Customers of AT&T’s DirecTV NOW streaming service are set to be the first this autumn to experience a new platform that will eventually support AT&T consumer video services. Beta testing of the new platform, including a cloud DVR feature, will be available for invited DirecTV NOW customers beginning this summer. In heralding the new platform, […]
NeuLion, a specialist in digital video broadcasting, distribution and monetisation of live and on-demand content to connected devices, has renewed the licence agreement with LG Electronics to integrate the NeuLion CE SDK for Ultra HD connected devices to live stream sports and entertainment content delivered by the NeuLion Digital Platform. In addition, LG has renewed […]
Dunkirk, a new World War II film from acclaimed director Christopher Nolan, is said to need to find projectionists in order to screen the finished product in certain specially-equipped cinemas. Dunkirk has been made with the intention of ideally being screened in 70mm theatres – and IMAX screens – and such has been the conversion […]
TeamCast, a specialist in digital modulation technologies for DTT and satellite applications, has significantly contributed to the progress of definition and validation of UHDTV-Phase 2 through the 4EVER-2 project. As a follow-on from the collaborative 4EVER Project, which worked on UHDTV Phase 1 – i.e. 4K images, HEVC encoding and end-to-end production, from 2012 to […]
Licensing body ULDAGE has confirmed the commencement of patent licensing activities under the system of a patent pool that collectively, and under fair and reasonable conditions, bundles and licenses the patents that are essential to the realisation of the UHDTV satellite broadcasting standards, to business operators that are involved in transmission and reception of UHDTV […]
Vodafone Spain is strengthening its 4K offer. The company has added two new 4K channels; the cooking channel Canal Cocina and the lifestyle channel Canal Decasa following its recent agreement with AMC Networks International. These two channels are available in the package TV Extra. In addition, Vodafone is enhancing its Vodafone One package with the […]
Spanish satellite telecommunications operator Hispasat will be participating next week in the first live television broadcast in Spain using 4K HDR (High Dynamic Range) technology. The satellite operator will collaborate with RTVE in offering the broadcast of the Solemn Changing of the Royal Guard from the Royal Palace in Madrid on July 5th. Thus, Hispasat […]
SES has announced the successful delivery of iN DEMAND and cable’s first 4K live Pay-Per-View (PPV) sports event broadcast, Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs Silva Mixed Martial Arts, over the SES Ultra HD distribution platform. On June 24th, bouts from the event were transmitted live from New York’s Madison Square Garden to cable and IPTV subscribers […]
Netflix is now supporting Dolby Atmos, beginning with Okja, a critically-praised film directed by Bong Joon Ho that recently debuted at the Cannes Film Festival, available globally on Netflix from June 28th. Writing in the Netflix blog, Greg Peters, Chief Product Officer, says that much like how 4K and HDR bring more stunning and realistic […]
Research from Parks Associates reveals challenges manufacturers face as they seek to drive higher rates of purchase in the connected consumer electronics (CE) markets. 360 View: CE Adoption & Trends notes that while consumer intentions in 2017 mirror the levels of the previous two years, the long-term trend shows lower percentages of households buying CE […]