Dec 5 2017
Wildlife fans can watch Blue Planet II in the best quality ever shown on the BBC from Sunday 10 December. The full seven part series will be available on BBC iPlayer in Ultra HD and High Dynamic Range (HDR) – the first time the BBC has shown an episode or series in such high quality […]
Nov 20 2017
At the 87th meeting of the DVB Steering Board (SB) important revisions and updates for three DVB specifications were approved. This development marks the completion of the current generation of specifications for Ultra High Definition Television – DVB UHD-1. DVB UHD-1 covers elements for the improvement of video and audio quality for broadcast TV services. […]
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 […]
Sep 27 2017
Today, Amazon announced the all-new Fire TV featuring 4K Ultra HD, High Dynamic Range (HDR), and Alexa Voice Remote. Forty percent more powerful than Fire TV Stick, the next generation of Amazon Fire TV works seamlessly with 4K Ultra HD or HDR compatible TVs giving you true-to-life picture quality and sound with vivid colors, 60 […]
Sep 12 2017
Cupertino, California — Apple today introduced the new Apple TV 4K designed to deliver a stunning cinematic experience at home. With support for both 4K and High Dynamic Range (HDR), Apple TV 4K features unbelievably sharp, crisp images, richer, more true-to-life colors, and far greater detail in both dark and bright scenes. With Apple TV […]
Aug 8 2017
Samsung Electronics has expanded its premium Smart TV content service TV PLUS in Europe. The service will grant access to Ultra-High Definition (UHD) and High Dynamic Range (HDR) content for more viewers than ever, with consumers in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom now able to use it. Similar to the way viewers […]
Aug 8 2017
iOS developer Guilherme Rambo tweeted that he had spotted lines of code within the iOS system powering the Homepod that refer to an Apple TV capable of supporting not only 4K resolution and high dynamic range video, but also the Dolby Vision premium HDR solution and, even more intriguingly, the HLG version of HDR set […]
Jul 27 2017
Sky and Devialet, one of the world’s most innovative names in audio, have joined forces to create Sky Soundbox, a new all-in-one sound system designed to take the TV viewing experience to the next level. From one single compact speaker unit, Sky Soundbox delivers powerful and immersive sound that puts the viewer at the heart […]
Jul 24 2017
With an additional nine TV operators joining SES’s Ultra HD trials, a total of 30 US Pay TV providers, with a combined audience of more than 10 million subscribers, are now testing SES’s 4K content delivery platform across their distribution networks. The latest wave of Pay TV system operators to ink Ultra HD trial agreements […]
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 […]
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ITV2/3/4 HD FTA
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Dec 11 2017
4KUNIVERSE to Launch in Swiss TV Households via SES
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 […]
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By Expat • 4K UHD, Switzerland • Tags: 4KUNIVERSE, SES, Swisscom, Ultra HD