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Hispasat Promotes 4k With Festival

by Tom Allen

Spanish satellite broadcaster Hispasat is running a film festival for UltraHD content. All films must be 20 minutes or less and be filmed in UltraHD resolution – any genre, and any filming location, are …

Legacy Devices May be Left Behind in UltraHD Protection Race

by Tom Allen

Faster-than-expected UltraHD penetration means that content protection is a ‘growing concern’ says ABI Research. As UltraHD content availability rises, studios are demanding stronger protection. The best protection is built into hardware in combination with …

Multidyne Brings US Open to Golf Fans at UltraHD

by Tom Allen

Multidyne provided video and fibre technology to the US Open at Chambers Bay Golf Course last month. The company’s Silverback 4K5 camera-back transceiver was used as a fibre link to an X-Mo 4k camera …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD (4KTV)| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 29

SES to Launch UltraHD at IFA

by Tom Allen

SES’ UltraHD TV channel, Pearl.tv (SES to Carry First FTA UltraHD Channel), will be unveiled at IFA 2015, the company has announced.

Tags:4k| IFA 2015| Large Display Monitor| SES| Vol 22 - Issue 28

NOS Follows Vodafone

by Tom Allen

Shortly after Vodafone’s introduction of an UltraHD TV channel in Portugal, local operator NOS has done the same. ‘Hispasat 4k’ will show nature, wildlife and history documentaries, while ‘NOS 4k Ultra HD’ will show …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Portugal| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 28

FujiTV Uses New P2P Technology for 4k Streaming

by Tom Allen

Tokyo-based startup Mist Technologies has launched an UltraHD streaming service with FujiTV – Japan’s largest TV network. The service represents Japan’s first commercial UltraHD broadcasting system. It uses a peer-to-peer technology developed by Mist, …

Baseball Match to be Shot in 8k

by Tom Allen

Six 8k cameras will be in use at an upcoming baseball game in mid-July. The Seattle Mariners vs New York Yankees game will be filmed and broadcast (although not to the public) in the …

TVP Tests UltraHD

by Tom Allen

TVP, the Polish broadcaster, has begun UltraHD tests using the DVB-T2 platform. It aims to test the compatibility of consumers’ HEVC receivers; test the quality of different transmission parameters and reception; to measure and …

Discovery is Ready for 4k

by Tom Allen

Discovery is preparing to develop UltraHD TV content, so that it can be ready for TV operators’ demand. Both the CEO and president, David Zaslav, and president of international, JC Perrette, have confirmed that …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 27

Amazon Beats Netflix to HDR Punch

by Tom Allen

Amazon is now streaming HDR content on its Prime VoD service in the USA. Plans were announced at NAB this year (Amazon to Offer HDR Content). Currently, content availability is limited to Samsung’s SUHD …

Apple Has Been Testing UltraHD For Years

by Tom Allen

Leaked emails from Sony show that Apple has been licensing the company’s UltraHD content for testing purposes since 2013. Although not earth-shattering, it does show that Apple is interested in the format – which …

Technicolor Promotes Open HDR Adoption

by Tom Allen

HD Guru has published an interview with Mark Turner, of Technicolor, which goes into detail about HDR, UltraHD and wide colour gamuts. To find it, visit http://tinyurl.com/onc4o7w.