Ultra-high definition TV is on track to become a mass-market proposition by 2017, according to Vassilis Seferidis, Director, European Business Development, Samsung Electronics. Speaking at the Futuresource Entertainment Summit 2013 in London, Seferidis based his prediction on the take-up of high definition since its introduction. He noted that major operators had launched HD services when […]
A key decision to cooperate on plotting a course for Ultra HD rollout in Europe has been agreed. Under the banner of FAME – the Forum for Advanced Media in Europe – public and private broadcasters, consumer and professional electronics manufacturers, satellite operators and national HD Forums gathered at the EBU in Geneva for a […]
As the tournament reaches its final stages, the BBC has announced it will broadcast selected matches from this year’s Wimbledon Championships live in 3D to homes across the UK, as part of the BBC’s two-year trial experimenting with 3D production and distribution. The matches included in the trial coverage will include: The Ladies’ Singles semi-finals […]
Sky Italia’s Sky 3D channel will be the world’s first TV channel to broadcast the new 3D edition of the James Cameron blockbuster, Titanic In 3D, starring Leonardo Di Caprio and Kate Winslet. The world première, in its first 3D release, will air on July 14th at 9.10pm on Sky 3D (Sky Italia channel 150) […]
Russian pay-TV operator Tricolor TV is planning to test-broadcast using Ultra-HD technology, according to press agency Tass. Ultra-HD offers high-resolution 3840 x 2160 pixels, and the Tass report says that Tricolor will use a transponder on Eutelsat 36A craft, and transmitting in MPEG4 at 40 Mb/s. Test material, comprising a 14-minute movie shot by Russia […]
Toshiba has revealed that the L9300U Series of 4K Ultra HD TVs will be available for purchase in the US this August, starting at $4,999 for the 58-inch model. The new Toshiba L9300U TVs are powered by Toshiba’s proprietary CEVO 4K Quad+Dual Core Processor, delivering the highest quality 4K image processing, including Resolution Restoration to […]
Intelsat, the global provider of satellite services,and Ericsson has announced the successful demonstration of a true 4K Ultra High Definition (UHD), end-to-end video transmission over satellite to Turner Broadcasting’s facilities in Atlanta, Ga. This was the first transmission of a UHD signal over satellite in North America, and the demonstration proves that the satellite delivery […]
Sony is filming part of this year’s Wimbledon Tennis Championships in 4K. The footage will be shot on Centre Court and Court Number One during the first round of the competition. It is the first time that action from Wimbledon has been captured in the Ultra HD format. Sony’s F55 cameras and an NEX-FS700 will […]
Chris Johns, BSkyB’s chief engineer/broadcast strategy, has said that the pay-TV broadcaster has no imminent Ultra-HD plans but is examining closely its delivery options, and stressed the need for testing of the technology so that when Sky does launch 4K it is “done right”. “We’ve no plans to launch a U-HD service at this point […]
In the wake of ESPN’s decision to drop its 3D service, football’s governing body FIFA has admitted it is reconsidering 3D coverage of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, describing the decision as another setback for the format. Niclas Ericson, FIFA’s director of television, said that it was clear when a big sports broadcaster such […]