Sony has unveiled its first smartphone to feature a 4K-resolution screen. The Xperia Z5 Premium model can both capture video in Ultra-HD and also play it back on its 14cm display without downgrading the footage. Sony’s mobile division loses money – and has done for considerable time – but its camera components are profitable. Sony […]
The news that FashionOne has now launched in Europe as well as over North America and South America on SES satellites ups the total number of Ultra-HD channels either on air or shortly to launch over Europe . New York-based Fashion 4K is now transmitting from SES’s 19.2 degrees slot reaching 116 million potential homes – […]
Satellite communication services provider MEASAT Satellite Systems and New York-based fashion, entertainment and lifestyle television network Fashion One Television have launched what they say is the first English language Ultra HD channel in the world, Fashion One 4K, on the MEASAT-3a satellite. Distributed free-to-air through the MEASAT-3a satellite at the 91.5 degrees East video orbital […]
LG Electronics (LG) will demonstrate High Dynamic Range (HDR)-enabled TV and broadcasting technologies in cooperation with a host of high-profile broadcasters and content providers at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin. The highlight will be a demonstration of BBC Research & Development’s HDR content transmitted to LG 4K OLED TVs. According to LG, the […]
Consumers can already save thousands on the latest Ultra-HD televisions compared to very similar models of a year ago. Both of South Korea’s giant display manufacturers, LG and Samsung, have cut prices ahead of next week’s IFA electronics show in Berlin.
Dorna Sports, the commercial and television rights holder for Moto GP, collaborated with BT Sport, its UK broadcasting partner, to produce live coverage of the Octo British Grand Prix at Silverstone in Ultra High Definition. The event marked the first time a MotoGP World Championship event was covered live in Ultra HD, with viewers of […]
Samsung Electronics has confirmed that all of the 2015 UHD TV models, encompassing Series 9 to Series 6 models, qualify for, and will display, the 4K Ultra HD logos developed by US trade body the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). The CEA logos are only eligible to be used on UHD TVs that satisfy the highest […]
US technology trade association the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has announced the industry definition for high dynamic range (HDR) compatible video displays. HDR is a new capability that promises to deliver an expansive range of brightness and shadow detail, further enhancing the viewing experience. Paving the way for the introduction of HDR-Compatible Displays, the new […]
The Secure Content Storage Association (SCSA) – a consortium of companies in the entertainment and storage industries focused on developing technologies to make it easy and secure for consumers to purchase, transfer and view content across multiple electronic devices – has released licensing specifications for the Vidity-branded technology which it says will enable the best […]
The waiting is Déjà Vu all over again. We now know that satellite operator SES has reserved five channels for 4K/UHD launches. We know that Sky Deutschland has reserved 4K capacity. We know that SES has signed up a German shopping channel (pearl.tv) for transmission in 4K. We know that a major new general entertainment […]