May 22 2015
Some products from the 2015 Panasonic TV ranges that are now on sale are designed to upgrade to receive the Freeview Play service when it launches later in 2015. The TVs are identified with a ‘Freeview Play inside’ message on the Panasonic website. When the Freeview Play service is ready to launch your Panasonic TV […]
Apr 1 2010
Panasonic Freesat TV owners may have to wait a few months before the BBC iPlayer comes to their red button menu. Around 60 per cent of Freesat HD receivers and TVs can now access the BBC iPlayer via a broadband connection, and Panasonic TV owners have been clamouring for an upgrade. James Strickland, director of […]
Jul 6 2009
ITV has announced that it is “talking” to both Panasonic and Freesat about making its high definition content available to copy onto Blu-ray disc. ITV’s HD output is being flagged with Copy Never codes to prevent it from being archived from Panasonic’s Blu-ray recorder onto disc. By comparison, the BBC gives its HD content a […]
Sep 24 2008
Following the success so far of the three Panasonic plasmas with Freesat built-in (sizes 42in, 46in and 50in), Panasonic have announced the launch of two LCD televisions with Freesat built-in, available from October. The LZD81 series will be available in two sizes, 32in and 37in and is great news in the increasing number of Freesat […]
Sep 4 2007
The first officially-approved receivers for the Freesat service will come from Alba, Humax, Panasonic, and Sagem. The BBC and ITV will launch Freesat in early 2008 as an alternative to Freeview for those who can’t get digital TV via their aerial – currently about 27 per cent of the British population. With no subscription, it […]
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Aug 26 2016
8K – The Next Step
Ultra-HD/4K is far from mainstream at present, however many industry players are already looking to the ‘next step’ in TV’s quest for higher resolution. Japan’s public broadcaster NHK, along with the nation’s two giant electronics specialists, Sony and Panasonic, are to cooperate in order to further develop technology for TV’s capable to handle 8K video […]
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By Expat • 8K Super Hi-Vision, UK Media News • Tags: 8K, NHK, Panasonic, Sony, Ultra HD