TV & Radio in Europe.
Aug 25 2014
International news television channel Ukraine Today began broadcasting yesterday, Ukraine’s 1+1 Media reported on its website. The new channel broadcasts 24 hours a day, seven days a week in the English language. UNIAN TV is licensed to broadcast Ukraine Today. Ukraine Today programmes will be broadcasted to Ukraine, most of Europe and Russia, UNIAN said. […]
Jun 5 2014
The BBC has announced today that in a trial with BT and Arqiva, they will broadcast the World Cup final, plus two other matches in Ultra HD (UHD) as part of ongoing experiments. This trial will be the first time that 4K resolution will be distributed over the DTT and IP infrastructure to a number […]
Apr 3 2014
The HD version of STV is now available free-to-air on the Astra 2F satellite, in preparation for its official launch on Sky and Freesat on the 28th April. Sky and Freesat viewers can already manually tune in the signal via their “other channels” on Sky and in “non-Freesat mode” on Freesat In Central and Northern Scotland, STV HD […]
Feb 25 2014
25 February 2014, Shenzhen, China ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) has launched its 4K p60 Ultra HD set top box (STB), the ZXV10 B803, at Mobile World Congress 2014 in Barcelona. The ZXV10 B803 is designed based on the Broadcom BCM 7252 chip, and supports the 4Kx2KP60 decoding capability, which can decode Ultra HD video with the […]
Jan 30 2014
Eutelsat and SES settle their dispute and conclude a series of agreements concerning the 28.5 degrees East orbital position Luxembourg, Paris, 30 January 2014 – Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) and SES (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) announced today that the two companies have concluded a series of agreements including a […]
Oct 22 2012
In order to its highlight its superiority over conventional HDTV, the Board of Industry Leaders of US consumer electronics industry trade body the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has voted unanimously to designate the next generation of so-called ‘4K’ high-definition display technology for the home – giant-screen TVs with more than eight million pixels of resolution, […]
Oct 19 2012
The next generation of ‘4K’ high definition display technology will now be known as ‘Ultra High-Definition’ or ‘Ultra HD,’, according to the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). Ultra high definition TVs have more than eight million pixels of resolution, four times the resolution of today’s high-definition televisions . CEA’s Board voted to endorse the consensus opinion […]
Freeview channel changes & closures
“Protect traditional TV & radio” say the British people as Broadcast 2040+ campaign launches
Freesports to leave Freeview
BBC must transform the way it serves audiences, Ofcom warns
Plan to deliver a digital-first BBC
Channel 4 publishes alternative plan to privatisation
Sky UK Renews Capacity with SES
Broadcasting reforms to create new golden age of British TV
New Board appointment for Channel 4
TalkTV to launch in the UK on Monday, April 25
Oct 2 2014
UHD growing faster than HD
According to an an update of where Ultra-HD/4K is today, a study by IHS-Consumer Electronics & Video Technology says the technology has “hit the ground running, and is about 10 years ahead of where HD TV was just two years after standards ratification”. However, IHS also issues a warning saying that pay-TV broadcasters might not […]
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By Expat • United Kingdom • Tags: UHD, Ultra HD