4K programming to a handful of subscribers in order to test systems. While further details are sketchy, it is known that Korea Telecom’s SkyLife DTH […]
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone says it has developed compression software (an encoder engine) with the world’s highest-level compression performance that is fully compliant with the Main/Main10 profile of the next-generation “H.265/HEVC” (High Efficiency Video Coding) video coding standard. The H.265 technology will ease mobile data congestion, hold down network operator investment costs, provide users with […]
Kartina.TV, the largest operator of Russian-language pay TV services, has selected Dune HD as its preferred supplier for IPTV and OTT set-top boxes. The long-term agreement of cooperation further solidifies both companies’ existing multi-year relationship and confirms the selection of Dune HD as the main client device supplier for Kartina.TV subscribers worldwide. “We have been […]
Following an industry-wide consultation earlier this year, Digital UK has published a statement setting out its decisions on proposals for the Freeview HD genre. These are designed to provide clarity around the allocation of channel numbers in anticipation of the future growth of high-definition services on the platform. The decisions focus on numbering of channels […]
A growing market and ecosystem is forecast for Ultra HD technology by the US’s Consumer Electronics Association. The analysis, contained in a new report – Ultra High-Definition: State of the Industry – provides a snapshot of the emerging Ultra HD market, with overviews of key industry segments including content development, production, and delivery, as well […]
The Digital TV Group (DTG), the industry association for digital television in the UK, has confirmed the launch of the UK UHD Forum. Co-chaired by Chris Johns, Chief Engineer, Broadcast Strategy at BSkyB and Andy Quested, the BBC’s Head of Technology for BBC HD and UHDTV, the group will co-ordinate UK requirements to build a […]
Sony Professional is opening a Digital Motion Picture Centre at London’s Pinewood Studios later this summer. The centre is designed to help train and share skills with cinematographers and producers on Sony’s latest suite of cameras including its CineAltra range of high-end 35mm production cameras and including the F65 and F5 models for 4K production. […]
From August 5, BBC World News will be offered as a High Definition (HD) feed across the Middle East when it launches its international HD channel on Arabsat. The satellite operator will be the BBC’s first distribution partner in the Middle East to offer the award winning news channel in HD. This deal will give […]