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MPEG Updates HEVC Patent License

by Tom Allen

The coverage of MPEG’s HEVC Patent Portfolio License has been updated, to conform with recent revisions to the HEVC standard. As a result, the profiles now include Main, Main 10; Main Still Picture; Multiview; …

Tags:Broadcast| HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| MPEG| Patents| Vol 22 - Issue 13

Ateme Claims to Double HEVC Processing Speed

by Tom Allen

Ateme has developed a new transcoder that is claimed to double HEVC file processing speed. The Titan File is applicable to both large and small screens; it ‘improves…video quality and bandwidth efficiency’ of content …

Tags:ATEME| HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Transcoders| UltraHD (4KTV)| UltraHD & 4K| VOD in UltraHD & 4K| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Imagination Video Encoding is High Quality

by Bob Raikes

We spoke to Imagination Technologies at CES, but the company still managed to have plenty of news at MWC. The first news was support by Imagination of the Vulkan low level API that has …

Tags:GPUs| HEVC (H.265)| Imagination Tech| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 11

DVB-T2 with HEVC Trialled in Czech Republic (Again)

by Tom Allen

Czech broadcast network operator Ceske Radiokomunikace has begun a second test of DVB-T2 with HEVC, following a trial last year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 28). This test is expected to last until February …

Tags:Czech Republic| DVB-T & T2| HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 10

Kirk Edwardson Speaks About HbbTV 2.0

by Tom Allen

The HbbTV Association finalised and released the HbbTV 2.0 specification last month (UltraHD and Continuity Arrive With HbbTV 2.0). The new document outlined various additions to HbbTV, such as support for the HEVC codec …

Tags:HbbTV| HEVC (H.265)| HTML5| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Chips&Media Appoints Dream Chip Technologies for European Sales

by Helen Vince

Korea’s Chips&Media has appointed Dream Chip Technologies (DCT) in Germany as sales representative for its 4k video technology in Europe. The companies said that DCT will represent Chips&Media’s video cores in Europe offering high …

Tags:ASICs| HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 22 - Issue 09

Sensio Announces 4K 3D TV Distribution Format

by Matthew Brennesholtz

On January 5th, Sensio  (Montreal, Québec, Canada) announced a new 3D format at CES 2015 for streaming 3D content to UHD televisions called the Sensio 3D/4K format. According to the company, this format is compatible with …

Tags:3D TV| HEVC (H.265)| LG Electronics (LGE)| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 22 - Issue 05

DTG’s 4k Plugfests turn spotlight on HEVC streams

by Helen Vince

The DTG’s UK UHD Forum has held its second 4k Plugfest with a focus on content streamed in 4k over satellite, IP and DTT to UHD TVs and set-top boxes. This DTG members-only event brought …

Tags:DTG| HEVC (H.265)

Digitag Predicts 8k by 2023

by Tom Allen

A roadmap by Digitag shows that 8k TV could be in place on Europe’s DTT platforms by 2023. The ‘Roadmap for the Evolution of DTT’ report (http://tinyurl.com/o42y8xf) predicts that consumers will see a transition …

Tags:4k| Broadcast| DVB-T & T2| HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 06