Preliminary findings released from UK energy company British Gas’s upcoming Home Energy Report 2016, set for publication in January 2017, reveal that household energy bills from watching TV are likely to increase for the first time since 2011. Data analysed by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) points to the new generation of […]
Mumbai-based TravelXP’s CEO Prashant Chothani has confirmed that his travel and lifestyle channel will launch a Ultra-HD service in February 2017. This week sees TravelXP launch a Tamil-language version to add to the Bengali version already on air. The Bengali version is already on air on Tata Sky, Dish TV, Videocon d2h and Airtel, and […]
Having announced on November 11th that it intended to enhance further sport fans’ viewing experiences with the launch of Dolby Atmos sound to its BT Sport Ultra HD customers in January 2017, BT has revealed that Premier League title contenders Liverpool and Chelsea will battle it out in what BT plans to be the first […]
The BBC is undertaking a trial of 4K high dynamic range (HDR) video on its iPlayer streaming platform. The test involves four minutes of footage from its Planet Earth II series, which the BBC suggests reveal more detail and present more vibrant colours than was possible before. It is part of the broadcaster’s efforts to […]
A study from Juniper Research has forecast that annual cellular data traffic, generated by smartphones, tablets, connected cars, and other M2M modules, will reach 129,000 PB (Petabytes) by 2018, equivalent to approximately 14 billion hours of 4K video streaming. The research found
Premium entertainment streaming service Hulu now supports streaming in Ultra HD. “As TV and movie lovers ourselves, we want to makes sure viewers can watch their favourite shows and movies in the best possible quality,” says Ben Smith, Head of Experience. “4K Ultra HD gives content creators a more immersive canvas for their stories. So […]
Tele Columbus, Germany’s third largest cable operator with about 3.6 million connected cable households, has announced the commercial availability of advanceTV, a next-generation, 4k, hybrid IP video service next January. advanceTV brings Tele Columbus subscribers a television and mobile-device experience featuring the latest TV, movies, apps, OTT video, and web content including seamless integration with […]
4KUniverse, a general entertainment Ultra HD channel, is the latest in a series of networks to join SES’s fast-growing Ultra HD line-up being delivered to cable operators and other television platforms across North America A mix of documentaries, sports, movies, and TV shows aimed at Millennials and Generation-X viewers, 4KUniverse will make its debut in […]
CyberLink’s flagship media player, PowerDVD, has achieved certification from the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) for the playback of Ultra HD Blu-ray Discs. PowerDVD is the world’s first software player to be certified for the standard. “With more than 300 million copies sold, PowerDVD is the definitive standard for media players, providing customers with the ultimate […]
Online video portal YouTube has added support for 4K streaming. The first major 4K video stream will be live coverage of The Game Awards on December 1st. In a company blog post, Kurt Wilms, Senior Product Manager, wrote: “Back in 2010, we enabled 4K video support for the very first time. Since then, millions of […]