Broadband and video technology specialist Arris has launched an updated portfolio of Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) optics, nodes, and amplifiers designed for European cable service providers to scale their networks to deliver the advanced multiscreen services nowadays demanded by consumers. This complete portfolio of HFC products will be on display for the first time at ANGA […]
Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has laid out a timetable for the switch to 4k-resolution and 8k-resolution broadcasts. The Ministry aims to be the world’s first country to broadcast in 4K-resolution in July 2014, followed by a trial run of 8K-resolution broadcasts by the public broadcaster NHK in 2016. NHK’s broadcast satellite service […]
eyeIO has confirmed that its UltraHD compression encoding technology has been licensed by Sony Pictures to enable the studio to offer the first-ever 4K UltraHD content delivered to the home. Owners of Sony Electronics 4K UltraHD TVs will be able to access a selection of 4K movies delivered to their sets via Sony’s 4K media […]
BBC technology guru Andy Quested says that Ultra-HDTV will need much higher frame rates than today’s 24/25 frames/second or 50/60 fps, depending on content. Quested, speaking to 3D Focus says that so-called ‘image smearing’ was a risk for 4K and 8K Ultra-HDTV transmissions. “At 50/60 [fps] though, the increased temporal resolution accentuates the smearing caused […]
Last week an EBU-sponsored meeting took place in London under its umbrella ‘Beyond HD’ programme. “Combining the professional forces of the EBU and the DVB project helped to draw all major players to the workshop, which was held at Dolby’s London premises to allow a number of companies that are active in DVB and BeyondHD, […]
Sony Electronics is using every form of publicity to bang the drum for its new Ultra-HD 4K displays, now appearing in department stores, Sony Stores and Best Buy retail outlets. It has hired director Garth Davis as well as Oscar-winning cinematographer Claudio Miranda to make its TV commercial, and an expanded showcase of the 4K […]
A few months ago, a 55” or 65” Sony Bravia 4K television would have cost both arms and legs. Now Sony has looked again and they’ll only cost one arm and a leg! ‘Priced to sell’ might be Sony’s mantra for these Bravia X9 LED beasts, which still come it at €4,500 for the 55” […]
Madrid-based satellite operator Hispasat used its giant Amazonas 3 satellite to beam 4K Ultra-HDTV signals into Brazil. The test signals went to – at least one – 84” LG receiver at an event in Rio to help celebrate the coming into use of the new Amazonas 3 satellite. Hispasat hasd earlier trialled 4K/Ultra HDTV at […]
Japan’s public broadcaster NHK says it has a solution for encoding its 8K ‘Super Hi-Vision’ transmissions. Working with Mitsubishi Electric, NHK says the pair has jointly developed the world’s first rack-mounted High Efficiency Video Codec (HEVC) encoder and decoder for 8K transmission. HEVC itself is well on its way to being a fixed standard for […]
The Blu-ray Disc Association says last year’s task force to extend the Blu-ray format to allow for 4K content has resulted in a final set of recommendations for consideration. “Through the first quarter of this year, the task force solicited and received numerous proposals, and is now evaluating the various technologies,” said the Association. However, […]