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Viaccess-Orca Live Streams UHD 360° Football

by Tom Allen

Viaccess-Orca and French TV channel TF1 trialled a live UltraHD 360° VR broadcast of a football match on the 29th March. The signal was encoded using HEVC and sent to a private test audience. …

NHK Plans 8k in August

by Tom Allen

NHK’s Kashima Yoshiharu announced the changes.Japan has announced updates to its UltraHD plans at MIPTV in France. National broadcaster NHK intends to begin transmissions on the 1st August this year in Super-Hi Vision, aka …

NAB is All About Codecs

by Tom Allen

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) 2016 show will take place in Las Vegas between the 16th and 21st April. There will be a renewed focus on traditional broadcasting, using the ATSC 3.0 platform, …

UltraHD Coming for Formula 1

by Isaac Oburu

It is now official that the UK’s Sky has secured rights to broadcast Formula 1 racing in UltraHD in the UK and Ireland, between 2019 and 2024. Beginning next year, every Formula 1 race …

Wearables Spread to Baselworld

by Tom Allen

At the time of writing, the Baselworld watch show is ongoing in Switzerland. The event is, of course, famous for the luxury Swiss watches that are shown there – but, increasingly, mainstream electronics like …

Rai Working With Eutelsat on UltraHD

by Tom Allen

Italian public broadcaster Rai is working with Eutelsat to trial UltraHD broadcasts. Although Rai has not shared any more details, it has purchased the TV rights to (eventually) air 23 of the games from …

Metadata Changes Coming for HDMI 2.1

by Tom Allen

Flat Panels HD has picked up a snippet of news from a Philips whitepaper, which indicates the inclusion of dynamic metadata in HDMI 2.1. The HDMI Forum has not yet acknowledged the existence of …

DirecTV Brings UltraHD Straight From Amen Corner

by Tom Allen

DirecTV has announced that it will deliver live UltraHD coverage of the Master’s Tournament golf event at the Augusta National Golf Club, in the USA. All four rounds will be shown, between the 7th …

Olympics to be Broadcast in VR

by Tom Allen

The Olympic Broadcasting Service (OBS) has said that it will capture virtual reality footage at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The footage will be both broadcast live and made available to download, although how …

Tags:Broadcast| Mobile Display Monitor| Olympics| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 09

Next Generation Broadcast TV Platform Coming Soon

by Anne Schelle

Hundreds of technical experts are quietly finalizing the next revolution in over-the-air broadcasting, an effort that will soon enable the first Internet Protocol-based broadcast system in the world – the “next generation” TV platform …

Tags:Broadcast| Terrestrial (DTT)| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 08

LEADER Joins the TICO Alliance to Promote Efficient UHD Content Delivery

by Isaac Oburu

LEADER Electronics Corporation, a globally active producer of high-grade test and measurement equipment for the broadcast industry, announces that it has joined the TICO Alliance. This decision forms part of LEADER’s commitment to ensure …

Tags:Broadcast| Test Equipment| UltraHD (4KTV)

Eutelsat hits New Milestone of 6,000 TV Channels

by Isaac Oburu

Eutelsat Communications has crossed the threshold of 6,000 channels broadcasting via its fleet, further consolidating its position as a premium satellite operator and service provider to the global broadcasting industry. This new record reflects …

Tags:Broadcast| SAT>IP| Satellite