Advanced Television

Ultra-HD/4K

ATEME to extend HDR support with Dolby Vision

ATEME has revealed that it intends to extend its HDR support with the addition of Dolby’s HDR technology, Dolby Vision, into its TITAN solution, a video transcoding software for live and file applications. With content from every major studio, support from leading organisations such as the Blu-ray Disc Association, DVB, MPEG and UltraViolet/DECE as well […]

April 18, 2016ATV @ NAB

UHD Alliance certifies Ultra HD Blu-ray players

The UHD Alliance (UHDA), the inter-industry group charged with fostering the Ultra HD ecosystem and promoting the benefits of Ultra HD entertainment technology, has expanded the range of products that can bear the ULTRA HD PREMIUM logo with announcement of certification and logo licensing for Ultra HD Blu-ray Players. The ULTRA HD PREMIUM logo helps […]

April 15, 2016

SPI launches FunBox 4K and more in Americas

SPI International is bringing its new 4K channel, FunBox, and 12+ thematic TV channels to the Americas. FunBox 4K/UHD is one of the world’s first television channels broadcast in Ultra HD quality. It is currently broadcast from the Eutelsat’s HOT BIRD satellite and carried by Vodafone in Portugal and Spain. The channel will soon be […]

April 14, 2016

Samsung unveils 2016 SUHD TV line-up

Home entertainment specialist Samsung Electronics America has confirmed the availability and pricing for its 2016 SUHD line-up, including an entirely new Flagship model series – the KS9800, which it says brings a new meaning to Smart TV. “Samsung has always been about the ultimate experience in Picture Quality. This year is no different. Our new […]

April 13, 2016By Colin Mann

UHD Euro 2016 on Swisscom



Swisscom is launching an Ultra HD compatible TV box for Swisscom TV2.0.customers. The new TV box will enable viewers to watch Euro 2016 matches in Ultra-HD quality on SRF zwei for the very first time. The opening game and all games from the quarter-final onwards will air in UHD resolution. Additionally. from the 2016/2017 season […]

April 13, 2016

BBC, BT Sport extend FA Cup rights

The BBC and BT Sport have retained the rights to The FA Cup until 2021, after the broadcasters reached agreement with the FA to extend their shared coverage of the competition for another three years. The deal also covers coverage in Ultra HD from the 2016-17 season. The Football Association has confirmed the extension in […]

April 13, 2016

DirecTV backs MLB in UHD


DirecTV is boosting its Ultra HD output, and starting April 15th will start showing Major League Baseball in UHD. The broadcaster now has 3 dedicated 4K channels on air, and last weekend carried the US Masters golf tournament in 4K. DirecTV says it will start showing the first of 25 games in 4K resolution, the […]

April 13, 2016By Chris Forrester

ATEME powers the live 4K broadcast in France

ATEME has announced that FRANSAT, the satellite TV bouquet of Eutelsat in France, broadcast the Vienna Opera ballet “Le Corsaire” live in Ultra High Definition (UHD) on April 2, in partnership with Arte channel. The show was available in France, as well as the rest of Europe, Mediterranean region and Middle East through the satellite […]

April 13, 2016

Rai, Eutelsat team for Euro 2016 Ultra HD

Rai, Italy’s national public broadcaster and satellite operator Eutelsat are teaming up to deliver live coverage of premium sport in Ultra HD. Following an agreement between the two companies, seven matches of the Euro 2016 championship will be offered to Italian TV homes receiving Tivùsat, the free-to-view platform distributed by satellite from Eutelsat’s HOT BIRD […]

April 12, 2016By Colin Mann

EBU, AsiaSat deliver 4K football

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and AsiaSat are teaming up to deliver the first UHD live sports event via satellite to the Asia-Pacific tomorrow (April 13) on AsiaSat 4. This will be the first ever live UHD telecast of a UEFA Champions League match in the Asia Pacific, following the pioneering live UHD transmission of […]

April 12, 2016By Colin Mann