Spanish TV group Atresmedia has upgraded its OTT platform Atresplayer adding new content, new functionalities and 4K content. Subscriber are now able to control live content, download content offline, have access to the last seven days programming, personalise TV offerings or and receive recommendations. Atresplayer has also added 4K content and launched youth channel Flooxer. […]
LG Displays have been making flexible ‘rollable’ OLED displays – as prototypes – for a couple of years. Indeed, Japan’s public broadcaster NHK used four 42” roll-up displays, stitched together, to create a massive 8K screen back in 2016 at broadcasting technology show IBC. LG demonstrated a shelf-mounted 65” rollable 4K screen at CES this past […]
Türksat says it is continuing to pave the way with new broadcasting technologies. It is carrying out a 8K (Super High-Vision) test broadcast, which is the current highest level of broadcasting technology, beamed through its Türksat 4B communication satellite located at 50 degrees East orbital location. The 8K broadcast test was successfully carried out with […]
UK pay-TV broadcasters Sky and Virgin TV have secured rights to air this year’s MTV EMAs 2018 in ultra-HD. The MTV EMAs 2018 celebrates musical artists from around the world and will broadcast live from Bilbao, Spain, across MTV’s 60 international TV channels and digital platforms. Sky will take the MTV EMAs UHD feed for […]
The BBC has revealed that Sir David Attenborough’s latest series, Dynasties, will be available in Ultra HD on iPlayer from November 11th. Each episode of the series, which follows individual animals including lions, chimpanzees, and emperor penguins, at the most critical period in their lives, will be available to stream through the iPlayer following their […]
Insight TV, the 4K broadcaster and producer of native UHD content, has announced that its content is now available to stream on all Universal Windows Platform (UWP) devices. Insight TV has made its content available to Windows users by creating a Windows Store Application and optimised for the latest Intel Core processors. “We’re really excited […]
Grass Valley, a Belden Brand, and Gearhouse Broadcast partnered to deliver Australia’s first UHD live broadcast. All six hours of UHD content from the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 for supercars – the country’s annual, premier touring car event – were broadcast live without any advertising breaks. The 1,000-kilometre race was televised on Foxtel’s newly launched channel 444, with routing […]
Huawei and Hunan Broadcasting System have released a white paper describing the architecture and technical details of the Media Fabric IP-based 4K production and broadcasting solution. The white paper covers both theoretical analysis and innovative implementation, providing reference for the broadcasting & TV industry and partners in resolving 4K production and broadcasting issues. With the […]
LG makes the best panels for OLED manufacturers, and there is no doubt that their ‘best of breed’ quality is appealing for their own branded displays as well as those of its retail rivals. But according to analysis by Bob Raikes of Display Daily the South Korean electronics giant is some way off from making […]
OLED-based TV displays are generally acknowledged to enjoy a ‘best of breed’ reputation amongst viewers and the industry. However, a recent suite of tests show an alarming set of results and distinct anxieties. The tests were run by product review and ratings specialists Rtings.com (which coyly describes ‘burn in’ as “image retention”). Rtings started a […]