Nov 11 2016
BT today announced plans to transform its BT TV service over the coming months, introducing a new, image-rich user experience with easy access to channels and on demand content, and a new BT TV App. The ‘next-generation’ service will enable customers to manage their recordings and stream live and on demand programmes on mobile devices, […]
Sep 27 2016
Indian electronics manufacturer Mitashi has unveiled its latest range of Smart 4K LED TVs, priced at Rs. 67,990 for the 55-inch variant and 1,29,990 for the 65-inch variant. Both TVs in the range have the same features, with size being the only difference between them. The new Mitashi Smart 4K LED TVs feature a 4K […]
Sep 9 2016
By 2020, 250 million TV viewers around the world will be ready to watch shows using High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology. According to a new report from Strategy Analytics’ Intelligent Home Group, annual worldwide sales of HDR-enabled TVs in 2020 will reach 58 million units, bringing the number of homes with at least one HDR-enabled […]
Aug 31 2016
Eutelsat will show the first documentary German public broadcaster ZDF has produced in Ultra HD exclusively via satellite. The distribution will be at the occasion of upcoming fairs IFA and IBC from September 2, 2016 on Eutelsat’s unencrypted showcase channel Hot Bird 4k1 on Hot Bird (13° East) on the frequency 10.727 GHz H (SR […]
Aug 26 2016
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 […]
Aug 1 2016
Japanese public broadcaster NHK has started 4K and 8K ultra HD test broadcasting on its satellite channels, with the aim of fine-tuning the technology and popularising its use before the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Currently viewers cannot watch 8K broadcasting with conventional television sets or tuners. NHK has sited 8K public viewing […]
May 5 2016
The DTVP’s Ultra HD Working Group and the DTG’s UK UHD Forum will hold the second joint Plugfest on 12th – 13th April, at the DTG’s headquarters in Vauxhall, London. This follows the success of the first joint UHD Plugfest which took place in Berlin last December. The second joint UHD Plugfest will focus on […]
May 5 2016
The DTVP’s Ultra HD Working Group and the DTG’s UK UHD Forum will hold the second joint Plugfest on 12th – 13th April, at the DTG’s headquarters in Vauxhall, London. This follows the success of the first joint UHD Plugfest which took place in Berlin last December. The second joint UHD Plugfest will focus on […]
Apr 13 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 […]
Apr 13 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 […]
Mar 29 2016
More than 785 Ultra High Definition television channels will be delivered via satellite by 2025, according to Northern Sky Research (NSR). The research firm’s Ultra HD via Satellite, 3rd Edition report claims that by next year, “almost all regions worldwide” will have access to Ultra HD channels, while developing regions will receive UHD networks by […]
UKTV stays on satellite until the end of the decade
CITV: Children’s TV channel will close in September
That’s TV secures licence for That’s Cinema
BBC Radio 4 begins information campaign to transition listeners from Long Wave
Sky News launches international audio service
ITVX Kids launching in Summer 2023
CNN launches new FAST channel in Europe
More organisations join crusade to protect terrestrial television and radio
Channel launches and updates on Freeview
ITV announces closure of CITV
Jan 5 2017
Two new Ultra HD channels launch on Hot Bird
Fashion TV’s new Ultra HD channel, FTV UHD and Travelxp 4K, the world’s first 4K travel channel, have concluded multi-year contracts with Eutelsat to be distributed on Hotbird at 13° East. FTV UHD launched on Hotbird on December 23, while Travelxp 4K starts broadcasting from January, 2017. Both channels will use HEVC encoding with 10bits […]
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By Expat • 4K/UHD • Tags: Eutelsat Hotbird, FTV UHD, Travelxp 4K, Ultra HD