International lifestyle and entertainment channel HIGH TV 4K is continuing its global roll out with the launch of the service in India Via Splendid Media. “It is indeed a major milestone for us, as an international 4K channel, to be present in India through a leading Media Company such as Splendid Media, with the highest […]
Insight, an all-Ultra HD channel currently on air over much of Europe, Russia and Asia, is to launch in the US within the next few months. Rian Bester, broadcast operations adviser to TERN (the TV Entertainment Reality Network) which backs Insight, also told delegates at a ReelScreen ‘Keeping up with 4K’ conference that while some […]
Streaming service Netflix, which was in the vanguard of 4K streaming with House of Cards back in 2014, is set to concentrate on High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology for forthcoming drama productions. Speaking to Digital Trends, Neil Hunt, chief product officer at Netflix, said he thought HDR was “more visibly different than 4K”, noting that […]
The CTO of the Olympic Games’ Olympic Broadcast Services has confirmed there will be no 4K/UHD transmissions from the Rio event. Sotiris Salamouris says that he and his team have been planning the Rio de Janeiro TV coverage since 2009 and at that time, 4K was very much on the distant horizon, and was still […]
In advance of this weekend’s Super Bowl, LG Electronics (LG) has released its first-ever Super Bowl commercial, featuring Liam Neeson and its new LG SIGNATURE OLED TV. The commercial — father-son collaboration with Sir Ridley Scott, executive producer, and Jake Scott, director — showcases LG’s commitment to bringing the future of television to consumers today. […]
Kaleidescape is a California-based home entertainment business that supplies high-end ‘cinema quality’ home entertainment video servers. Its ‘Cinema One’ file server stores, and can access on-line, movies, TV shows and music. February 1st saw Kaleidescape sign a deal with 20th Century Fox to license the studio’s new releases and back-catalogue of movies. The agreement means […]
More than three-quarters (88 per cent) of millennials engage in second screen behaviours when watching video content, the highest percentage of any demographic, according to a study from US trade body the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), formerly the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). The report,
The Digital Production Partnership (DPP) – a not for profit company founded by UK pubcasters ITV, BBC and Channel 4 – has unveiled a technical standard for the delivery of Ultra High Definition (UHD) programmes. The new standard is supported by the publication of two guides for DPP Members: a UHD Production Workflow Guide, and […]
Sky will unveil its pricing structure for its new SkyQ Ultra-HD set-top box during its latest quarter’s results announcements on January 29th. Analyst reports suggest the new ‘all in’ pricing model will start above the current £90 per month for Sky’s all-embracing top-level sports & movies bundles. Equity analysts at investment bank Nomura suggested to […]
Consumer advisory service FatWallet’s annual TV Buyer Survey reports 26 per cent of Americans will buy a new TV this year (that number increases significantly to 40 per cent for those with children and 35 per cent for those under age 30). Of those, 25 per cent will buy new TVs during Super Bowl sales […]