Residents of Huntingdon – a market town in Cambridgeshire – have became the first people in the UK to take part in the field trial of a new type of ultrafast broadband technology from BT which will allow people to stream live ultra-high-definition 4K video content to multiple devices at once. The trial, which is […]
Amazon has revealed that Prime members in the UK can instantly watch the debut season of the Amazon Original Series, Mozart in the Jungle and the pilot of soon-to-launch Red Oaks in high dynamic range (HDR) at no additional cost to their membership, marking the first video service to offer HDR. The complete first season […]
SoftBank Corp, Japan’s leading mobile provider is partnering with Netflix for the Internet TV network’s launch in the country on September 2nd. SoftBank will exclusively offer a fully integrated Netflix experience, including billing. A 4K UHD package is also to be offered. Netflix also announced monthly pricing for the Japanese market as follows: Basic Plan […]
Marcien Jenckes, Comcast’s EVP of consumer services, has suggested that from a network and technology perspective, the operator is “ready today” for delivering 4K and HDR content. He told TechHive that like many things, consumer demand would determine how fast 4K and HDR content become pervasive. “The reality is that today, the total number of […]
Advanced Television talks to Markus Fritz of Eutelsat about their commitment to 4K UHD and their enthusiasm for sharing their experience with broadcasters, content producers and pre and post production. [bitsontherun VZ2NN7JQ-ni7dlelE]
The four major panel makers in the market saw revenues decline in the second quarter of 2015 but profits remained high as a result of sales of high-end products such as Ultra HD (4K) TV panels, according to Digitimes Research. Panel makers including
DirecTV has unveiled its new ‘Genie’ box, the Genie Mini, which permits users of any 4K set to rent 4K movies and documentaries from the broadcaster. “Customers who want the best picture quality are creating more demand for 4K,” said DirecTV’s SVP/Consumer Premise Engineering Henry Derovanessian. “The new 4K Genie Mini allows us to meet that demand by […]
French pay-TV channel Canal+ has launched an Ultra-HD test channel. The channel is broadcasting on Astra 1L satellite but not accessible to subscribers, according to French daily Telesatellite. Canal+, which has officially confirmed a UHD simulcast of its premium pay TV channel for 2016 – coinciding with the launch of a new Cube STB – […]
US telco giant Verizon is reportedly testing fibre-based delivery of 4K content and programming, and its R&D engineers say they are confident that the circuits can handle speeds up to 10 Gb/s. The report, carried in California-based ‘4K’, states that Verizon’s aim is to be ready to handle 4K material, although the report also says […]
Canadian quad-play operator Videotron says it has passed a major technological milestone by becoming the first telecommunications provider in Canada to release commercially an ultra-high-definition (UHD) set-top box across its entire service area. Combined with Videotron’s network capabilities, the set-top box will enable Videotron customers who have purchased a UHD television set to begin viewing […]