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by Tom Allen
HD+, the SES subsidiary, plans to launch an UltraHD demo channel in Germany by the end of the year. It will be launched by 1st December at the latest.
Tags:4k| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Satellite| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 13
by Tom Allen
Orange CEO Stéphane Richard has said that the company will launch an UltraHD set-top box next year. At the presentation of Orange’s ‘Essential2020’ strategic plan, Richard said, “4k is not a market one can …
Tags:4k| France| Large Display Monitor| STBs| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 13
by Tom Allen
Animal Planet (owned by Discovery) claims to have the first TV series to have been shot and post-produced in UltraHD at 60fps. The series, Too Cute, is about kittens and puppies. It consists of …
Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 12
by Tom Allen
Dell, Intel, Red Digital Cinema and Sharp are working together to live-stream the ‘Fader Fort Presented by Converse’ concert from the SXSW Festival in Texas, in UltraHD. The stream will begin on 17th March …
Tags:4k| Dell| Intel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Red| sharp| Streaming Video| UltraHD & 4K| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 11
by Tom Allen
Netflix, according to The Hollywood Reporter, has shot season three of its original programme, House of Cards, in 6k resolution. Netflix apparently used cameras from Red to accomplish the high-resolution challenge, with Encore handling …
Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Netflix| OTT Video| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 11
by Tom Allen
Witbe, which monitors the quality of experience for service providers’ and content owners’ IP video, has added UltraHD support to its product offering. The company is now able to perform lab testing and live …
Tags:4k| IPTV| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD (4KTV)| Video Quality| Vol 22 - Issue 09
by Tom Allen
The Internal Olympics Committee has said that it has ‘no plans” for UltraHD TV broadcasts during the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. Yiannis Exarchos, CEO of Olympic Broadcast Services, said, “There is no …
Tags:4k| Brazil| Broadcast| Large Display Monitor| Olympics| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 08
by Tom Allen
Sony plans to form a group called the IP Life Consortium, say Asian sources, to boost IP-based UltraHD video broadcasts. Ten companies, including Cisco and Rohde & Schwarz, will be members.
Tags:4k| Broadcast| IPTV| Large Display Monitor| sony| UltraHD (4KTV)| UltraHD Alliance| Vol 22 - Issue 08
by Tom Allen
Qualcomm has confirmed that it is developing a reference design for an UltraHD dongle, using its own Snapdragon 800 chipset (Qualcomm Hopes to Grow Content Availability With Dongle). The stick appears to use Android …
Tags:4k| HDMI| Large Display Monitor| LTE| Qualcomm| Streaming Dongles| Vol 22 - Issue 08
by Tom Allen
AUO and Innolux are optimistic about UltraHD LCD TV shipments this year, according to Taiwanese media. The companies are said to be predicting shipments of 23 million – 25 million units, reaching 13% – …
Tags:4k| AUO| Innolux| Large Display Monitor| TV Production| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 08| Worldwide
by Tom Allen
SES Astra has extended its UltraHD demo channel for continental Europe to the UK and Ireland. It is broadcast using UltraHD Phase 1 specifications and encoded in the HEVC Main 10 standard. Analyst Comment …
Tags:4k| Ireland| Large Display Monitor| Satellite| SES| UK (United Kingdom)| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 08
by Tom Allen
The International Cricket Council has said that the ICC World Cup 2015 will be produced in UltraHD. Seven matches will be broadcast live, using the format, by India’s Star Sports. Analyst Comment I was …
Tags:4k| Cameras| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UltraHD (4KTV)| VOD in UltraHD & 4K| Vol 22 - Issue 07
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