Oct 30 2015
Satellite operator SES says it now has secured contracts for six Ultra-HD channels, five of which are already on air. CEO Karim Michel Sabbagh said: “SES has continued to be productive in Q3. SES has been first out of the starting gate in the commercial introduction of Ultra HD, building on the milestone of Europe’s […]
Oct 17 2015
Take a look at Insight TV at 19.2° East, it’s free-to-air and in English. There are two versions available, one in HD, the other in UHD, or watch live on their website. Website: www.insight.tv You can watch INSIGHT UHD and INSIGHT HD using the following settings on your satellite receiver: Insight UHD ASTRA 1KR (19.2° […]
Sep 10 2015
Ferdinand Kayser, CCO at Luxembourg-based SES, speaking at IBC, said the satellite operator sees “steady momentum” and an accelerated uptake of Ultra-HD broadcasts leading to an expected 220 UHD channels over Europe by 2025. Kayser was launching an SES ‘White Paper’ on UHD which confirmed that 2015 has seen a significant breakthrough with the number […]
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
Sky Deutschland has concluded what it describes as another successful test of Ultra HD TV, airing coverage of women’s football’s DFL Supercup between VFL Wolfsburg and Bayern Munich. The trial broadcast marked the first live use of High Dynamic Range (HDR) TV, giving greater contrast and sharper colour. Sky said this was the first HDR […]
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 […]
Jul 10 2015
German HD platform HD+, a subsidiary of SES, and German TV and satellite technology manufacturer TechniSat have unveiled the first Ultra-HD (UHD) TV with integrated HD+ decryption system (no CI+ module for HD+ required) at the IFA Innovations Media Briefing. HD+ also announced the launch of its UHD demo channel in September. With this new […]
Jun 9 2015
BT, has confirmed plans to launch an Ultra High Definition (UHD) sports channel, along with a new UHD set-top box this August. Announcing the plans this morning, the UK operator said that BT Sport Ultra HD will be the first UHD, 4K channel to launch in Europe and will show selected live football matches from […]
Jun 4 2015
France’s Canal+ has confirmed that it is to screen the forthcoming UEFA Champions League Final on Saturday June 6th between Barcelona and Juventus in Ultra High Definition. The broadcast will be via Astra craft situated at 19.2°E in partnership with SES and also OTT. The initiative is in line with the group’s year-old policy of […]
Apr 27 2015
NHK Executive Research Engineer Masayuki Sugawara, from NHK’s Science & Technology Research Laboratories, has stated that NHK would start experimental transmissions of 8K/Super HiVision (7680 x 4320 pixels) and which would be “ultimate television”. Sugawara, as reported by Large Display Monitor’s Chris Chinnock, in a response to a question from an audience member as […]
Mar 5 2015
The DTG has highlighted the risks of over-promising on the 4k experience after the Advertising Standards Authority told DSG Retail not to re-run a Christmas ad implying that 4k TVs would show greater detail without supporting evidence, and to ensure they ‘clearly communicated the standard of quality that would be achieved’. DTG CEO Richard Lindsay-Davies […]
Jan 29 2016
DPP launches UHD technical standard
The Digital Production Partnership (DPP) has announced a brand new technical standard for the delivery of Ultra High Definition (UHD) programming to broadcasters. The Technical Standards Supplement is designed to minimise the challenges that the industry faces when adopting a new UHD format. Finding a universally accepted standard is essential for streamlining delivery and developing […]
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By Expat • UK Media News • • Tags: Digital Production Partnership, DPP, UHD