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 3 2017
Japan is on track to meet its target of take-up of UHD TV by 50% of the country’s viewers by 2020, according to Suga Masayuki. The deputy director of Japan’s ministry of internal affairs and communications said that 4K and 8K full satellite licences were issued to 19 channels operated by 11 organisations in January […]
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 5 2017
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 […]
Jan 5 2017
Fremont, California, January 5, 2017 – The Ultra HD Forum, the global organization defining industry best practices for the introduction of technologies to facilitate the ultra-high-definition (UHD) viewing experience, released today version 1.2 of its Ultra HD Phase A industry guidelines. “Ultra HD Phase A” encompasses practices and technologies that are commercially feasible in UHD […]
Dec 23 2016
Amazon’s show The Grand Tour is already breaking records after just one episode. The show was Amazon’s most watched premiere, the company announced Monday, taking the No. 1 spot from the record-breaking debut of its series The Man in the High Castle. Millions of Prime members streamed the first episode of Grand Tour in the […]
Dec 22 2016
A report from IHS Media & Technology Digest says the content side of the Ultra HD supply chain has been “slow to respond” in providing UHD programming to consumers. Report author Richard Cooper says that there are some 400 titles available in UHD across various platforms and formats, although the “vast majority” of these have […]
Dec 19 2016
Users of SkyQ are now able to take part in the BBC’s trial of Ultra HD on the BBC iPlayer. Earlier this month, the BBC launched a short clip of Planet Earth II in Ultra HD, in a move that is expected to lead to the eventual launch of a regular UHD service through BBC […]
Dec 11 2016
French Channel NRJ has launched an unencrypted test in Ultra HD. The service is called Test technique UHD NRJ. The test broadcast consists of a 2-minute cycle promo clip. The channel appeared on one of the transponders used by SES for testing, replacing the HDR test 2, which had been been experimenting UHD in High […]
Dec 8 2016
The BBC has begun a trial of 4K high dynamic range (HDR) video on its iPlayer streaming platform. The test involves four minutes of footage from its Planet Earth II series, which promise to reveal more detail and present more vibrant colours than was possible before. It is part of efforts to develop technologies that […]
Dec 1 2016
YouTube officially added support for 4K live streams Wednesday, allowing YouTubers and media partners to stream regular and 360-degree videos in ultra-high definition. “The image quality is just mind-blowing on screens that support it, and in 360 degrees … the clarity can truly transport you,” wrote YouTube senior product manager Kurt Wilms in a blog […]
Jul 28 2017
UHD DTT multiplex for France?
French media regulator the CSA has opened a public consultation on the future of the country’s digital-terrestrial TV platform, introducing the idea of launching a new multi-city multiplex that could be used to launch UHD services. To improve quality and make space for new services including UHD, the consultation will also consider the possibility of […]
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By Expat • 4K/UHD, France • • Tags: 4k, CSA, DTT, DVB-T2, HEVC