The huge MIPTV programming market in Cannes this coming week (April 4-7) will see three days of intense focus on 4K/UHD programming. Indeed, it is now clear that 2016 is likely to be the year when 4K does begin to break through to viewers around the world. The constant stream of positive news for 4K […]
Satellite services provider MEASAT Satellite Systems has agreed a deal with broadcaster Television Entertainment Reality Network International (TERN International) for the distribution of the INSIGHT UHD channel via the MEASAT-3a satellite. INSIGHT UHD is the second UHD channel distributed via the 91.5°E video neighbourhood. Marketed in Asia by Thema, Insight UHD is Asia’s first UHD […]
Japan is buying 4K/Ultra HD televisions at an impressive rate. Last year saw some 1.17 million sets bought, while 2016 is expected to see around 3.3 million UHD sets installed. But adoption is forecast (by Mitsubishi Research) to grow rapidly from 2017 onwards. Next year the data suggests that 6.8 million sets will be installed. […]
OTT platforms are ramping up the battle with pay-TV providers to offer 4K UHD content with the confirmation from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment that the studio’s new 4K Ultra HD movie streaming service, ULTRA, will debut April 4, 2016 on Sony 4K Ultra HD TVs with Android TV in the United States. “Consumers are rapidly […]
UHD is part of every broadcaster conversation but is it ready for the market – there are plenty of TVs being sold but what about standards, content capture, workflow and transmission? Chris Forrester chaired a discussion with senior representatives from BT Sport, Harmonic, Harmonic, Snell Advanced Media and Sony. [bitsontherun xioz1Mru-hLYU43gg]
2016 will be a key inflection point for the rollout of Ultra HD via satellite, according to NSR’s UltraHD via Satellite, 3rd Edition report. NSR forecasts over 785 Ultra HD channels by 2025, and satellite capacity required to carry bandwidth intensive Ultra HD channels will drive an added $280 million in annual leasing revenues. The […]
Suggesting that “the time is right”, TCL, the world’s third largest television manufacturer, has announced pricing and availability of its 4K Ultra HD TCL Roku TV models for the US, bringing UHD 4K picture quality to its Smart TVs that integrate the Roku OS. Originally announced at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show, the new 4K […]
SES, in collaboration with European Culture Channel ARTE, will be broadcasting the Le Corsaire ballet live in Ultra HD from the Vienna State Opera via the orbital position Astra 19.2 degrees East. The Ultra HD live broadcast will begin on April 2nd. The ballet will be broadcast free-to-air on UHD1 by Astra/HD+. The Ultra HD […]
UK fans of Formula One will not be able to see live coverage of the sport free-to-air after 2018 following a new broadcast partnership between Sky and Formula One Management, save for the home British Grand Prix and at least two others. Sky also confirmed that coverage would be available in Ultra HD from next […]
UK quad-play operator Virgin Media is to ramp up the amount of exclusive video-on-demand programming available to its Virgin Media TV XL customers to watch through its TV on demand service. David Bouchier, Chief Digital Entertainment Officer at Virgin Media, revealed the operator’s intentions at a preview screening of Kingdom, a raw, emotional family drama […]