Australian pay-TV operator Foxtel will broadcast all Australian men’s international cricket and KFC BBL games in 4K during the forthcoming Australian summer on a new dedicated channel that marks the first year of a six-year A$1.182 billion (€0.75bn) broadcast rights agreement. The Seven network will be the free-to-air broadcaster of Tests and 43 BBL matches, […]
Malaysian digital media company Astro is claiming an historic milestone with the August 12th launch of the nation’s first live 4K UHD broadcast, showcasing two live English Premier League games – Liverpool vs West Ham and Arsenal vs Man City – for football fans at its partner food & beverage (F&B) outlet, Souled Out. The […]
Premium television network EPIX has confirmed that pay-TV platform DISH and Layer3 TV, a T-Mobile Company, are its first partners to roll out EPIX’s new 4K Ultra HD offering. Now, EPIX subscribers on DISH and Layer3 TV will have access to a VoD package of 4K Ultra HD content directly on their set-top boxes. Additionally, […]
UK cinema chain Cineworld has introduced cinemagoers to a what it describes as a revolutionary new cinema technology called ScreenX at Cineworld Greenwich O2. ScreenX is the world’s first multi-projection cinema technology expanding the traditional cinema screen to the side auditorium walls, creating a 270-degree viewing experience for the audience. Developed and originally launched in […]
IHS Markit says that the global OLED TV market is likely to grow to 2.54 million units sold this year, compared with just 300,000 in 2013. By 2022 the market size should expand to 9.35 million units, says the market research firm. The increase in sales volume is reflected in how the high-end OLED units […]
Streaming giant Netflix has added Calibrated Mode to its service, a new feature developed by Sony picture quality and device experts in collaboration with Netflix colour scientists and available exclusively on Sony’s BRAVIA MASTER Series A9F OLED and Z9F LED TVs. Supported for any type of content on Netflix, including but not limited to 4K and HDR, […]
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) will be leading trials with several EBU Members and industry partners of production workflows to shoot, process, record, and distribute live Ultra High Definition (UHD) content, with High Frame Rates (HFR), High Dynamic Range (HDR), and Next Generation Audio (NGA), at the 2018 European Athletics Championships in Berlin. The event […]
India’s fast-expanding all-4K channel, Travelxp has launched on Canada’s TELUS Optik TV system, and with its content in the improved ‘better pixel’ High Dynamic Range (HDR) method. Prashant Chothani, CEO Travelxp, said, “We are delighted to launch Travelxp 4K as the first 4K HDR channel of Canada on the reputed TELUS Optik TV platform. Canada […]
Following the BBC’s Ultra HD trials this summer, the Corporation has revealed that BBC iPlayer received over 1.6 million requests for its live Ultra HD coverage of the World Cup and Wimbledon. The trial successfully delivered all 29 BBC One World Cup games and every Centre Court match at Wimbledon – all live in Ultra […]
It is well-known that Japan has made a considerable commitment to produce its Tokyo 2020 Olympics in 8K, at least for viewers in Japan. Now it has emerged that the 2022 Winter Games, scheduled for Beijing (February 2022), will also be dominated by 8K coverage, according to sources speaking at the recent Insight Media event […]