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NASA Brings Space to Earth’s Surface

by Tom Allen

US space agency NASA is launching North America’s first non-commercial UltraHD TV channel for consumers. NASA Television will go live on the 1st November, broadcasting footage from the ISS, current NASA missions and re-mastered …

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Dolby Expands Studio Partners

by Tom Allen

Several companies have signed deals with Dolby, to produce films using the high-end Dolby Vision HDR format. Sony Pictures, Warner Brothers and 20th Century Fox are all part of the move; they will release …

Pirates Hack Netflix Content

by Tom Allen

The first UltraHD content leak has occurred on Netflix. Pirates were able to circumvent the copy protection (HDCP 2.2) on the first episode of Breaking Bad, amounting to more than 17GB of data. Netflix …

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Canal+ Trials UHD

by Tom Allen

Canal+ has begun to trial an UltraHD TV channel, although it is not yet accessible to consumers. French-language Telesatellite says that the channel has been seen on the Astra 1L satellite. Canal+ is due …

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DirecTV Launches 4k STB

by Tom Allen

DirecTV has launched an UltraHD set-top box. The 4k Genie Mini can be used to access DirecTV’s UHD content library, including films and documentaries. Compatible TVs must feature an HDMI connection capable of supporting …

Verizon Trials 10Gbps Delivery

by Tom Allen

Verizon has said that its R&D arm has finished testing a fibre optic broadband system, which could reach speeds of 10Gbps – the intent being distribution of UltraHD video content. Currently, streamed UHD video …

Japanese Satellite Ready for ‘Widescale’ UltraHD

by Tom Allen

B-Sat, the Japanese satellite operator, says that its latest satellite will be able to handle wide-scale UltraHD and 8k broadcasts. Backed by NHK, the B-Sat 4a satellite will be used for DTH services, starting …

UHD Arrives in Canada

by Tom Allen

Source: 4k.comQuebec-based Videotron has announced an UltraHD set-top box – which it says is Canada’s first that is commercially available. The box, made by Samsung, will have eight tuners and storage for 115 hours …

UltraHD Blu-ray Licensing Begins This Month

by Tom Allen

The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) will begin licensing the UltraHD Blu-ray format (BDA Completes UltraHD Blu-ray) on 24th August. As well as UltraHD resolution, the standard specifies high dynamic range, wide colour and high …

WD Works With Fox and Samsung for UHD Storage

by Tom Allen

Western Digital has shown off a new storage device for UltraHD content. The ‘My Passport Cinema’ drive uses the Vidity system (Hollywood’s UltraHD Service Becomes Vidity). It will work with Vidity-compatible displays and other …

Hitbox Wants to Bring 4k to eSports

by Milos Pavlovic

A start-up company called Hitbox wants to bring UltraHD to the eSports industry. The world of live video delivery for competitive gaming is worth around $3.8 billion today, and growing. CEO Martin Klimscha says, …

Global UltraHD/4k Market to Reach $30.4 Billion by 2020

by Helen Vince

New data from Transparency Market Research estimates that the worldwide UltraHD 4k panel market will reach $30.4 billion by 2020, representing a CAGR of 12.6% from 2013 to 2020. By volume, the market is …

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