In a move that massively undercuts rival Apple’s similar product launched in mid-September and priced at $179 (€153) for 32GB of storage, and $199 for 64GB, Amazon has announced the all-new Fire TV featuring Ultra HD, High Dynamic Range (HDR), and Alexa Voice Remote for just $69.99. Forty per cent more powerful than Fire TV […]
The traditional pay-TV STB will remain a fixture in consumer homes worldwide, as operators counter the threat posed by media streamers by adding features such as SVoD services, voice search and smart home functionality, according to a Futuresource Consulting report. Worldwide media box shipments, which include both STBs and media streamers (such as Amazon Fire […]
Portugal’s pay-TV sports platform Sport TV will start regular broadcasts in 4K from October 1st, when it will air the top-flight football match between Sporting CP and FC Porto. The chairman of the Board of Directors of Sport TV, Joaquim Oliveira, said that 30 games of both Portugal’s NOS League and Spain’s Liga will be […]
The Canal + Group is partnering with Apple to offer 4K Ultra HD content on the Apple TV 4K with: Live events: the best match of every day of Ligue 1 with a new experience 4K Ultra HD Original Canal + productions in 4K Ultra HD A selection of films, series, documentaries in 4K Ultra […]
Italian DTH platform Tivùsat platform has added the first regular 4K channel to its offer. Fashion TV 4K is the Ultra HD version of global fashion and style channel Fashion TV. The launch of the 4K version coincided with Milano Fashion Week. It is available on channel position 289 for all viewers equipped with the […]
Samsung Electronics Iberia and beIN CONNECT have signed an agreement to broadcast Real Madrid and Barcelona football matches from La Liga and the final of the Champions League in 4K on Samsung’s Smart TVs with the beIN CONNECT app. Viewers with Samsung Smart TVs and the beIN CONNECT app will be able to watch the […]
US pay-TV provide DISH is to deliver select college football games from FOX Sports’ FS1 in 4K, beginning with the Oklahoma-Baylor match-up on Saturday, September 23rd. Games will be simulcast in the format every weekend on DISH channel 540 throughout the football season for Hopper 3 customers. “DISH has offered 4K-ready set-top boxes for three […]
Panasonic has collaborated with Berlin Phil Media to construct new UHD-HDR production facility in the Berliner Philharmonie. As part of the collaboration between Panasonic and Berlin Phil Media, Panasonic System Communications Company Europe (PSCEU) planned and built a new UHD-HDR production facility in the Berliner Philharmonie. Panasonic was supported by the Munich based system integrator […]
Premium television technology specialist Hisense has confirmed the availability of its R6 4K Hisense Roku TV Series in the United States. Building on the success of the Hisense H4 FHD Roku TV series, the R6 Series displays premium 4K picture quality and access to 500,000 movies and TV episodes through 5,000 channels made available by […]
Spanish satellite and telecommunications operator Hispasat and Media Broadcast Satellite, a provider of broadcast satellite services, have reached an agreement to provide 4K content distribution services in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East (EMEA). Thanks to this agreement, revealed at IBC, both companies extend their commercial offer for the audiovisual market with a platform […]