Apr 5 2016
Daniele Gauna, Senior Sport Production Technology Consultant with Infront in Italy, told delegates at the MIPTV 4K Ultra HD Conference that with the popularity of football in the country it made the sport a natural platform to carry out tests of 4K technology. Its first such test had taken place in the San Siro stadium […]
Apr 5 2016
Japan’s plans for the introduction of 4K and 8K transmissions were explained in detail at MIPTV’s dedicated UHD sessions in Cannes, April 4th. There are already some 4K test transmissions on air, notably from SkyPerfecTV, but MIPTV delegates heard (from Yoshiharu Kashima, NHK’s senior manager/programming, that its transmissions would start on August 1st 2016, and […]
Apr 4 2016
The broadcast industry is well placed to see an expansion of 4K Ultra HD as 2016 progresses, according to speakers at the opening session of the MIPTV 4K Ultra HD Conference Programme. Representing a range of technology, infrastructure and programmers, the speakers revealed a growth in the availability of equipment, delivery platforms and content that […]
Mar 16 2016
Sky plans to launch UHD TV as part of its Sky Q offering “in time for the summer” as part its ongoing development of the premium advanced TV platform, according to Nick Herm, director of strategy, Sky. Speaking at the Connected TV Summit in London this morning, Herm said that Sky is looking to offer […]
Mar 15 2016
Media commentator Andrew Neil has predicted that Sky’s new premium-level pay-TV offering Sky Q will be the development that kick starts the market for Ultra HD TV. Delivering a ‘State of the Industry’ keynote address at the SES Satellite Monitor event in London, Neil, the launch Chairman of the original Sky DTH service in the […]
Mar 7 2016
Some of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will be covered in 8K ‘Super Hi-Vision’ (for Japan), and there will be 4K Ultra HD versions created for testing and comparison purposes. The 8K versions for Japan will include ‘immersive’ audio using what Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) describe as “3D 22.2 channel audio surround sound”. Some 130 […]
Mar 2 2016
Ofcom claims that 30 ultra HD channels, plus a growing number of HD channels, could “readily be accommodated” within existing spectrum allocations for direct-to-home (DTH) satellite TV in the UK. In its Space Spectrum Strategy consultation report, the UK broadcast regulator said the channels could be broadcast from existing orbital locations thanks to anticipated use […]
Mar 2 2016
Ofcom claims that 30 ultra HD channels, plus a growing number of HD channels, could “readily be accommodated” within existing spectrum allocations for direct-to-home (DTH) satellite TV in the UK. In its Space Spectrum Strategy consultation report, the UK broadcast regulator said the channels could be broadcast from existing orbital locations thanks to anticipated use […]
Feb 26 2016
Satellite operator SES is now broadcasting eight commercial Ultra High Definition channels globally via its satellites, it revealed. Announcing financial results for the year ended December 31, 2015, SES said that its video business grew in developed and emerging markets, supported by “SES’s superior growth in HD and being first to add commercial Ultra HD […]
Feb 26 2016
Satellite operator SES is now broadcasting eight commercial Ultra High Definition channels globally via its satellites, it revealed. Announcing financial results for the year ended December 31, 2015, SES said that its video business grew in developed and emerging markets, supported by “SES’s superior growth in HD and being first to add commercial Ultra HD […]
Feb 18 2016
Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs & Communications says the country is likely to have between 19 and 22 4K channels on air by 2018. Some Japanese broadcasters, notably JSAT’s SkyPerfecTV, are already transmitting UHD programming. The Ministry says that these 4K channels are a precursor to the even higher quality 8K ‘Super Hi Vision’ broadcasts […]
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Apr 13 2016
Rai & Eutelsat team up for UHD coverage of Euro 2016
Rai, Italy’s national public broadcaster and satellite operator Eutelsat are teaming up to deliver live coverage of premium sport in Ultra HD. Following an agreement between the two companies, seven matches of the Euro 2016 championship will be offered to Italian TV homes receiving Tivùsat, the free-to-view platform distributed by satellite from Eutelsat’s HOT BIRD […]
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By Expat • Italy • Tags: Euro 2016, TIVÙSAT, UHD, Ultra HD, V-Nova