The consumer electronics market may be set for recovery, according to the latest purchase intention data from Strategy Analytics’ ConsumerMetrix service. Compared to the previous survey in Q4 2012, more consumers across the US and Europe are now intending to buy HDTVs, Blu-ray disc players and connected TV players over the coming twelve months. The […]
The global TV market will return to growth in 2013 after shipments fell by 6 per cent last year, with growth continuing out to 2017 according to a new report – Global TV Market Report – from Futuresource Consulting. The firm also suggests that 4K video will start breaking through from 2015. “Our forecasts show […]
DTS, the specialist in high-definition audio solutions, has revealed that its DTS-HD codec has been selected by Paramount Pictures as a surround sound format for its UltraViolet Common File Format (CFF) catalogue. Paramount Pictures plans to deliver its catalogue of UltraViolet movies paired with immersive DTS soundtracks in the second half of 2013 upon launch […]
UK comms regulator Ofcom is to proceed with an award of the 600 MHz spectrum band (550 to 606 MHz) to digital terrestrial TV (DTT) transmission company Arqiva, on an interim basis. The new capacity could triple the number of High Definition (HD) channels currently available on DTT, creating the opportunity for TV viewers to […]
Following the news that further HD channels are set to become available on the UK’s DTT platform, the BBC has announced it will launch five new subscription-free BBC HD channels. The new channels – BBC News HD, BBC Three HD, BBC Four HD, CBeebies HD and CBBC HD – will launch by early 2014 and […]
Expanding on the strong interest surrounding its 84-inch Ultra-HD TV, LG Electronics has announced the addition of 55 and 65 inch Ultra-HD TV models in markets around the world, enabling even more consumers to enjoy the benefits of 4K technology. Initially introduced in South Korea last month, the two LA9700 series Ultra-HD TVs have already […]
While there’s plenty of bad news around for 3D-TV, with ESPN and the BBC saying that they will not be making any new 3D investments once their current projects are completed, BSkyB is staying loyal to the technology. BSkyB’s 3D director, John Cassy, in a blog, reaffirms Sky’s commitment to 3D arguing that progress – […]
It seems strange to be suggesting that India could be a major market for Ultra-HD when ‘ordinary’ high definition is still a novelty for its viewers. But according to the Press Trust of India (PTI), which quotes Sony India’s GM/marketing, Tadato Kimura, there is already a trend in India for well-heeled viewers towards 55” displays, […]
Cineplex Entertainment and Warner Bros have announced that director Guillermo del Toro’s highly anticipated summer action adventure, Pacific Rim, will offer Canada’s first SuperTicket. This is a first-ever bundled offering in Canada, and allows movie-goers to purchase a movie admission ticket and pre-order the UltraViolet digital version of Pacific Rim at the same time. The […]
Kim Shillinglaw, the BBC’s head of 3D, has admitted that the technology has not taken off with the British public and said that the Corporation will take a three-year break from developing 3D programming at the end of this year. Shllinglaw, who has been overseeing the BBC’s two-year pilot for 3D, admitted that the viewing […]