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France Télévisions Signs UHD Camera Upgrade Deal with Panasonic

by Andrew Fenn

France Télévisions will install Panasonic UHD cameras in a two-year upgrade of its digital studios and OB Vans throughout France, taking delivery of more than 100 Panasonic AK-UC3000 studio cameras. Panasonic was chosen following …

Eutelsat Research Director Says US is “Two Years Behind” on UHD

by Andrew Fenn

Eutelsat’s Director of Global Market Research, Claudia Vaccarone, backed up statements from Vivicast Media president Stuart Smitherman and Northern Sky Research president Christopher Baugh, saying that the US is about two years behind the …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 15

Ericsson Media Solutions Launches End-to-End UHD Content Platform

by Andrew Fenn

Media Solutions has announced the launch of its MediaFirst End-to-End Ultra High Definition solution, a software-based, multi-application media processing and encoding platform to deliver UHD content from camera to consumer. The new solution leverages …

Ultra HD TV Channels Have Grown 26% in the Last Six Months

by Andrew Fenn

According to new research by Eutelsat, the number of Ultra HD channels has grown 26% in the past six months, as reported by Digital TV Europe. That brings the total number of UHD channels …

NHK and BOE Show 8K Technology at First UHD Equipment Expo

by Andrew Fenn

Digitimes has reported back from the very first UHD Equipment Expo which took place at Tokyo Big Sight last week, with details of a range of 4K and 8K equipment including cameras, transmission and …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| UltraHD| Vol 25 - Issue 14

Tektronix Expands Ultra HD, HDR and Wide Colour Gamut Support

by Andrew Fenn

Tektronix, a provider of video test, monitoring and diagnostics solutions, has announced expanded support for Ultra HD, HDR and wide colour gamut across its full range of content monitoring platforms, including the small form …

Sky Deutschland Director Provides Update on Ultra HD Roadmap

by Andrew Fenn

Sky Deutschland’s Director of Technology Innovations and Standards, Stephan Heimbecher, recently stated that 900,000 Ultra HD Sky+ Pro receivers had been installed in Germany as of the end of 2017, according to Broadband TV …

T-2 Announces New Ultra HD STB, TV and SVOD Services

by Andrew Fenn

Slovenian telecommunications company T-2 will soon launch a new IPTV Ultra HD set-top-box, as well as UHD TV and SVOD services. The company claims it will be the first operator in the country to …

“2001: A Space Odyssey” Remastered (Again) for UHD Blu-ray

by Andrew Fenn

Stanley Kubrick’s sci-fi classic 2001: A Space Odyssey turns 50 this year. To celebrate, Warner Bros has remastered the film in Ultra HD and will release it on UHD Blu-ray in the spring. Originally …

Tags:4k| Blu-ray| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 25 - Issue 08

The Last Jedi to be Disney’s First Dolby Vision UHD Blu-ray

by Andrew Fenn

Star Wars: The Last Jedi will be Disney’s first Dolby Vision Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc release when it comes out on March 27th, Disney has confirmed. The disc release will also feature Dolby Atmos …

NBC Selects SES Satellite Distribution for UHD HDR PyeongChang 2018 Coverage

by Andrew Fenn

NBC Olympics has selected SES to provide Ultra HD HDR satellite distribution for its production of the XXIII Olympic Winter Games, which take place in PyeongChang, South Korea, from February 8th – 25th. (NBC …

VLC 3.0 Adds Support for 8K, HDR and Chromecast

by Andrew Fenn

The newest version of the VLC media player features support for 8K resolution, HDR10 and 360° video, as well as support for Chromecast. VLC is free and available on PCs, mobile devices and TV …