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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 …

Spin Digital Plans 8KP120 at NAB

by Bob Raikes

Spin Digital of Berlin, Germany, said that it would show a new HEVC/H.265 video player and SDK at NAB that supports decoding up to 8KP120 formats with 4:2:2, 4:4:4 and RGB colour up to …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| NAB 2017| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vol 24 - Issue 15

39 Flex Supports UltraHD & HDR

by Bob Raikes

The Mobile TV Group in the US will show its 39 Flex 4K broadcast truck at NAB. The truck has already been used for covering significant events in UHD-4K across the US and it …

Tags:4k| Broadcast| Large Display Monitor| Outside Broadcast| Vol 24 - Issue 15

Only 3% of MENA TV Channels are HD

by Alan Spencer

A report from Noorsat on TV viewing in MENA, indicates that although 80% of viewers in the region are already equipped to receive HD TV, the region is lagging behind the rest of the …

Deutsche Telekom to Roll Out 4K Ultra HD Channels

by Alan Spencer

Deutsche Telekom is planning to unveil a new roll-out of 4K ultra HD channels later this year as part of its Entertain TV service. The announcement was made at the MIPTV event in Cannes, …

Tags:4k| Europe| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 15

Alticast Secures 4K UHD Content

by Alan Spencer

Alticast has integrated Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX) technology into its AltiProtect Multi-DRM product. This will eliminate exposure to untrusted areas, and enable secure delivery of 4K UHD online video content from servers …

Loewe adds Dolby Vision & HLG to OLED TV

by Bob Raikes

Loewe in Germany has updated its Bild 7 OLED TV, launched at IFA, with new firmware to support both Dolby Vision and HLG format HDR.

Tags:4k| Dolby Vision| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 13

Insight TV Adds Content to M7 Group’s Customers

by Alan Spencer

Insight TV is now providing UHD and HD channels to Luxembourg-based M7 Group, for broadcast on CanalDigitaal (Netherlands), two Belgian cable networks, Skylink in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and HD Austria. Bill Wijdeveld, …

Tags:4k| Europe| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 13

Uldage Calls for Patents Essential to 4K/8K for IPTV and CATV

by Alan Spencer

Earlier this month, Uldage called for patents essential to the standards of 4K/8K TV broadcasting, applicable to IPTV and CATV, in order to setup a license programme. Uldage (United License for the Digital Age), …

Japan On Track for 50% of Homes to Have 4K TV by 2020

by Alan Spencer

According to Broadband TV News, Japan is likely to meet its target of UHD TV subscriptions by 2020, according to Suga Masayuki, the deputy director of Japan’s ministry of internal affairs and communications. Japan …

Tags:4k| Japan| Large Display Monitor| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vol 24 - Issue 13

Despicable Me 1 & 2 to be First Dolby UHD Blu-Ray Releases

by Alan Spencer

‘Despicable Me’ and ‘Despicable Me 2’ from Universal, will be the first two UHD Blu-ray releases confirmed to use the Dolby Vision HDR format. The two UHD Blu-ray HDR releases will be available on …

8K Display Used for Cancer Treatment Research

by Bob Raikes

We didn’t spot it at the time, but it looked as though readers might still be interested in a project being undertaken by the National Cancer Center Hospital in Japan to use 8K displays …