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Ultra-HD/4K

BBC first UHD HDR live stream

The BBC has streamed a full Rugby League match between the York City Knights and Catalans Dragons live in UHD and High Dynamic Range on BBC iPlayer Beta, marking the first time the broadcaster has streamed a live event in the format. Writing in the BBC Technology and Creativity Blog, Phil Layton, Head of Broadcast […]

April 23, 2018By Colin Mann

TELUS launches 4K HDR

Canadian multiplay telco TELUS is claiming to have once again raised the bar for TV in Canada with the launch of 4K HDR on its Optik TV IPTV service. Already the only TV provider in Western Canada to offer live and On Demand 4K content, TELUS is now the only one to support 4K HDR, […]

April 19, 2018

Sky Deutschland launching Sky Q in May

Sky Deutschland will launch the advanced Sky Q service next month. Sky Q will be available to all its pay-TV  subscribers in Germany and Austria, with Sky+ Pro subscribers receiving the upgrade at no extra cost. Sky Q will also be offered automatically to all new Sky customers. Unlike in the UK and Italy, where […]

April 18, 2018

Com Hem, Boxer launch Android TV Tv Hub

Swedish multiplay operator Com Hem is launching its Android tv-based platform Tv Hub, for its customers as well as those of pay-DTT service Boxer. The Tv Hub combines linear tv with play services in HDR and 4K quality. Users can navigate between their linear TV channels and their play services and also customise the Tv […]

April 12, 2018

Eutelsat boost for NASA HD/UHD channels

NASA High Definition (NTV-3) and NASA Ultra High Definition (NTV-4) channels are broadcasting in free-to-air via satellite for the first time across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, using Eutelsat craft. Viewers from across these regions can now enjoy exceptional images from the U.S. space programme, including coverage of launches, life on-board […]

April 12, 2018

MediaFirst UHD E2E solution

Ericsson Media Solutions has launched its MediaFirst End-to-End Ultra High Definition (UHD) solution, suggesting it is the industry’s first software-based, multi-application media processing and encoding platform to deliver UHD content from camera to consumer, across the entire media delivery landscape. Noting Ericsson ConsumerLab TV and Media research which highlights how TVs with higher picture quality […]

April 12, 2018

NHK outlines plans for 8K transmissions

Japan’s NHK public broadcaster says its planning for the December 1st start of 8K transmissions is proceeding well.  Senior executives from NHK, speaking at MIPTV’s dedicated UHD sessions, said that production of science, drama, natural history and even arts and culture segments were being added to at the rate of about 300 productions this year in […]

April 11, 2018Chris Forrester @ MIPTV

Intel core to power INSIGHT TV premium 4K UHD

INSIGHT TV, one of the world’s largest UHD broadcasters and producer of native UHD HDR content covering action sports, entertainment, and lifestyle, is creating a Windows Store Application that will allow true 4K UHD content to be streamed to any Universal Windows Platform (UWP) device. The new app is being built on the latest 8th […]

April 11, 2018

Analyst: Large 4K sets dominate market

Paul Gray, IHS Markit’s Research Director, says that 4K sets now represent more than half of all sets shipped in North America and over two-thirds in China. Gray, speaking at MIPTV in Cannes on April 9th, and where 4K/UHD content is being extensively screened over the 4 days of the market, said that the average […]

April 9, 2018Chris Forrester @ MIPTV

Analyst: UHD rollout set for boost

According to Tristan Veale, Market Analyst at Futuresource Consulting, the rate of consumer uptake and service roll-out of UHD services will benefit from industry resolution of a range of technology issues. In a blog post, Veale noted that the UHD sector has continued its steady evolution over the last year, from a consumer perspective becoming […]

April 9, 2018By Colin Mann