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Hispasat and MBS Collaborate on UltraHD

by Bob Raikes

Hispasat and Media Broadcast Satellite (MBS) in Germany have made an agreement to allow the teleport of MBS in Usingen, Germany, to be used to transmit UltraHD content to Hispasat satellites at 30º West. …

Tags:4k| IBC 2017| Large Display Monitor| Satellite| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 35

Opera TV is Now Vewd

by Bob Raikes

Opera TV changed its name and corporate identity at IBC (apparently we were not the first to suggest that we thought “Lewd, vewd” when we saw the new name!) and we met up with …

Tags:HTML5| IBC 2017| Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| Vol 24 - Issue 35

IFA & IBC Offer Different Views on the TV Industry

by Bob Raikes

I’m writing this week’s editorial in the press room of IBC – the overload from IFA caused our production of the regular weekly issue to slip so, frustratingly, I have been head down over …

Tags:Broadcast| Editorial| HDR - High Dynamic Range| HFR - High Frame Rate| IBC 2017| IFA 2017| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 34

IBC 2017 Roundup

by Bob Raikes

ABox42 of Germany was highlighting its range of IoT solutions that exploit its STBs and are organised around very specific use cases e.g. home owner, parent. The company told us that both Deutsche Telekom …

Tags:Broadcast Monitors| Codecs| Flexible Displays| IBC 2017| Intel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| NEC| OLEDs| STBs| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Test Equipment| Vol 24 - Issue 35

IBC Catch Up

by Bob Raikes

The organisers of IBC reported that 57,669 visitors attended the event across the six days of the show and conference, a new record in the 50th event. The event will take place next year …

Tags:360 Degree Video| IBC 2017| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Satellite| Security| STBs| Vol 24 - Issue 37

Ultra HD Forum at IBC 2017 to Discuss the Future of UHD

by Andrew Fenn

The Ultra HD Forum will be giving a masterclass in all things UHD and discussing “Phase B”, the next generation of Ultra HD, at this year’s IBC in Amsterdam. The session will take place …

Tags:Back Panel| IBC 2017| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 33

BenQ To Preview the SW271 Colour Critical Monitor at IBC

by Bob Raikes

BenQ will show its SW271 monitor at IBC next month, after previewing it at SigGraph. (BenQ Brings New Monitors to Siggraph). The company will be on stand 12.G48 at IBC from 15th–19th September. The …

Tags:Back Panel| BenQ| Colour Critical Monitors| Desktop Monitors| IBC 2017| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 31

ImmersiaTV to Show Synchronous Content at IBC

by Milos Pavlovic

ImmersiaTV plans to show technology in the Future Zone at IBC to allow the use of conventional TV sets, companion screens/tablets, and AR/VR headsets while providing a synchronous, coherent viewing experience across all of …

Tags:IBC 2017| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 31

DTC Domo Broadcast Will Launch Wireless UHD Transmitter at IBC 2017

by Andrew Fenn

DTC will launch a new UHD-capable wireless transmitter at this year’s International Broadcast Convention in Amsterdam. In the report, DTC Domo Broadcast Sales Director JP Delport said: “It is exciting to watch the development …

Tags:IBC 2017| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 27