DTC Domo Broadcast and VideoSys Broadcast teamed up to provide Arena TV with the first ultra-low delay wireless 4K camera transmitter system to be used for a live broadcast. On December 2nd, Arena TV deployed Domo Broadcast’s AEON 4K transmitter (AEON-TX) coupled with a camera control and fibre system designed and provided by VideoSys to […]
A study by Research & Markets (R&M) says that there will be an acceleration in the adoption of 4K technologies, with compound average growth rates (CAGR) of some 20 percent in value terms by 2022. The R&M study says that the growth will come from a “surge” in the adoption of 4K projectors and 4K […]
At CES 2018 – the world’s largest consumer electronics show – LG Electronics (LG) says it will raise the home entertainment experience to another level with the introduction of ThinQ artificial intelligence (AI) and an advanced image processor in its newest OLED and SUPER UHD TVs. ThinQ allows the implementation of hundreds of voice requests […]
The giant CES show in Las Vegas has one over-riding mantra: ‘Bigger is always better’ and consequently the news that LG will use the event to showcase a massive 88” OLED display equipped for 8K reception, should hardly be a great surprise. CES opens on January 7th. South Korea’s LG, which in the past has […]
OLED panels, for use in TV displays or to be further sliced up for use in smartphones, enjoyed spectacular sales success in 2017. LG Displays says it will invest 5 trillion Korean Won (about $4.7bn) to be a new fabrication plant in China at Guangzhou in Guandong province, to help meet local and international demand. […]
Viewers across Europe with a capable TV set and able to receive signals from Eutelsat’s Hotbird can watch the Vatican City’s broadcast of Midnight Mass in 4K from St Peter’s in Rome. The free-to-air signal will be available via the Hotbird satellites at 13° East, on December 24th from 21:30 CET (20:30 UTC) via TivuSat […]
A major report from investment bank Exane/BNPP and which looks at Europe’s two satellite giants, SES and Eutelsat, says that both operators are suffering because of weak video demand during the current quarter-year. Moreover, the report says it remains “concerned” by the lack of more rapid take-up of UHD channels. The bank tracks demand for […]
Following a year of streaming landmarks, such as NASA’s livestream of the solar eclipse, and Brexit and GDPR concerns, Mark Weeks, MD EMEA of Akamai has pulled together his biggest predictions for the year ahead, including: “In technology, everyone always wants to be one step ahead so, as soon as the holiday decorations go up […]
South Korea’s LG is to supply large-sized display panels to arch-rival Samsung, and according to Large Display Monitor (LDM) which reported the news, says that the initial plan was for LG to supply 40” panels. But that has changed. The new scheme, suggests LDM, will see sizes of 65”-75” included in the deal and probably […]
Samsung Electronics and Amazon Prime Video have confirmed that the entire Prime Video HDR library is now available in HDR10+, the new open standard that leverages dynamic metadata to produce enhanced contrast and colours on an expanded range of televisions. The Prime Video HDR10+ catalogue includes hundreds of hours of content such as Prime Originals […]