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Blackmagic, Dolby, OOONA join EGA as gold sponsors

The Entertainment Globalization Association (EGA) has announced that Blackmagic Design, Dolby Laboratories and OOONA have all joined EGA as gold sponsors of the organization. With the addition of these sponsoring members, EGA has over 90 leading companies in the entertainment localization industry, making it the largest organization of its kind in the world. “I’m thrilled […]

February 3, 2021

RTVE heads UHD Spain

Spanish public broadcaster, RTVE, will lead the recently created UHD Spain Association following RTVE’s Technology director, Pere Vila, being appointed as the president of the organisation. The UHD Association in Spain has been created with the aim of boosting 4K, 8K, HDR and new broadcasting technologies putting Spain at the same level as Germany, France, Italy […]

January 27, 2021From David Del Valle in Madrid

UHD Spain Association launches

The first UHD Association in Spain will launch next week with the aim of boosting 4K, 8K, HDR and new broadcasting technologies putting Spain at the same level as Germany, France, Italy and the UK with similar organisations. Backed by International organisations including the UHD Alliance, UHD Forum and 8K Association, the Spanish Association will […]

January 13, 2021From David Del Valle in Madrid

Prime Video ready for bumper Premier League coverage

Amazon Prime Video will host 23 live Premier League games this December, starting with coverage of Liverpool vs Wolves match on December 6th. A number of games will be available in UHD HDR with Dolby Atmos sound (see below) to heighten immersion alongside Amazon’s X-Ray functionality – which includes real-time statistics and in-game highlights. Alex […]

December 4, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Dolby Atmos on BT Sport App

This weekend, BT Sport will offer live streamed sport with Dolby Atmos audio technology, creating a more immersive sound experience for viewers using the BT Sport App. BT Sport Ultimate customers will be able to experience Dolby Atmos on the BT Sport App for the Premier League fixture between Brighton and Liverpool on November 28th. […]

November 26, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Dolby Labs warns future outlook “remains unclear”

San Francisco-based Dolby Laboratories has delivered its Q4 numbers and admitted that the Covid-19 virus had impacted its revenues in the financial year to September 25th. For Q4, Dolby reported total revenue of $271.2 million (€228.9m), compared to $298.8 million for same period in 2019. For fiscal 2020, Dolby reported total revenue of $1.16 billion, […]

November 16, 2020By Chris Forrester

LG LED Cinema Display theatre opens

LG Electronics says it is wowing moviegoers in Taiwan with the opening of the world’s first movie theatre equipped with LG LED Cinema Display technology featuring Dolby’s cinema server solution and Dolby Atmos immersive audio. In collaboration with Taiwan’s leading theatre chain, Showtime Cinemas, the futuristic theatre is also the first in the market to […]

June 16, 2020By Colin Mann