The BBC is experimenting with UHD and HLG-based HDR on ‘compatible connected TVs’. A four minute extract of the recent Planet Earth II (a very good view, even in FullHD with SDR – Man. Ed.) series is being made available until some point ‘early in 2017’.
Dan Taylor-Watt, head of BBC iPlayer, said: “The extra quality HLG brings to Ultra HD needs to be seen to be believed. It’s still early days for the technology but this experiment puts us in the best possible position once audience demand is there. This year we’ve brought live events like the Euros and Olympics to iPlayer, introduced new personalised features and now we’re giving people a glimpse of what the future may hold.”
Analyst Comment
The BBC said that it sees HLG as “an integral part of future Ultra HD programming”. At the moment, few TVs will have HLG support. (BR)
