Madrid-based satellite operator Hispasat is backing the production of Spain’s first Ultra-HDTV documentary, An Hour at the Prado. Other finance is coming from Hispasat shareholder Abertis Telecom, RTVE, and production company Apuntolapospo. “Filmed with 4K technology, capable of fully capturing the richness, texture and colours of the art work, the documentary will allow those considering […]
Software development company Cinegy is pleased to announce that at IBC 2013 it will be introducing its 4k product line. Launching at IBC 2013, Cinegy’s 4k product line will include Cinegy’s multi-view monitoring solution; Cinegy Multiviewer, Cinegy’s broadcast video player; Cinegy player (now supporting Sony XAVC 4k) and Cinegy’s award winning playout and automation solution […]
South Korea’s Samsung and LG display manufacturers now have Ultra HD content to showcase. South Korea has beaten Japan’s SkyPerfect and has started test transmission of five channels of 4K content some six months earlier than initially promised. For now, the tests are going to just 6 households, each being equipped already with super-fast fibre-optic […]
A technology event organised by the International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers (IABM) entitled ‘Higher Resolution-Do we need it?’ seemed to conclude that the technology’s introduction was a far from “done deal” although 4K for sport and special events was desirable. Panelists included Stan Moote, VP/usiness development at Harris Broadcast; Richard Salmon, lead research engineer at […]
Expanding on the strong interest surrounding its 84-inch Ultra-HD TV, LG Electronics has announced the addition of 55 and 65 inch Ultra-HD TV models in markets around the world, enabling even more consumers to enjoy the benefits of 4K technology. Initially introduced in South Korea last month, the two LA9700 series Ultra-HD TVs have already […]
It seems strange to be suggesting that India could be a major market for Ultra-HD when ‘ordinary’ high definition is still a novelty for its viewers. But according to the Press Trust of India (PTI), which quotes Sony India’s GM/marketing, Tadato Kimura, there is already a trend in India for well-heeled viewers towards 55” displays, […]
Cineplex Entertainment and Warner Bros have announced that director Guillermo del Toro’s highly anticipated summer action adventure, Pacific Rim, will offer Canada’s first SuperTicket. This is a first-ever bundled offering in Canada, and allows movie-goers to purchase a movie admission ticket and pre-order the UltraViolet digital version of Pacific Rim at the same time. The […]
Ultra-high definition TV is on track to become a mass-market proposition by 2017, according to Vassilis Seferidis, Director, European Business Development, Samsung Electronics. Speaking at the Futuresource Entertainment Summit 2013 in London, Seferidis based his prediction on the take-up of high definition since its introduction. He noted that major operators had launched HD services when […]
A key decision to cooperate on plotting a course for Ultra HD rollout in Europe has been agreed. Under the banner of FAME – the Forum for Advanced Media in Europe – public and private broadcasters, consumer and professional electronics manufacturers, satellite operators and national HD Forums gathered at the EBU in Geneva for a […]
Russian pay-TV operator Tricolor TV is planning to test-broadcast using Ultra-HD technology, according to press agency Tass. Ultra-HD offers high-resolution 3840 x 2160 pixels, and the Tass report says that Tricolor will use a transponder on Eutelsat 36A craft, and transmitting in MPEG4 at 40 Mb/s. Test material, comprising a 14-minute movie shot by Russia […]