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Japanese UHD Will Double Next Year

by Tom Allen

Mitsubishi Research has forecast that adoption of UltraHD TV sets in Japan will grow rapidly, starting next year, Advanced Television reports. Around 1.2 million were purchased in 2015, and 3.3 million are expected to …

Sony to Launch UHD-HDR Streaming Service

by Isaac Oburu

Following its first announcement at CES 2016, Sony’s new “Ultra” movie streaming service will be launched on the 4th April. The movie service will launch on Sony’s 2015 and 2016 Android TVs in the …

More Satellite UHD Expected Over Next Decade

by Isaac Oburu

NSR’s ‘UltraHD via Satellite, 3rd Edition’ report points to 2016 as a year for the roll out of UltraHD via satellite. The report forecasts more than 785 UltraHD channels by 2025. Satellite capacity required …

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Nanotech Brings UHD VoD to TVs, Media Players and Mobile

by Tom Allen

Nanotech Entertainment has said that its UltraFlix UltraHD and HD VoD service will be available pre-installed on its partners’ TVs and streaming media players. The app will also be available on modern (three years …

PS4.5 Rumours Gain Ground

by Tom Allen

The ‘Playstation 4.5’ (Rumour Claims ‘PS4.5’ Will Run Games at UHD) rumour has gained some credence, with additional coverage by the Wall Street Journal. According to the WSJ, the new console – said to …

Vodafone Marketing UltraHD in Spain

by Isaac Oburu

Vodafone has began marketing a new UltraHD-capable TV decoder, which uses an xDSL receiver. it is the first on the Spanish market to do so, the firm says. Festival Fun Box 4K UHD, Slow …

UltraHD Coming for Formula 1

by Isaac Oburu

It is now official that the UK’s Sky has secured rights to broadcast Formula 1 racing in UltraHD in the UK and Ireland, between 2019 and 2024. Beginning next year, every Formula 1 race …

UHD STBs in Canada With Alticast and Videotron

by Isaac Oburu

Alticast has partnered with Videotron to achieve a milestone for the Canadian pay-TV industry. The two companies have made a cable UltraHD set-top box available to consumers in the country.

Rumour Claims ‘PS4.5’ Will Run Games at UHD

by Tom Allen

Prolific rumour mill, Kotaku, claims that Sony is developing a Playstation 4 that can support UltraHD games. The ‘PS4.5’ may be a new device or a simple addon, and will include a new GPU …

Sony Assists in Live UHD Trials

by Tom Allen

Sony has taken part in successful streaming trials of live UltraHD sporting events. These included the first North American football (soccer) broadcast in the format by Univision Deportes. The events were streamed using the …

Sky Promises 4k This Summer

by Tom Allen

Sky will roll out its own UltraHD content to the new Sky Q set-top box, the Sky Q Silver, this summer. The company’s strategy director, Nick Hern (speaking at the Connected TV Summit in …

Ang Lee’s HFR Film Previewed at NAB

by Tom Allen

Director Ang Lee’s next project – which he announced at CinemaCon 2015 would be shot at 120fps – will be previewed at NAB in April. The film, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, will also …