Philadelphia-based Stream TV Networks has just won the Advanced Imaging Society’s highest award, the Lumiere, for its work on glasses-free 3D technology, and their ‘Ultra-D’ solution. The award comes as mass production of Ultra-D displays hits high gear with Taiwanese manufacturing partner Pegatron. The 65″ premiere product is currently being placed in high profile public […]
Verimatrix, the specialist in securing and enhancing revenue has announced that Swisscom is deploying VCAS Ultra, its next-generation Video Content Authority System (VCAS) architecture. This decision equips Swisscom with a comprehensive and scalable multi-network revenue security approach for its new TV box for ultra-HD content and other expanded services. Swisscom is launching a new line […]
Next-generation television services specialist TiVo has unveiled the TiVo BOLT, which it claims is the most advanced television-viewing experience available. TiVo BOLT is all about speed, getting viewers to and through their content faster than ever. BOLT allows viewers to skip entire commercial breaks in a single bound at the press of a button. BOLT’s […]
Western Europe is enjoying a spectacular boom in the sales of Ultra-HD TVs. According to data from analysts at GfK, the UK market is seeing the greatest enthusiasm for Ultra-HD. In the 12 months to August 15th, sales have
In a move that could enable 4K Ultra HD broadcasts to run side-by-side with robust mobile broadcasts to handheld devices, the US’s Advanced Television Systems Committee has confirmed that the ‘Physical Layer’ transmission system for ATSC 3.0 next-generation television broadcasting has been elevated to ‘Candidate Standard’ status. The ATSC TG3 Technology Group approved the ATSC […]
Cable TV industry players in Japan are joining forces to offer a national channel dedicated to 4K Ultra-high definition programming set for launch in December, according to Nikkei. The 39 initial participants include J:COM and KDDI, with the aim of expanding this to some 370. The Japan Cable and Telecommunications Association is calling for content […]
Content protection and multiscreen television solutions provider NAGRA has confirmed shipment of NAGRA anyCAST COMMAND to EchoStar Technologies for production of 4K-capable set-top boxes for the companies’ joint clients. The new COMMAND technology defeats popular forms of piracy such as control word sharing and paves the way for premium 4K services. The new technology is […]
Stingray, a leading business-to-business multi-platform music provider, has confirmed that its Stingray Ambiance channel is now available to Videotron subscribers in 4K UHD, claiming a North-American first, which it says places the company at the forefront of Ultra HD development. “We have seen a significant increase in worldwide demand for engaging Ultra HD content and […]
TiVo made some strong suggestions at IBC that it would be launching an ultra-HD service shortly, and for some markets it could be before the end of this month. Rumours suggest that TiVo is close to making a formal announcement which will see a dedicated UHD-suitable set-top box, and would not be waiting for the […]
Sony Electronics is bringing High Dynamic Range (HDR) support to more of its 4K Ultra HD televisions. In addition to the previously announced X930C and X940C models, Sony is also adding HDR compatibility to the X850C, X900C and X910C models via a network update, available soon. With this update users will be able to experience […]