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OTT versus Linear TV at Streaming Media East

by Norbert Hildebrand

One of the hot topics at Streaming Media East was, of course, how streaming will affect the existing TV infrastructure. There was no debate about whether streaming video could challenge existing platforms, but observations …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Streaming Media East 2015| Streaming Video| Vol 22 - Issue 20

4KUltraHDLogos

4K/UHD at Streaming Media East

by Norbert Hildebrand

While streaming media may be seen as a format for mobile devices, it does include all forms of streamed video including streaming UHD content to TVs and is, in fact, the only way the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Streaming Media East 2015| Streaming Video| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 22 - Issue 20

DTG Summit Roundup

by Tom Allen

There were several breaks throughout the conference programme, which gave delegates the chance to view demonstrations from companies that were not speaking. This year, of course, the focus was on UltraHD and its enhancements. …

Tags:Awards| Broadcast| DTG| DTG Summit 2015| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Panasonic| Sky| Vol 22 - Issue 20

Closing Thoughts

by Tom Allen

The DTG Summit is always an interesting look into the UK broadcast industry, which we at Display Monitor tend to focus on less than the European or US markets. Nevertheless, this year’s event showed …

Tags:DTG| DTG Summit 2015| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 20

The Industry Must ‘CollaborVate’

by Tom Allen

The final panel of the day had the much-mocked title ‘CollaborVation’ – even the panelists didn’t seem to know what it was really about! The chair was Nigel Walley (MD of Decipher), and the …

Tags:Broadcast Market| Broadcasters| DTG| DTG Summit 2015| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Standards| Terrestrial (DTT)| UltraHD (4KTV)| User-generated Content| Vol 22 - Issue 20

Beyond HD Discusses Transport Challenges

by Tom Allen

Ron Martin of Panasonic, Paul Hide of TechUK, Tom Christphory of SES and Simon Fell from the EBU took part in a panel titled ‘Beyond HD: Can we deliver it, and how?’ The panel …

Tags:DTG| DTG Summit 2015| EBU| HDR - High Dynamic Range| HFR - High Frame Rate| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Panasonic| SES| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 20| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

Katie Noland

As Screens Grow, HD Will Suffer, Says Noland

by Tom Allen

Katie Noland is an R&D technologist at the BBC. She spoke about a survey undertaken last year, investigating average viewing distances in the UK. A small but growing number of people are sitting in …

Tags:BBC| DTG Summit 2015| EBU| HDR - High Dynamic Range| HDTV| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TV Viewing| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 20

Panasonic: Resolution Alone is Not Enough

by Tom Allen

Panasonic Hollywood Labs (PHL) was originally a joint venture between Universal Studios and Panasonic, before Panasonic took sole ownership. The organisation moved to a new building in February, which director Ron Martin helped to …

Tags:DTG| DTG Summit 2015| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Panasonic| Vol 22 - Issue 20

What is the UltraHD Recipe? DTG Testing Shows Problems

by Tom Allen

Simon Gauntlett was the next speaker – he is the CTO of the DTG. “There was lots of talk about ‘beyond HD’ and future-proofing this morning”, he said, “[but] we must be careful when …

Tags:DTG| DTG Summit 2015| HDR - High Dynamic Range| HFR - High Frame Rate| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 20| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

UK Moves Towards On-Demand

by Tom Allen

The second session of the day closed with two speakers and a panel discussion, although the information that came from them was minor. First was Carl Hibbert, associate director at Futuresource. His data shows …

Tags:3G & 4G| DTG| DTG Summit 2015| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Spectrum Allocation| Vol 22 - Issue 20

Freeview Simplifies the Connected Experience

by Tom Allen

Freeview is the UK’s free DTT platform. For several years Ilse Howing – MD of connected TV at Digital UK, which looks after Freeview – has wanted to talk about a connected proposition for …

Tags:DTG| DTG Summit 2015| HbbTV| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Terrestrial (DTT)| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 20

UltraHD Needs Demystifying in Retail, Says Uden

by Tom Allen

Andrew Uden is the senior technical manager at UK supermarket chain, Asda, which is owned by Walmart. He spoke about developments in the TV industry, starting with an informal poll to see how many …

Tags:DTG| DTG Summit 2015| Formats| HDTV| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail| Retailers| Smart TV| Standards| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 20