Sky Deutschland is set to broadcast the DFB Cup Final football match in Ultra-HD in a number of bars across Germany. The match, between Borussia Dortmund und VFL Wolfsburg on May 30th, will see Sky Deutschland equip the chosen venues with Samsung 65-inch and 78-inch TVs with built-in Ultra-HD tuners. For the production, 11 Ultra-HD […]
Japanese public broadcaster NHK says that next week (May 28-31) during NHK’s Science & Technology Research Labs ‘open day’ in Tokyo that it will showcase its latest developments for 8K ‘Super Hi-Vision’ transmission. NHK will transmit 8K material to the ‘Open Day’ using its BSAT-1 broadcast satellite on Channel 17. Highlights for the public will […]
Spain has become the first country in the world to test the second generation DVB-T2 under 4K format with 100 frames per second. A group of researchers in the University Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, along with the UK’s BBC, is doing the first tests of DVB-T2, significantly improving the most advanced formats currently used in […]
Brazilian pay-TV operator Globosat, part of the Globo Group, has launched a 4K/Ultra-HDTV ‘App’ for consumers with suitable Samsung smart-TVs. The connection is good for Samsung’s 2015 (and more recent) models and can access bandwidth of 30 Mb/s or higher. Globosat says it will supply similar connectivity for 4K for other UHD displays in the […]
TF1 replay service MyTF1 will launch a new version of its VoD multiscreen service on May 25th making more content available from the group’s four free TV channels (TF1, HD1, NT1 and TMC). Three original digital channels will also be embedded and the service will be compatible with the 4K standard. While the pay-VoD service […]
Hollywood movie studio 20th Century Fox will release all of its new movies in Ultra HD and using High Dynamic Range (HDR) for home entertainment viewing. HDR delivers a much wider range of density and luminosity in the image. In very simple terms it means whites are whiter and the range of shadows in dark […]
Pearl TV, backed by Enstyle GmbH, will be the first commercial 4K/Ultra HDTV channel to be offered to viewers on satellite, via SES’ satellite at 19.2 degrees East. Viewers to the Canal+/Canalsatellite bouquet, as well as those viewing Sky Germany and other German-language broadcasts will be able to watch the channel provided they have a […]
The Coppa Italia cup final between Juventus and Lazio on May 20th (being played at the Olympic Stadium in Rome) will be captured in Ultra HD and with High Dynamic Range (HDR) cameras and in 50 frames/per second. The production is being handled on behalf of Italy’s Lega Serie A and Infront Italy, and being […]
Nearly 70 per cent of Ultra HD (UHD) TVs will support new technologies like high dynamic range (HDR), wider colour gamut, high frame rates, and immersive audio by 2020, says ABI Research. “Higher resolution content is
Shooting starts this week on Sky Italia’s latest 3D production. Last year Sky Italia beamed its Vatican Museums in 3D to subscribers but also to 2000 cinema screens in 60 countries in 3D. This latest documentary is focussed on Florence and its stupendous Uffizi Gallery, where the crew will take a 6K look at the gallery’s […]