Empowering display industry professionals with cutting-edge insights and analysis
by Helen Vince
Sky Deutschland has secured additional capacity on Astra (19.2° East) from satellite operator SES, as it prepares to introduce an Ultra HD offering. Sky Deutschland’s Ultra HD content will be made readily available to …
Tags:4k| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SES| Sky| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 30
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 …
Tags:4k| Events| Large Display Monitor| SES| Spain| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 29
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 …
Tags:4k| Content Protection| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 29
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
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
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
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, …
Tags:4k| Japan| Large Display Monitor| Streaming Video| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 28
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 …
Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| UltraHD (4KTV)| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 28
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 …
Tags:4k| Broadcast| DVB-T & T2| Large Display Monitor| Poland| Vol 22 - Issue 28
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
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 …
Tags:4k| Amazon| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Streaming Video| Vol 22 - Issue 26
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 …
Tags:4k| Apple| Large Display Monitor| Licensing| sony| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 26
Jon Peddie Research
4 St. Gabrielle Ct.
Tiburon, California 94920
415-435-9368
© 2025 Jon Peddie Research
