Japanese public broadcaster NHK is remastering some of its ‘classic’ entertainment library in readiness for its 4K service, which launches on December 1st. NHK says it has around 3500 episodes of old 16mm shows in its archive, and many hundreds of 35mm shows. It is focusing on two classic series: detective series Columbo which starred […]
The Digital Production Partnership (DPP), the media industry’s international business network, has today announced the release of a new technical specification to support the business needs of global broadcasters delivering UHD programmes: AMWA AS-11 X1 – MXF Programme Contribution DPP UHD. The DPP worked with the Advanced Media Workflow Association (AMWA) to build on the […]
Japan’s public broadcaster NHK used MIPCOM to expand on its December 1st launch date for two new Ultra HD channels. One will broadcast in 4K, and the other in ‘Super Hi-Vision’ 8K – a world’s first for this maximum-definition broadcasting model. Mika Kanaya, NHK’s Senior Producer in its Global Content/Programming Division, told MIPCOM delegates that […]
Michel Chabrol, SVP of New TV Formats at Eutelsat, told MIPCOM delegates that there are now 142 channels and services transmitting in 4K worldwide. Chabrol said 55 of these channels were coming from satellite, while satellites were supplying 93 channel ‘feeds’ to operators. 85 IPTV-based services were in 4K, and 2 terrestrial channels were making […]
dock10, the UK television facility, has announced a major investment to build a new broadcast network to support the future of television production. Connected to the top-spec 200Gbps network will be the facility’s ten television studios and their galleries, more than fifty post production suites, ingest, control rooms and the data centre. Incorporating innovative technology […]
Telefónica’s pay-TV platform Movistar Plus is speeding up the launch of 4K content with the addition of a new UHD channel, Movistar Formula 1 4K. The first race to be broadcast on the channel will be the US Grand Prix in Texas which starts on October 18th. This is the third 4K channel launched in […]
4KUniverse, a 24/7 4K HDR general entertainment TV channel, airing original TV series, movies, documentaries, sports and primetime programming, all in 4K HDR, has confirmed that it will be launching on the popular Hotbird video neighbourhood on November 1st. Once positioned on Hotbird, the channel will be capable of reaching key cable and IPTV networks, […]
The European Tour and Tata Communications have completed a test of live 360° video in 8K Ultra High Definition. The technology test at Sky Sports British Masters shows how the most immersive 360° video and virtual reality applications could enable fans at home and at the course to engage with the action in new ways. Through a live 360° video […]
After declining unit-shipment volumes in 2017, global TV shipments are forecast to grow 3.6 per cent year over year in 2018, with additional 1.4 per cent growth in 2019, according to a new report from business information provider IHS Markit. Of the 226 million TVs expected
According to Fateha Begum, associate director, connected devices, IHS Markit, adults under the age of 35, and particularly males, are most interested in UHD content when choosing a video service. “More than a third of video subscribers across the five markets surveyed – the US, UK, Germany, Japan and Brazil – indicated that UHD content […]