Panasonic has launched its 65 inch Ultra HD edge-lit LED LCD TV in the US. The TV, which has a RRP of $5,999, boasts an array of cutting-edge features, including HDMI 2.0 (supporting 4K/60p resolution) and Display Port 1.2a input jacks, and an advanced up-conversion system that the company believes will set it apart from […]
The Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers (SMPTE) has given its highest award, ‘The Progress Medal’, to Japan’s public broadcaster NHK’s R&D director Keiichi Kubota in recognition for his service. The SMPTE citation reads: “Dr Kubota has earned the 2013 Progress Medal Award in recognition of his 37-year career in television science and technology […]
Entropic, a world leader in semiconductor solutions for the connected home, has announced its participation on the Advanced Television Roundtable titled ‘HEVC (High-Efficiency Video Codec) and 4K in a Multiscreen World.’ The half-day event in London builds on the excitement and focus on HEVC/4K technologies at the recent IBC 2013 Exhibition earlier this month. Offering […]
NanoTech has confirmed the acquisition of a video production facility in San Francisco California, 4K Studios. 4K Studios will be focused on the creation of original content shot and mastered in 4K Ultra Hi-Definition as well as the conversion of existing media into 4K digital content. The Studio operation will be overseen by NanoTech’s LX […]
Discovery, as well as being an investor in 3net which is already shooting programming in Ultra-HD, is also fancying 4K/Ultra HD content. Glenn Oakley, Discovery’s EVP/media technology is a fan. He was previously EVP/GM at Rainbow Media’s Rush HD, part of Rainbow’s VOOM high-resolution service. Speaking to Multichannel News, Oakley said Discovery was always looking […]
Content owners looking to bridge their existing libraries with modern technology will find an exciting new option at MIPCOM, when illuminate Hollywood launches its iConform solution into the international marketplace. iConform uses a proprietary technology to bring SD programs up to the current HD and 4K media standards, generating new life and revenue from valuable, […]
Netflix chief Reed Hastings has again promised a 4K download service, but admits that consumers with less than 15Mb/s service might struggle to stream material. “It’s not too bad,” he told a Danish journalist at the recent Copenhagen Future of TV Conference. “If you’ve got a 50-megabit connection you’ll be fine.” Hastings did not specify a […]
German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland and technology giant Samsung have partnered to raise awareness and accelerate adoption of Ultra HD technology across the country. They two companies will combine to promote Ultra HD with a nationwide TV and advertising campaign. Phase one will see an Ultra HD Showcase Trailer screened on Samsung Ultra HD TVs […]
Sky Italia has unveiled details of its “Musei Vaticani 3D” production. For the first time, Ultra HD 4K/3D cameras enter the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel for a programme with new original images recorded through this cutting-edge technology. Last June, Sky Italia’s troupe had the opportunity to shoot the Vatican Museums for an entire […]
Sky Deutschland, along with a panel of experts, showed its 4K test material to a packed room of delegates at IBC, with Stephan Heimbecher, the broadcaster’s head of innovations & standards, suggesting that 50/60 fps was a minimum for sports coverage in 4K. Tom Cosgrove, president/CEO of 3net Studios, showcased ‘Space’ a CGI production now […]