With Black Friday just days away – always a huge event in the sale of TV sets – a report from analysts at KB Securities says that with Samsung entering the OLED market next year there could well be a shortage of OLED panels. LG Display (LGD) is the sole supplier of the high-end TV […]
The opening of the UHD Summit in Malaga, Spain, saw Spain’s 12 regional broadcasters reaffirm their support for FORTA (Federation of Regional Radio and Television Organisations) and its endorsement of the UHD Spain operation. FORTA is formed by the public radio and television stations of 12 of the 17 Spanish regions: Andalusia, Catalonia, Madrid, Valencia, […]
In-flight entertainment and communication system provider Panasonic Avionics Corporation has agreed a deal with Saudi Arabian Airlines to provide its latest 4K and Bluetooth audio in-flight entertainment (IFE) innovations on the airline’s 35 new Airbus A321neo family aircraft. Panasonic Avionics’ NEXT IFE system will be installed on 20 new Airbus A321neo and 15 Airbus A321neoXLR […]
The upcoming 4K-HDR Summit in Malaga, Spain will hear a presentation from Xavier Redón, a senior executive with Cellnex Telecom, who says that UHD demonstration transmissions are now available to “50 per cent of the Spanish population”. Redón, who is also vice-president of the UHD Spain Association, adds: “Spain is a unique UHD test laboratory […]
Portuguese telecom operator NOS has launched the new Android NVIDIA Shield TV and the NOS TV App for Android TV. The NVIDIA Shield TV features a modern tubular design, designed to sit discreetly behind the TV screen and, being a Wi-Fi box, it can be installed anywhere in the house. It takes picture quality to […]
Consumer electronics specialist LG is rolling out a feature update which will enable all LG 2020 and 2021 4K and 8K UHD Smart TV customers around the world to be able to view movies and series on Prime Video in Filmmaker Mode automatically, allowing them a viewing experience the way the content creators intended it. […]
Eutelsat, in its latest blog, written prior to the announced departure of Rodolphe Belmer, says that Ultra-high definition (UHD) provides many advantages for content-makers and broadcasters, and is important to the satellite industry. One extremely important benefit in the need for UHD is in viewer retention, says the item. “While SDTV used to be the […]
Following the European launch of connected TV product Sky Glass, Comcast has announced the launch of XClass TV, extending the reach of the company’s global technology platform to smart TVs throughout the US. For the first time, Comcast’s entertainment and voice platform is available direct to consumers nationwide, without an Xfinity subscription, both inside and […]
The next edition of the Arab HDTV & Beyond Group will be held in Dubai during CabSat, and will include discussion and updates on Ultra HD. Hasan Sayeed Hasan, chairman of the Arab HDTV & Beyond Group says that it is important to realise that this is an “in person” meeting on October 27th (Day […]
Telco TV specialist Netgem is to supply Netgem TV, its multi-screen operated entertainment platform, to UK multiplay telco TalkTalk Group for the launch of the operator’s next generation TalkTalk 4K TV service. TalkTalk intends to be at the heart of Britain’s plans for Full Fibre, offering the best user experience for connected TV and streaming […]