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Funbox UHD Channel Goes Live

by Bob Raikes

Sony Pictures International (SPI) has added an UltraHD application to the Amazon Fire TV and also made the UltraHD channel on the Eutelsat Hotbird satellite neighbourhood at 13º East fully active. The channel on …

Tags:4k| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| STBs| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 41

8K Monitor Uses 8 DisplayPort Connections

by Bob Raikes

We reported on the new 8K 27″ monitor that Sharp showed privately at IFA and has now shown publicly at the Ceatec Show in Japan (Sharp Shows 27-inch 8K Monitor at IFA). The company …

Tags:4k| Ceatec 2016| Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| sharp| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vol 23 - Issue 40

Google Supports Dolby Vision in Ultra Puck

by Bob Raikes

Google had a busy week at its Pixel developers’ conference this week and said it would start to deliver video content in UltraHD to its ‘Google Play Movies & TV’ service in November. The …

Tags:4k| Google| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Streaming Dongles| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 39

NHK Bonds Channels to Put Super Hi-Vision over Cable

by Bob Raikes

At the Ceatec show, Japanese broadcaster, NHK, said that has developed a set top box (STB) that allows the display of UltraHD or 8K signals by exploiting and bonding multiple cable channels to give …

Tags:4k| Ceatec 2016| Japan| Large Display Monitor| NHK| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vol 23 - Issue 39

UHD in India Set for Growth

by Yvette Raikes

A report from US research firm Grand View Research says that the global 4K STB market will reach $7.18 billion by 2024, with growing UltraHD viewing contributing to this. Over the next eight years, …

Tags:4k| India| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| STBs| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 39

Globo Launches 4K HDR VOD

by Yvette Raikes

Latin American commercial TV network, Globo, is using ATEME’s Titan to run its 4K HDR VOD offering, the first in Brazil. Content with UHD resolution is available on Globo’s OTT multi-screen platform, which includes …

Tags:4k| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 38

Vudu Adds HDR10 Support

by Milos Pavlovic

Forbes has claimed an exclusive in finding that the Vudu streaming service is to adopt HDR10 in addition to supporting Dolby Vision for HDR. The service told the publisher that it had no exclusive …

Tags:4k| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 23 - Issue 38

Chromecast with 4K UHD in October?

by Milos Pavlovic

Rumours from the Android Police website have said that a new UltraHD Chromecast dongle (called Chromecast Plus or Ultra) and a new VR headset will be unveiled by Google on Oct 4th. There will …

Tags:4k| Google| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Streaming Dongles| Vol 23 - Issue 36

Ultra HD on growth course in Germany

by Milos Pavlovic

The Deutsche TV Plattform and ZVEI trade association have reported that there are now 2 million UltraHD TV sets in the German market, with 25% of sets sold (total 3.3 million) in the first …

Tags:4k| Germany| Large Display Monitor| TV Set Market| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 23 - Issue 34

LG Plans 17% of 55″ as OLED in Israel

by Milos Pavlovic

LG Israel held an event with a home theatre website to promote its OLED TVs. During the presentation, the company claimed that the combination of UltraHD LCDs and OLEDs would claim 44% of revenues …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| OLED TVs| Vol 23 - Issue 34

Funbox 4K/UHD First UltraHD/4K Channel in Turkey

by Isaac Oburu

SPI’s Turkcell TV+ now has a 4K STB and is broadcasting Funbox 4K/UHD. This is the first IPTV platform to launch Ultra HD channels in Turkey. FilmBox Art House, Fast&FunBox HD and 360TuneBox HD …

Tags:4k| IPTV| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 23 - Issue 34