Dec 11 2017
4KUNIVERSE makes its international debut beyond North America this week, as SES begins distribution of the fast-growing Ultra HD channel to Swisscom, Switzerland’s leading telecom company and one of its top IT firms, with 1.45 million television customers across Switzerland. Swisscom is adding 4KUNIVERSE to its expanding Ultra HD offering, which already includes a growing […]
Oct 17 2017
Gary Davey, MD Content Europe for Sky, told delegates attending his keynote speech in the Sony UHD Theatre at MIPCOM that Ultra HD has been a big success in the UK, and that Germany and Italy will follow with a Sky Q proposition in the next year. Davey said UHD was in the top three […]
Oct 9 2017
Sky Q is continuing the development of its premium TV platform by adding even more features in late 2017. The latest addition is voice control, which is an extension to the system’s existing voice search capabilities. From 5 October, Sky is rolling out the ability to navigate directly to channels, play back recorded content and […]
Jun 22 2017
Andy Quested, the BBC’s HD & UHD Head of Technology, told delegates at the SES Ultra-HD conference in London that the broadcaster was fully behind UHD and the ‘Rec 2020’ standard which allows for High Dynamic Range images. “Everything we do today has to stand the test of time. Planet Earth 1, made some 11 […]
Jun 20 2017
Despite there being no major sporting event in 2017 such as the European Football Championship Finals or the Olympics to drive sales of Ultra HD TV sets, UHD is now the dominant HD type, according to Nick Simon, Account Director/Consumer Electronics, GfK. Delivering a Keynote Address at the SES Ultra HD Conference in London, suggested […]
Apr 20 2017
Sky Sports will show Test cricket in Ultra HD this summer when England take on South Africa in their Test series across July and August. In a world first for Test cricket, Sky Q customers in the UK and Ireland can look forward to every ball of England’s Test series against South Africa in stunning […]
Apr 5 2017
Marco Pellegrinato, Director R&D & Innovation at Italy’s RTI – Mediaset Group, has suggested that the country could adopt an interim HD HDR phase between 2018 and 2022 over digital terrestrial television prior to moving to Ultra HD HDR. Speaking during a panel session on ‘Italy is Busy with Ultra HD’ in the Sony 4K […]
Mar 27 2017
LUXEMBOURG — 27 March 2017 – SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) today announced a collaborative agreement with Verizon (NYSE: VZ) aimed at driving the overall development of Ultra HD delivery solutions for Verizon Fios subscribers throughout the U.S. Verizon is among a recent wave of multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) evaluating […]
Mar 21 2017
About four years ago, we shared our plans for playing premium video in HTML5, replacing Silverlight and eliminating the extra step of installing and updating browser plug-ins. Since then, we have launched HTML5 video on Chrome OS, Chrome, Internet Explorer, Safari, Opera, Firefox, and Edge on all supported operating systems. And though we do not […]
Jan 10 2017
The new generation of High Dynamic Range (HDR) Ultra High Definition (Ultra HD) televisions, boasting more than 8 million pixels and rich lifelike colours, deep blacks and bright whites, will bring a whole new viewing experience into the home. The 4K HDR Ultra HD Logo provides assurance to consumers, as well as content producers, broadcasters […]
Jan 10 2017
The new generation of High Dynamic Range (HDR) Ultra High Definition (Ultra HD) televisions, boasting more than 8 million pixels and rich lifelike colours, deep blacks and bright whites, will bring a whole new viewing experience into the home. The 4K HDR Ultra HD Logo provides assurance to consumers, as well as content producers, broadcasters […]
BBC switch from SD to HD on satellite
Joint UK/international BBC News service from March
Loss of channels on Freesat 4K TV Boxes after a reset
Digital UK becomes “Everyone TV”
Rollout of BBC One HD for the English regions
ITVX launch month delivers 55% increase in ITV’s streaming viewing and 65% increase in online users
New Broadcast 2040+ researchBBC to switch off all SD satellite channels
ITV2/3/4 HD FTA
Nov 1 2018
BBC to show Dynasties in Ultra HD
Dynasties, BBC One’s upcoming series with Sir David Attenborough, will be shown in Ultra HD (UHD) and High Dynamic Range (HDR) on BBC iPlayer later this month. It is the latest series on the BBC’s Ultra HD trials, following other series and events like Blue Planet II, the FIFA World Cup and the Wimbledon Championships. […]
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By Expat • 4K UHD, BBC, High Dynamic Range (HDR) • Tags: BBC iPlayer, Dynasties, Ultra HD