M7 Group, the European pay-TV provider, will be delivering all matches from this summer’s World Cup live in UHD to all subscribers of Canal Digitaal following an agreement with satellite operator SES and Dutch Public Broadcaster NPO/NOS. The World Cup matches will be delivered live in native Ultra HD to all of Canal Digitaal subscribers […]
Telefónica’s pay-TV operator Movistar Plus has officially launched a 4K device, but without any 4K content available on the platform. After six months of trials, Movistar Plus is now distributing the box at a time when the La Liga season has just concluded, (two matches per week were available in 4K). There is likely to […]
Eurosport says it is taking its coverage of Grand Slam tennis to new heights when it launches a new channel exclusively for the French Open at Roland Garros with every match from the prestigious Philippe Chatrier centre court available in Ultra High Definition, for the very first time. The channel, available for the duration of […]
Following the agreement signed last November with TF1 Group, and that integrates TF1 Premium offering, SFR will offer to its SFR Sports subscribers equipped with a compatible TV set a 4K broadcast of all the 28 matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup that will run on TF1 FTA channels as well as on its […]
Sony’s new CEO, Kenichiro Yoshida, will host the multimedia company’s Investor Relations Day in Tokyo on May 22nd. Each of Sony’s eight key divisions will present to analysts and explain their mid-term 3-year strategies from now to 2021. Analysts reporting ahead of the event say they expect Yoshida, who was previously CFO prior to his […]
Following previous 4K trials, French public service broadcaster France Télévisions will this year trial 8K broadcasts during its coverage of the French tennis open at Roland-Garros. The 8K live broadcast will not be available to TV viewers, but footage will be delivered on giant screens on site in Paris, as well as in France Télévisions’ […]
FOX Sports, in cooperation with the Fox Innovation Lab and partners Ericsson, Intel and AT&T, will use 5G technology to stream 4K video over 5G for broadcast nationwide at this year’s 118th US Open Championship on June 14th – 17th. The 5G wireless technology will transmit 4K HDR images from two FOX Sports cameras positioned on […]
LG Display it is planning to invest between 1.5 – 2 Trillion Won (about $1.4bn-$1.85bn) in a new (10.5 generation) OLED production line at the town of Paju in South Korea. The Korea Times quotes an unnamed official who says the overall investment could reach 6 Trillion Won dependent on market demand. The official says […]
Amino, the IP/Cloud video software and device specialist, is to support T-2, one of Slovenia’s largest multi-service telecoms operators, in its launch of the country’s first 4K TV services. Working closely with T-2, Amino is deploying technology that will underpin a major service upgrade, which will expand T-2’s service to include UHD content and VoD […]
The Canal + Group is now offering Apple TV 4K as a set-top box alternative to its subscribers in France. Customers can choose Apple TV 4K as a set-top box and access their programmes, including an ever-expanding choice of 4K and HDR content, the App Store, Apple Music, Siri, and more. The broadcaster says that […]