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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)

If they can do what they say they can….

by Bob Raikes

This week, Tom and I both went to the TV Connect event in London and I also went along to events run by Ericsson (alongside TV Connect) and Sharp so it was a busy …

Tags:Codecs| Editorial| HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 18

V-Nova Can Enhance Existing Streams

by Bob Raikes

We missed the first launch of V-Nova and its new codec (More Details of V-Nova Perseus Emerge), so we were pleased to catch up with the firm at TV Connect, especially as we had …

Tags:Codecs| HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TV Connect 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 18

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VixS Nearly Ready with 6800 Chip

by Bob Raikes

VixS Multi Display Uses a single 6400 for one UltraHD P60, one FullHD and four 720P streamsThe first news from chip-maker, VixS, was that the latest version of its “Golden Reference Decoder” box, the …

Tags:HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TV Connect 2015| UltraHD & 4K| ViXS| Vol 22 - Issue 18

V-Nova Secures Best in Show

by Tom Allen

V-Nova’s Perseus compression technology (V-Nova’s Perseus Lowers UltraHD Bandwidth Requirements) took home a 2015 Newbay Media Best of Show award at NAB this month. Perseus is said to lower bitrates by up to three …

Tags:Back Panel| Codecs| HEVC (H.265)| JPEG2000| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 17

Ericsson Wins Best Paper Award for HDR Compression Analysis

by Bob Raikes

At the recent NAB event, Ericsson won the Best Paper award for its paper “Implications of High Dynamic Range on the Broadcast Chain for HD and Ultra-HD Content” which was based on research done …

Tags:Ericsson| HDR - High Dynamic Range| HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| Rec 709| Vol 22 - Issue 17

More Details of V-Nova Perseus Emerge

by Bob Raikes

We have managed to glean some more details of the Perseus compression technology from V-Nova (V-Nova’s Perseus Lowers UltraHD Bandwidth Requirements). Digitaltveurope.net reports that at the technology launch, a stream of 300Mbps was shown …

Tags:Broadcast| Codecs| HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 15

NeuLion Adds UltraHD Streaming With HEVC

by Tom Allen

NeuLion, owner of an end-to-end distribution platform, has announced support for secure UltraHD streaming using HEVC and MPEG-DASH. Pay-TV operators can use the platform to stream live content to multiple platforms including mobiles, TVs …

Tags:4k| Distribution| HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| MPEG| Security| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 15

V-Nova’s Perseus Lowers UltraHD Bandwidth Requirements

by Tom Allen

A UK company called V-Nova claims to have developed a new compression technology offering between two- and three-times bitrate savings in video streaming, compared to codecs such as H.264, HEVC and JPEG2000. ‘Perseus’ has …

Tags:broadband| Broadcast| Broadcasters| Broadcom| Codecs| EBU| HEVC (H.265)| Hitachi| Intel| JPEG2000| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Sky| Vol 22 - Issue 14

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HEVC Advance Offering Essential HEVC Patents in Competition to MPEG LA

by Norbert Hildebrand

HEVC Advance announced that it will be offering essential HEVC patents to potential users this year. The company will officially open in the third quarter of 2015, with pricing being announced in the second …

Tags:HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Streaming Video| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 22 - Issue 14

DTG Updates UK’s D-Book for 2015

by Tom Allen

The UK’s Digital Television Group has launched the D-Book 8. The new version provides the DTT industry with the tools to support Freeview Play and manage the clearance of the 700MHz spectrum. Also included …

Tags:DTG| HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Spectrum Allocation| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 14