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Rai Working With Eutelsat on UltraHD

by Tom Allen

Italian public broadcaster Rai is working with Eutelsat to trial UltraHD broadcasts. Although Rai has not shared any more details, it has purchased the TV rights to (eventually) air 23 of the games from …

Tags:4k| Broadcast| Italy| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 23 - Issue 10

DirecTV Brings UltraHD Straight From Amen Corner

by Tom Allen

DirecTV has announced that it will deliver live UltraHD coverage of the Master’s Tournament golf event at the Augusta National Golf Club, in the USA. All four rounds will be shown, between the 7th …

Tags:4k| Broadcast| DirecTV| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 23 - Issue 09

OSN-Eutelsat Deal Paves Way for UltraHD

by Tom Allen

OSN, the Middle Eastern pay-TV provider, is preparing to launch new UltraHD channels by taking additional satellite capacity. The company unveiled a new contract with Eutelsat at Cabsat in Dubai recently. OSN will use …

Tags:4k| Capacity| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Satellite| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 23 - Issue 09

Olympics Used to Test 8k, WCG and HDR

by Tom Allen

UltraHD will not be broadcast from the Olympics in Rio (IOC Has ‘No Plans’ for UltraHD in Rio) – but the format will not be entirely absent. Japan’s NHK will record at least some …

Tags:4k| Brazil| Cameras| Japan| Large Display Monitor| NHK| Olympics| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 23 - Issue 09

Netflix Plans UHD Expansion

by Isaac Oburu

By the end of 2016, Netflix’s programming should include 600 hours of UltraHD content, the company told CNBC at MWC. The company is in no rush to create VR content, however.

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Netflix| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 23 - Issue 08

SES Broadcasting Ultra HD

by Isaac Oburu

Satellite operator SES has announced it is now carrying eight Ultra HD channels. SES also said that it had signed an agreement to buy RR Media and to absorb its business with SES Platform …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| SES| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 23 - Issue 08

Liberty Global Prepares UHD Boxes

by Isaac Oburu

Balan Nair, CTO of Liberty Global, has said that their set-top boxes will be UltraHD-capable beginning next year. However, Liberty Global has said that it has no plans to introduce UltraHD services itself this …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Liberty Global| Mobile Display Monitor| STBs| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 23 - Issue 07

Japan Focusing on UltraHD Channels

by Isaac Oburu

Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs & Communications has announced that the country is likely to have between 19 and 22 UltraHD channels on air by 2018. The ministry adds that they are already testing …

Tags:4k| Japan| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 23 - Issue 07

4K Blu-ray Discs Already Available

by Isaac Oburu

Best Buy has already started selling the new Blu-ray UltraHD disc format movies, several weeks before the scheduled date in March. CNET claims to have seen the following titles in Best Buy: Chappie, The …

Tags:4k| Best Buy| Blu-ray| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 07

Olympic Games Organizers Reject 4K

by Isaac Oburu

The CTO of the Olympic Games’ Olympic Broadcast Services has confirmed that there will be no 4K/UHD transmissions from the Rio event this summer. Sotiris Salamouris told trade magazine TVB Europe that that he …

Tags:4k| Broadcast| Large Display Monitor| Olympics| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 23 - Issue 05

Quantum Data Offers Test Patterns

by Tom Allen

Quantum Data has announced that its 980 series HDMI 2.0 Video Generator module will now offer an optional licence for the UHD Alliance test pattern pack. The pack can be used to assess a …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Testing| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 23 - Issue 04

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First UltraHD STB Launched in Russia

by Isaac Oburu

The GS Group has launched the first Russian digital TV set-top box to support UltraHD broadcasting: the GS A230. The STB is equipped with a WiFi modem for wireless connection to the home network …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Russia| STBs| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 23 - Issue 04