France Télévisions, which is currently trialling UHD transmissions at the Roland Garros Tennis Open, has confirmed that the test channel will now air for the entire duration of June. Following the retransmission of the tennis tournament on both Fransat’s dish TV offering and Paris DTT network, in partnership with TDF and Eutelsat, the France Télévisions […]
France’s Canal+ has confirmed that it is to screen the forthcoming UEFA Champions League Final on Saturday June 6th between Barcelona and Juventus in Ultra High Definition. The broadcast will be via Astra craft situated at 19.2°E in partnership with SES and also OTT. The initiative is in line with the group’s year-old policy of […]
While just about everyone agrees that 4K/UHD is the ‘next big thing’ for broadcasters wishing to capitalise on viewers’ lust for everything that’s bigger and brighter, the fact remains that standard definition transmissions still dominates in most parts of the world. A detailed report from Northern Sky Research (NSR) explains the position. Looking at the […]
Andy Quested, Head of HD and UHD at the BBC, has suggested that any entry by the broadcaster into providing UHD/4K content needn’t necessarily be in the form of a ‘traditional’ channel service. Speaking at the Futuresource Consulting New Content Horizons conference in London, Quested – who stressed that the Corporation didn’t have a UHD […]
June 1st marked 80 years since the start of Japan’s NHK public service international transmissions. The international service, which began with radio broadcasts in 1935, today conveys the latest stories from Japan and Asia to the world via television, radio, and the Internet. NHK used the occasion to broadcast a variety of domestic and international […]
Satellite operator AsiaSat has revealed plans to deploy Asia’s first dedicated Ultra HD (UHD) broadcast platform in the coming months. Initially using a C-band transponder on AsiaSat 4 at 122°E, the UHD platform, based on DVB-S2 and HEVC solutions, will be able to deliver two to five full time UHD channels. Transmissions will be in […]
TV panel shipment targets will reach an historic high in 2015, despite the strengthening dollar against other currencies, especially those of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and emerging markets. According to information and insight source IHS, TV panel unit shipments are expected to grow
The total sales volume of flat panel TV continues to slow down in six key Southeast Asia markets but consumer demand for ultra-HD (UHD) models have spiked exponentially in the past year to help fuel the strong growth of this segment as well as the overall value growth of the TV market. According to GfK’s
DirecTV-15, the broadcaster’s latest satellite, and a key element in its 4K/Ultra HD broadcasting plans, is ready for launch on May 27th by an Arianespace rocket from Kourou in French Guiana. Together with a smaller satellite for its Mexican subsidiary, Sky Mexico-1, the two spacecraft will significantly boost capacity and channels available to viewers over […]
Indonesia’s PT Telkom is about to add 4K OTT services to subscribers to its fibre-based services. “Customers of Indihome Fiber in Indonesia will soon be able to enjoy 4K TV service. This is a trend that is currently one of the most talked about in the technology world, and Telkom will bring it to customers’ […]