Jun 15 2016
Ian Lewis, Director of Sky Cinema Europe, has confirmed that the operator will have an Ultra HD movie proposition by the end of 2016, with announcements on Sky’s UHD strategy expected in the coming weeks. Lewis’s comments came as Sky revealed a rebrand and a relaunch of its UK Sky Movies service to ‘Sky Cinema’ […]
May 10 2016
Virgin Media is planning to launch a new set-top box and will introduce new features to its TV user experience in the second half of this year, the company has announced. A Virgin Media spokesman told Digital TV Europe that the box would be 4K-ready and would be based on the TiVo platform. He said […]
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 21 2016
A test service for Sky’s forthcoming UHD service has started. Sky UHD will, when launched, only be available on Sky Q equipment. Unfortunately the test service is encrypted, so it will only be watchable by the few Sky customers who already have a Sky Q receiver. The Sky UHD test can be found on: Frequency: […]
Mar 2 2016
Ofcom claims that 30 ultra HD channels, plus a growing number of HD channels, could “readily be accommodated” within existing spectrum allocations for direct-to-home (DTH) satellite TV in the UK. In its Space Spectrum Strategy consultation report, the UK broadcast regulator said the channels could be broadcast from existing orbital locations thanks to anticipated use […]
Feb 18 2016
Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs & Communications says the country is likely to have between 19 and 22 4K channels on air by 2018. Some Japanese broadcasters, notably JSAT’s SkyPerfecTV, are already transmitting UHD programming. The Ministry says that these 4K channels are a precursor to the even higher quality 8K ‘Super Hi Vision’ broadcasts […]
Dec 21 2015
BT TV has today officially confirmed the arrival of Netflix in 4k for users of its Ultra HD YouView service. Ultra HD BT TV customers will now be able to view some of the world’s biggest TV shows via BT’s Ultra HD YouView+ set-top box and adding Netflix’s Ultra HD plan, currently £8.99 a month. […]
Sep 3 2015
Satellite communication services provider MEASAT Satellite Systems and New York-based fashion, entertainment and lifestyle television network Fashion One Television have launched what they say is the first English language Ultra HD channel in the world, Fashion One 4K, on the MEASAT-3a satellite. Distributed free-to-air through the MEASAT-3a satellite at the 91.5 degrees East video orbital […]
Aug 3 2015
BT Media & Broadcast – BT Group’s international media services enterprise business – has confirmed that it will be delivering BT Sport’s new 4K Champions League sports content. The news follows BT Sport’s announcement in July that it will be launching the first live sports Ultra HD channel in Europe, BT Sport Ultra HD. The […]
Jul 17 2015
BT has unveiled details of its forthcoming Ultra HD TV package, which will include what the company says will be Europe’s very first live sports UHD channel – BT Sport Ultra HD. The channel will launch with a live broadcast of the FA Community Shield match at Wembley on August 2 between Chelsea and Arsenal […]
Jun 3 2015
Andy Quested, Head of HD and UHD at the BBC, has suggested that any entry by the broadcaster into providing UHD/4K content needn’t necessarily be in the form of a ‘traditional’ channel service. Speaking at the Futuresource Consulting New Content Horizons conference in London, Quested – who stressed that the Corporation didn’t have a UHD […]
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Jun 28 2016
BBC 4K/UHD Channel in 2017
The BBC is stockpiling suitable programming in preparation for the start of a dedicated 4K/UHD channel. The Corporation, as part of its relationship with commercial arm BBC Worldwide, has been producing 4K programming for many years. This content usually comes from the BBC’s Natural History Unit in Bristol and mainly comprises quite stunning factual programming […]
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By Expat • UK Media News, United Kingdom • Tags: 4k, 4K/UHD, BBC UHD