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Sony Preparing UltraHD Playstation

by Tom Allen

The Playstation 4 and Xbox One disappointed when they were launched, with no mention of UltraHD gaming. We’re still not there, but a bright spot has appeared for fans of the format. According to …

BSkyB Accelerates UltraHD Plans

by Tom Allen

According to the UK’s Sunday Telegraph, BSkyB plans to launch an UltraHD service this spring – well ahead of the previous late 2015/early 2016 timeframe (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 18). A new STB …

UltraHD Panels Exceed $30 Billion by 2020

by Tom Allen

A new report by Transparency Market Research (http://tinyurl.com/pm6b9mn) forecasts that the UltraHD panel market will be worth $30.4 billion by 2020. By this time, the panel market will exceed 5.7 million units, with a …

Indian Pay-TV Commits to UltraHD

by Tom Allen

Star India, a pay-TV operator, plans to broadcast seven matches from the ICC Cricket World Cup this year in UltraHD. Coverage will include the semi-finals and the final match. The last world cup was …

Tags:4k| India| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 06

UltraHD Sport Broadcast Live in Japan

by Tom Allen

Japan’s Wowow satellite TV station has successfully broadcast two UltraHD programmes: a tennis match in Tokyo and a boxing match in Yokohama. The events were broadcast live from the company’s studio for Belle Salle Akihabara …

UltraHD Sales Rose Ahead of Super Bowl

by Vanessa Browning

US retailers said that the Super Bowl was helping them to sell UltraHD TVs before the event – despite no broadcaster transmitting in the format. Best Buy’s TV sales volumes were up 2.6% YoY …

Nanotech Continues to Grow Content Library

by Tom Allen

Crystal Sky Pictures, an independent film studio, has signed a global licensing agreement with Nanotech Entertainment, under which Nanotech will now distribute Crystal Sky’s UltraHD content on its Ultraflix network. Nanotech has 11 titles …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| VOD in UltraHD & 4K| Vol 22 - Issue 05

UltraHD Climbing Rapidly in Korea

by Tom Allen

UltraHD TVs represented more than 50% of 55″+ TV sales at the end of Q4’14 in Korea, said domestic retailer Lotte Hi-Mart, speaking to ET News. A Korean channel source forecast that the share would rise …

Super Bowl’s UltraHD Cameras Not Used for Transmission

by Vanessa Browning

Super Bowl 2015 is likely to use up to six UltraHD cameras, according to panelists at last year’s SMPTE conference in Hollywood. The cameras will be used to to zoom and showcase key plays, …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 22 - Issue 04

Amazon Streams UltraHD in Germany

by Tom Allen

Amazon Instant Video can now be used to stream UltraHD content in Germany, although currently there is only English language content. The app is currently supported by Ultra HD TV sets from Samsung, LG and …

BBC Tests HDR at New Year

by Vanessa Browning

BBC engineers used an Arri camera to capture the New Year’s Eve fireworks in London in HDR – part of the move towards UltraHD Phase 2. BBC R&D identified HDR as providing one of …

Streambox and Celebro Collaborate on High-Res Broadcast

by Vanessa Browning

Streambox and Celebro Media Studios have partnered to debut a live UltraHD broadcast from the UK. The transmissions were enabled by Streambox’s 4k Software Encoder/Player and 4k Rackmount Encoder/Decoder.

Tags:4k| IPTV| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 04