Daniele Gauna, Senior Sport Production Technology Consultant with Infront in Italy, told delegates at the MIPTV 4K Ultra HD Conference that with the popularity of football in the country it made the sport a natural platform to carry out tests of 4K technology. Its first such test had taken place in the San Siro stadium […]
TERN (Television Entertainment Reality Network) International has confirmed the launch of INSIGHT TV in HD in the UK on the Sky platform and in Spain in UHD with Vodafone. UK – HD The channel will launch on Sky’s digital satellite platform in HD. INSIGHT TV’s exclusive and original programming such as SpartanX, Dracula and Power […]
German TV industry trade body the DTVP’s Ultra HD Working Group and the DTG’s UK UHD Forum is to hold the second joint Plugfest on April 12th – 13th, at the DTG’s headquarters in Vauxhall, London. This follows the success of the first joint UHD Plugfest which took place in Berlin last December. The second […]
Tony Followell, Head of Media, at London’s Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, explains their commitment to UHD for their audience beyond the opera house, reflects on technical trials and new business models and predicts a UHD future for the company’s growing remote audience. [bitsontherun NqFgV7xv-ni7dlelE]
Daniele Gauna reveals what they have learned in trial broadcasts of Serie A as they prepare to bring a slate of games to the Italian audience next season. And he looks forward to more sport coverage in UHD. [bitsontherun eCcVz9gb-ni7dlelE]
Andy King, Technology Controller BBC Television, talks about the broadcaster’s commitment to UHD, what they are learning as they trial the first drama shoots, and the importance of agreeing some standards. [bitsontherun v8oWKXBL-ni7dlelE]
Advanced Television’s Nick Snow and Colin Mann (@colincmann) are in Cannes to provide regular coverage of MIPTV’s 4K Ultra HD Conference and Theatre Screenings, providing both video clips and panel summaries across all three days of the programme. Conference Chairman Chris Forrester will also be offering his own observations on proceedings Updates will be posted […]
Raymundo Barros, CTO at Globo TV, speaking at MIPTV’s Ultra HD event in Cannes, says that: “From now on, everything goes 4K”. Delegates heard that despite the technology challenges, Globo was now fully ready for 4K production. Its 10 studios were now equipped for high-end production. It had 45 4K cameras in position and in […]
Philips, via its licensing partner MMD, is launching a 5K high-end Ultra HD receiver. Designed for mostly professional use the 5120 x 2880 pixel unit manages to deliver four times as many pixels as a ‘standard’ Quad HD unit and 50 per cent more than a conventional Ultra-HD set. The unit measures just 27” so […]
NeuLion, a technology product and service provider specialising in the broadcasting, distribution and monetisation of live and on-demand digital video content to Internet-enabled devices, and Spanish multimedia communications group MEDIAPRO are teaming up to provide live 4K delivery of the upcoming match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, taking place at the Camp Nou Stadium […]