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Selevision Unveils New Codec

by Vanessa Browning

Selevision, a leading Saudi multi-platform entertainment company serving the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), today announced the launch of its game-changing new codec, aptly named ‘Nukodec’. Designed to replace the H.264 and H.265/HEVC …

Tags:Broadcast| HEVC (H.265)| MEA (Middle East & Africa)

Qualcomm Focuses on LTE Broadcast

by Bob Raikes

Qualcomm was at the show to talk about LTE broadcast rather than making any product or technology announcements. First the company clarified how it is likely to be used. Spectrum and data connections are …

Ericsson Arranges Special Event And Updates on HDR

by Bob Raikes

Away from the show floor, Ericsson held an event for clients and press in Canary Wharf, the docklands area of London. Simon Frost, global Head of Media Marketing and Communications, said that Ericsson has …

Thomson Auto-Balances Server Loads

by Tom Allen

Thomson Video Networks is a spin-off from the encoder division of Technicolor. It specialises in video encoding, decoding and compression. The company was promoting its ‘Behind Every Screen’ approach for ‘an all-encompassing video delivery …

Tags:Broadcast| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TV Connect 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Anga Com Replaces STB Vendors

by Tom Allen

Anga Com 2015 will take place in Cologne, Germany from the 9th – 11th June, and bookings have exceeded expectations. 440 exhibitors from 35 countries have booked space so far. Anga Com managing director, …

ATSC 3.0 Work Described at NAB Conference

by Aldo Cugnini

Sunday afternoon at the NAB Show Broadcast Engineering Conference was dedicated to a report on the ongoing development of the ATSC 3.0 standard. This next-generation broadcast standard is being developed to replace the existing …

Tags:ATSC| Broadcast| Large Display Monitor| NAB 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 17

StreamTV Moves Toward Glasses-free 3DTV Production

by Chris Chinnock

We met with StreamTV at CES where the company told us about its progress in the manufacture of glasses-free 3DTVs and new initiatives in broadcast and gaming. At NAB, we had a chance to …

Update on 8K Status and Roadmap

by Chris Chinnock

Development of the 8K ecosystem continues with Japan leading efforts of course. However, with the focus squarely on adding more pixels, the initiative is looking increasing out of step with other efforts focused on …

NEC Encoder Used in Terrestrial Trial

by Tom Allen

NEC has trialled UltraHD terrestrial broadcasting with Chilevisión, a commercial TV station in Chile. Chilevisión used NEC’s HEVC encoder (VC-8150) in the trial, sending live UltraHD transmissions to the press and VIP rooms of …

OTT Will Rise Four-Fold by 2019

by Tom Allen

Juniper Research says that OTT subscription revenues will rise four-fold by 2019, to $31.6 billion – up from just under $8 billion in 2014. There will be a ‘surge’ in uptake, due to continued …

Tags:Broadcast| Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| SVOD| Vol 22 - Issue 17

Accenture Says Change in TV is Accelerating

by Bob Raikes

Last week, Accenture, the consultancy, published its fifth annual multinational survey on digital content consumption and it had some interesting conclusions. Up to now, short form content has been the main type of viewing …

Tags:Broadcast| Cable Cutting (cord cutting)| OTT Video| Second Screens| Vol 22 - Issue 17

‘Festival 4k’ Channel Exceeds DCI-4k

by Tom Allen

What is being called ‘The first UltraHD channel in the world’ has been launched in the Netherlands. Brava Media’s ‘Festival 4K’ channel will show festivals, concerts and other events at a resolution higher than …