Advanced Television

Ultra-HD/4K

8K Association membership grows

The 8K Association (8KA), the cross-industry group dedicated to promoting the growth of the 8K ecosystem, has seen strong growth in its membership in the last year. Membership is coming from all parts of the 8K ecosystem including Google, who has joined to “track and help define how the evolution of 8K content will be […]

May 26, 2021

8K Association: “ATSC 3.0 can handle 8K video”

Chris Chinnock, Executive director of the 8K Association, reporting on a presentation by Sung-Ik Park at the recent Electronics & Telecommunications Research Inst. (ETRI) workshop in South Korea, says that even though ATSC 3.0 was not developed to handle 8K video transmissions, in reality the technology can handle 8K via three different solutions. Chinnock says […]

May 26, 2021By Chris Forrester

Research: 76% say tech has positive impact on TV sport

Instant replays, slow motion and the ability to rewind live TV are fans’ favourite innovations in sports broadcast, according to research commissioned by BT Sport. Meanwhile, teletext and waiting for Match of the Day highlights on Saturdays make more fans nostalgic than any other aspect of sports broadcast. A survey of 2,000 sport fans across […]

May 20, 2021

Survey: Record year for UK TV market

The Digital TV Group (DTG), the centre for UK digital TV, has published the full findings of its national TV trends survey in the annual State of the Nation report, which indicate a record-breaking year for sales and subscriptions. From sales figures and subscription trends to accessibility and sustainability drivers for the future, the DTG […]

May 13, 2021By Colin Mann

The Explorers focuses on 8K/HDR

The Explorers, a French television and streaming production house specialising in nature, natural history and environmental content, has announced that its output is now focused on capturing 8K/HDR material. It is its 8K/HDR output which has created significant noise at Apple. Last year, The Explorers was Apple TV’s ‘App of the Year 2019’, whilst May […]

May 6, 2021By Chris Forrester

HDR10+ growth continues

Trade body HDR10+ Technologies has revealed additional strategic partners who have signed on as HDR10+ adopters. The organisation says it has been working to generate greater awareness about the video technology – and High Dynamic Range (HDR), in general – and is also rapidly expanding the roster of compatible content, devices, tools, and services. As […]

April 26, 2021

Virgin Media offers hologram dining experience

After more than a year navigating pandemic restrictions, the world’s first hologram dining experience has opened in London and Edinburgh. Virgin Media’s ‘Two Hearts Pizzeria’ will connect diners located at opposite ends of the UK with a real-time, holographic dining experience. The pioneering technology, which involves the projection of life-size 4K holograms, means friends and […]

April 16, 2021

Wi-Fi 6E-enabled 8K TV from Samsung

Fabless semiconductor company MediaTek and electronics giant Samsung have introduced what they claim is the world’s first 8K QLED TV – the flagship Samsung 8K QLED Y21 – powered by MediaTek’s MT7921AU, which they say delivers the fastest connectivity experiences through its Wi-Fi 6E capabilities. According to MediaTek, MT7921AU supports Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2 […]

April 7, 2021

Spain: DTT loses ground

The growth of IPTV and satellite TV has seen DTT significantly decline as the main TV distribution system, going from 60.3 per cent of households which were watching daily TV via terrestrial in 2016 to 41.1 per cent in 2020, according to a report from SES Astra Spain. The report reveals a solid growth in […]

April 6, 2021From David Del Valle in Madrid

MediaTek 4K smart TV boost

Fabless semiconductor company MediaTek has unveiled its new 4K smart TV chip, the MT9638, with an integrated high-performance AI processing unit (APU). MT9638 supports AI-enhancement technologies such as AI super resolution, AI picture quality and AI voice assistants, plus variable refresh rate (VRR) and MEMC (motion estimation and motion compensation) so graphics appear smoother. According […]

March 3, 2021