What They Say
Eutelsat said during a Webinar on UHD and its prospects that the technology had not been as successful as hoped, with only 34 out of 7,000 channels in UHD. On the firm’s satellite at the ‘Hot Bird’ position, 425 were still in SD, 457 were in HD and 14 (2%) were in UltraHD. However, the firm remains positive as the costs are likely to come down in the next couple of years.
The article quotes Omdia’s Paul Gray as forecasting that UHD sets would be over 50% of all sets sold in Western Europe in 2024.
Ben Schwarz, Communications Chair of the UHD Forum, remained extremely optimistic telling the Webinar that UHD was making progress and now increasingly with next-generation and immersive audio included in the ability of TV sets.
“We recognise more than 430 million potential subscribers to 309 services [where broadcasters are offering UHD],”
he commented.
Schwarz explained that HDR10 was offered by 15.3 per cent of operators, and Hybrid Log Gamma on offer from 22.1 per cent. Dolby Vision was now offered by 10 per cent of broadcasters, and these options were growing in enthusiasm from viewers.
What We Think
I missed the notice of this video, but plan to watch it and report it later this week in a Display Daily. (BR)
