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DirecTV Plans UHD in 2016

by Tom Allen

DirecTV is testing UltraHD transmissions of sports content, ahead of a formal launch. The company intends to launch UltraHD services early next year. SVP of video and space communication, Phil Goswitz, told attendees of …

Perseus Chosen for Live UltraHD Broadcast

by Tom Allen

Mediapro’s Overon used V-Nova’s Perseus compression codec for an UltraHD broadcast of a football match (‘El Clásico’) between Real Madrid and Barcelona, in Spain, on the 21st November. Live footage was encoded at the …

NanoTech Expands UltraFlix Reach

by Tom Allen

Nanotech’s UltraFlix network of UltraHD content is now available on all Samsung, Vizio and 2015 Sony UltraHD TVs in North America.

Roku Adds New Content Sources

by Tom Allen

Roku has secured new UltraHD content for its Roku 4 box (Roku Goes 4k With Fourth Gen), from several sources. These include Smithsonian Earth (also on Apple TV, but only in UltraHD on Roku); …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Movies & Content| Roku| Vol 22 - Issue 47

Sky Shares UltraHD Launch Plans

by Tom Allen

At the launch of its new SkyQ STB, Sky announced that it will launch its own UltraHD TV service in late 2016. This will include sports, films and entertainment content. The box will support …

Titan Live Powers Festival 4k

by Tom Allen

The Festival 4k UltraHD channel (‘Festival 4k’ Channel Exceeds DCI-4k), by Brava Media, has technical support provided by Basmedia. Recently, Ateme revealed that Basmedia is using its Titan Live software-based encoder-transcoder to run the …

CSA Supports T2 and HEVC

by Tom Allen

The CSA, the French regulator, has supported a proposal from the Senate, which calls for the introduction of the DVB-T2 and HEVC platforms for UltraHD services. The CSA supports the use of these platforms …

Sony Shares First UHD & HDR Blu-Rays

by Tom Allen

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced the first films that it will release using the UltraHD Blu-ray format. They will include The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Hancock and Salt. Content will be rendered with “HDR”, …

SFR and Nagra Launch UltraHD in France

by Tom Allen

French pay-TV operator SFR has launched a new UltraHD service, with Nagra. ‘La Box Fibre Zive de SFR’ uses Nagra’s content protection system on its multimedia home gateway, and Medialive multiscreen and video player …

Free Brings UltraHD to Basic Offer

by Tom Allen

Free is now broadcasting an UltraHD channel in France: Festival 4K, dedicated to music festivals, concerts and similar. Access is included in Free’s basic Freebox package.

Tags:4k| France| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 45

UHD HDR Expected from SkyPerfect Using HLG

by Bob Raikes

SkyPerfect of Japan is to transmit UltraHD videos with HDR at the Inter BEE exhibition in Japan. The signals will carry a signal that supports the BBC/NHK Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG) technology which has …

“Top Gear” To be in UHD

by Milos Pavlovic

Controversial Top Gear presenter, Jeremy Clarkson, has revealed in a twitter exchange that the new version of the programme, to be produced by Amazon Prime, will be filmed and streamed in UltraHD.

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