In a week that has seen its Australian counterpart Foxtel announce the shelving of a dedicated 3D service, Sky Sports has confirmed that selected sports will continue to be shown on the broadcaster’s 3D service. Executives also confirmed Sky’s interest in 4K broadcasting. Briefing journalists prior to the start of the English football season on […]
The first commercial DTH satellite broadcasting of a linear 1080p television channel will commence in Africa later this year, as the result of the agreement by Sahara Media of Tanzania to broadcast the Landscape Channel in full HD, commencing this autumn. LandscapeHD will be available throughout Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Malawi, Mozambique and Burundi with […]
Australian pay-TV provider Foxtel is joining the movement away from dedicated 3D services by confirming its 3D channel will be axed at the end of August. The low rate of take-up in the country has already prompted international content producers to axe their 3D output and now Foxtel is the latest company to follow suit. […]
Giant cinema screen operator IMAX is set to expand dramatically. It has signed a 45-130 new screen deal with cinema exhibitors Wanda (in China) and AMC, a 20-picture deal with Warner Bros, a recent 5 picture deal with Paramount and has just declared its best-ever box office quarter-year in IMAX history. During the quarter-year IMAX […]
TCL has announced its autumn product line-up for the US headlined by the 50″ edge-lit LED 4K Ultra HD TV launching in September priced at $999. TCL is the leading television brand in China and its global expansion has elevated it to the third largest HDTV brand in the world. TCL USA launched in the […]
Madrid-based satellite operator Hispasat is backing the production of Spain’s first Ultra-HDTV documentary, An Hour at the Prado. Other finance is coming from Hispasat shareholder Abertis Telecom, RTVE, and production company Apuntolapospo. “Filmed with 4K technology, capable of fully capturing the richness, texture and colours of the art work, the documentary will allow those considering […]
Software development company Cinegy is pleased to announce that at IBC 2013 it will be introducing its 4k product line. Launching at IBC 2013, Cinegy’s 4k product line will include Cinegy’s multi-view monitoring solution; Cinegy Multiviewer, Cinegy’s broadcast video player; Cinegy player (now supporting Sony XAVC 4k) and Cinegy’s award winning playout and automation solution […]
LG Electronics has introduced the first curved OLED TV for sale to customers in the US. First unveiled at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, LG’s curved OLED TV (Model 55EA9800) will be available exclusively at Best Buy. “We are fully committed to bringing next generation technologies to the global market,” said Havis […]
South Korea’s Samsung and LG display manufacturers now have Ultra HD content to showcase. South Korea has beaten Japan’s SkyPerfect and has started test transmission of five channels of 4K content some six months earlier than initially promised. For now, the tests are going to just 6 households, each being equipped already with super-fast fibre-optic […]
A technology event organised by the International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers (IABM) entitled ‘Higher Resolution-Do we need it?’ seemed to conclude that the technology’s introduction was a far from “done deal” although 4K for sport and special events was desirable. Panelists included Stan Moote, VP/usiness development at Harris Broadcast; Richard Salmon, lead research engineer at […]