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NHK Shows 8K VR Ride

by Bob Raikes

NHK Enterprises (NEP) and NHK Media Technology showed an 8K VR ride at the recent SXSW event in Austin. The ride, which allowed a virtual visit to Tokyo, was developed with RecoChoku Labo and …

Layer3 TV to Offer Live and On-Demand 4K Ultra HD Content

by Alan Spencer

The US-based cable TV provider, Layer3 TV, is starting to provide a selection of live and on-demand 4K ultraHD content to subscribers. One of the first offerings will be the BBC documentary, six-part nature …

Vodafone Germany to Show US TV Series in Ultra HD

by Alan Spencer

Customers in Germany that have signed up for the Vodafone HD premium package for the recently launched GigaTV 4K platform, are now able to access the new season’s first episodes of TV series “Power” …

V-Nova Demos UltraHD With Thaicom Using PC

by Bob Raikes

V-Nova said that its Perseus Codec is being used by Thaicom, a satellite operator, to demonstrate to clients that it can support UltraHD or Super Hi-Vision 8K. The companies said that broadcast was at …

More Cable Operators Join the SES Ultra HD Trials

by Alan Spencer

SES has announced that an additional six more US cable operators have agreed to join its Ultra HD trials. (Frontier using SES for Service Delivery of Ultra HD) Currently there are over 15 cable …

Frontier using SES for Service Delivery of Ultra HD

by Alan Spencer

SES’s managed Ultra HD distribution platform is being used by Frontier Communications Corporation to test 4K Ultra HD content delivery. Frontier is using the platform to move to Ultra HD delivery for its subscribers …

Elemental Reveals UltraHD Pitfalls

by Isaac Oburu

Elemental has released a white paper on optimising quality for UltraHD quality that is available to download freely. The company said that ensuring quality needs new measurement and processing technology and also points out …

Google Planning UltraHD Wireless STBs

by Bob Raikes

Based on filings with the FCC, Google is planning a new wireless UltraHD STB using Wi-fi 802.11ac using the part number A4R-GFHD254. Details of the FCC filing, including photos, are confidential until early August …

Tags:4k| Google| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 24 - Issue 08

Fox Sports Starts UltraHD on DirecTV

by Bob Raikes

Fox Sports in the US is planning to support UltraHD sports broadcasts through DirectTV by showing the California-Stanford basketball game on the 17th Feb. The channel is available on channel 106 for subscribers (DirecTV …

UHD Blu-ray Discs to Hit 8.4 million in 2017

by Bob Raikes

Futuresource forecast that 8.4 million UltraHD Blu-ray discs would be sold in 2017, 4% of total Blu-ray disk sales. The development will be helped by the weak support for HDR so far in sets. …

Access All Areas Rolled Out in Ultra HD

by Alan Spencer

Access All Areas, a travel adventure show has been rolled out in Ultra HD in Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and Russia. Access All Areas is produced in UltraHD by Insight TV in partnership with Sky …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 06

Pioneer Has Two New 4K UHD Blu-ray Drives for PCs

by Bob Raikes

Pioneer has launched two new UltraHD Blu-ray players for building into PCs in Japan. The disks are large and in a 5.25″ format for desktop PCs. The BDR-S11K is a ‘standard’ player, while the …

Tags:4k| Blu-ray Players| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 04