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BBC Brings Video Streaming to USA

by Tom Allen

The BBC has announced plans to launch an OTT video streaming service in the USA. Tony Hall, the broadcaster’s director general, said that thee new service will be launched online next year, with no …

Tags:BBC| Large Display Monitor| Streaming Video| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 38

LG’s New Stand Disappoints

by Tom Allen

Like several other companies, LG had relocated this year to a new venue in Hall 18. This was because the old stand was (apparently) one of the busiest and most crowded at the show; …

BBC Wins IBC Award for Paper on HDR

by Bob Raikes

BBC paper reports theoretical and practical investigations of HDR for TV systems. The IBC2015 Conference Prize is to be awarded to Andrew Cotton and Tim Borer of BBC Research & Development for their paper …

Tags:Awards| BBC| HDR - High Dynamic Range| IBC 2015

BBC R&D Takes Home IBC Prize for HDR Paper

by Tom Allen

Andrew Cotton and Tim Borer, of BBC R&D, will be presented with the IBC 2015 Conference Prize next month, for their paper, ‘A display-independent high dynamic range television system’. The paper will be given …

BBC Micro Returns to UK Schools

by Tom Allen

The BBC, working with ARM, Microsoft and Samsung, has finalised the design of a tiny computer, which will be supplied – for free – to every Year 7 schoolchild (11 year-olds) in the UK …

Mind-Control Tested by BBC

by Tom Allen

The BBC is trialing a way for people to control their TV using the power of their thoughts. BBC Digital created the prototype with The Place. 10 BBC employees used a headset, measuring electrical …

Tags:BBC| Large Display Monitor| Remote Controls| Vol 22 - Issue 26

Quested Suggests IP for BBC UltraHD

by Tom Allen

The BBC’s Andy Quested has said that the broadcaster may not use terrestrial signals for any future UltraHD plans. Speaking at the Futuresource Consulting New Content Horizons conference in London, Quested said the Red …

EE Trials 4G Broadcast in Wembley

by Tom Allen

EE and partners have demonstrated a 4G Broadcast trial at London’s Wembley Stadium. A custom-built app enabled select viewers in the stadium, during the FA Cup Final last month, to watch a live-stream of …

As Screens Grow, HD Will Suffer, Says Noland

by Tom Allen

Katie Noland is an R&D technologist at the BBC. She spoke about a survey undertaken last year, investigating average viewing distances in the UK. A small but growing number of people are sitting in …

BBC Approach to HDR Has Advantages for Broadcasters

by Bob Raikes

There’s no question that High Dynamic Range (HDR) is a very hot topic. We’ve been tracking it in detail over the last year, especially after impressive demonstrations at IFA and IBC, reinforced by more …

Tags:BBC| Dolby Vision| HDR - High Dynamic Range| SES Industry Days 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 20

Sony Shows OLED 4K HDR Monitor

by Chris Chinnock

Sony showed a side-by-side demo of Standard Dynamic Range (SRD) vs. High Dynamic Range (HDR) on its new 4K OLED monitors at NAB 2015.

Tags:BBC| Broadcast Monitors| HDR - High Dynamic Range| NAB 2015| OLEDs

BBC Aims at UltraHD in 2016

by Tom Allen

BBC CTO Matthew Postage has told the Financial Times that the company is likely to start broadcasting UltraHD programmes – and whole channels – in a standardised way next year. The challenge, he said, …