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UHD Blu-ray to Grow Slowly in 2017

by Bob Raikes

Futuresource Consulting has said in a report published by 4K.com that 8.4 million UltraHD Blu-ray disks will be sold in 2017, representing just 4% of all disc sales during the year and a very …

Germans Buy More UltraHD TVs

by Yvette Raikes

Among those in Germany who do not yet own an UltraHD TV, 28% plan to buy one in the near future. according to a study conducted by GfK on behalf of the Deutsche TV-Plattform. …

Comcast Starts HDR Roll Out

by Bob Raikes

Comcast has started to deploy a new DVR for its X1 platform that can support UltraHD and HDR 10 to new customers. The box is made by Arris and includes an HDMI input as …

Xbox One S Now Supports Amazon Prime Video in 4K

by Bob Raikes

Microsoft said that the XBox One S console (Xbox OneS Launches 4K Game Console Era) will now support UltraHD video sources, using the Amazon Prime Instant Video app. After the announcement, Microsoft confirmed that …

Isle of Wight Festival to be Broadcast in UltraHD

by Yvette Raikes

Sky Arts in the UK is to broadcast UltraHD content from the Isle of Wight Festival, claiming that this will be the first major UK music festival in this format. Viewers with the Sky …

Champion’s League Final Will Be Shown in 4K

by Yvette Raikes

Following on previous news about its support for UHD (Vodafone Spain to Introduce UHD), Vodafone Spain will add the Champions League Final to its UHD programming. The match between Real Madrid and Juventus will …

Euskaltel to Launch Android 4K STB in Spain

by Alan Spencer

The Spanish cable operator Euskaltel, is launching a new UHD STB this month with Android technology for current and new subscribers. This was reported by Xataka Movil, citing the company’s CEO, Francisco Arteche. Euskaltel …

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Intel and NeuLion Enable Secure, 4K UHD Sports Streaming

by Alan Spencer

As consumer demand for higher quality video grows for live sports and movies, 4K UHD resolution becomes more important, Intel believes. Using 7th generation Intel core processors and Intel software guard extensions (SGX) will …

UHD Forum Issues Forensic Watermarking Guidelines

by Alan Spencer

The Ultra HD Forum has issued its latest guidelines, “UHD Forum Guidelines version 1.3” which includes a new chapter on forensic watermarking. The new guidelines are as a result of a collaboration between leading …

Two US Pay-TV Providers Launch Linear Ultra HD Services

by Alan Spencer

Two multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) have launched the first commercial linear Ultra HD services to cable and IPTV subscriber homes in the US. The services were launched using SES’s satellite-delivered, pre-packaged, Ultra HD …

Sky to Show Test Match Cricket in 4K UHD

by Alan Spencer

Sky Q customers in the UK and Ireland, that have Sky Sports and Sky’s Q box, will be able to watch England’s four cricket test (international) matches in Ultra HD this summer. The test …

Beamr Updates its HEVC Encoding Technology

by Bob Raikes

Beamr Imaging said that it has developed a content-adaptive HEVC software encoder, Beamr 5x that is said to produce HEVC video streams that are 50% smaller than the previous version, Beamr 5. The company …