Sky looking closely at HDR

Sky has confirmed to TechRadar that it is looking hard at HDR as it peers beyond the imminent rollout of its Ultra HD Sky Q service to the next big jump in quality broadcasting.

Normally at the cutting edge of television technology, Sky has found itself behind rivals in the rollout of 4K UHD, not only rival BT, but also Amazon and Netflix offering up 4K functionality.

The next significant shift is likely to be less about the number of pixels in the picture but how they act, with High Dynamic Resolution (HDR) bringing a huge leap forward in contrast, colour and brightness.