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Conflicts Between Broadcasters and Set Makers

by Bob Raikes

Over the years, Meko (the publishers of Display Monitor), Displaysearch, NPD Displaysearch, IHS and IHS Markit have run events around IFA to talk about the TV market. However, it has always proved very difficult …

IHS: China’s TV Programming Market is Now Second Only to the US

by Andrew Fenn

China has overtaken the UK in the television programming industry, becoming the second-largest market in the world after the United States, according to IHS Markit. TV programming expenditures in China, including online platforms, hit …

Love Nature 4K Launches in More EMEA Countries

by Andrew Fenn

Wildlife and nature channel Love Nature 4K, a collaboration between Blue Ant Media and Smithsonian Networks, has launched in the Netherlands and Switzerland. The channel is expanding its reach throughout the EMEA region, having …

8K/UHD-2 at the ADS

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Chris Chinnock opened the ADS with his talk titled Addressing the Challenges of Selling 8K. This talk mostly addressed issues associated with UHD-2 TV, not 8K cinema systems. The transition from Standard Definition (SD) …

BBC Claims to Solve Live HDR Production Puzzle

by Adrian Pennington

The BBC says it has found the answer to one of the problems bedevilling the industry’s transition to live HDR production — that of not compromising the standard dynamic range signal. It has developed …

Tags:BBC| Broadcast| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Vol 25 - Issue 27

Barco UniSee LCD Video Wall Installed in Television Studio

by Andrew Fenn

Farmers Newspaper & Broadcast has updated its television studio, including a new broadcast backdrop, courtesy of Barco. The company’s UniSee LCD video wall panels were installed in a 4 × 2 formation. The platform …

BBC Director General Elected New EBU President

by Andrew Fenn

It has been announced that the BBC’s Director General Tony Hall has been elected as the new president of the European Broadcasting Union. Meanwhile, Delphine Ernotte Cunci, CEO of France Télévisions, will become VP. …

Ateme Titan Chosen by NPO for Live World Cup Broadcast in UHD

by Andrew Fenn

Ateme, a French provider of video delivery solutions for broadcast, cable, DTH, IPTV and OTT, has announced that Dutch broadcaster NPO has selected its Titan virtual video processing solution for live Ultra HD coverage …

Charter Residential Video Customers Down in 2018 Q1

by Andrew Fenn

Charter has reported its financial and operating results for the first quarter of 2018. Residential video customers decreased by 122,000 in the first quarter of 2018, compared to the first quarter 2017, when video …

Tags:Broadcast| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 17

Megacable Adds 61,000 Video Subscribers in 2018 Q1

by Andrew Fenn

Megacable has announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2018. At the close of the quarter, the video segment reached 3,101,244 subscribers, a 6.6% growth or 193 thousand net adds year-on-year, continuing …

Tags:Broadcast| Large Display Monitor| LATAM| Vol 25 - Issue 17

Digital TV Research: vMVPD and D2C Revenues to Rocket Eightfold

by Andrew Fenn

vMVPD and D2C revenues will reach $24 billion by 2023 — eight times the $3 billion recorded in 2017, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. vMVPD will overshadow D2C, with its …

Tags:Broadcast| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 25 - Issue 17

Exploiting the Best of Broadcast and OTT

by Bob Raikes

This was a very uneven week in balance between the Large and Mobile Display Monitor. LDM this week has two event reports (NAB and ProLight and Sound), while MDM is a bit thinner than …