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NHK to Launch “World First” 8K Channel Next Year

by Andrew Fenn

Advanced Television reports that NHK executives announced to attendees at this week’s Mipcom UHD trade show in Cannes that it is currently producing a variety of 8K content, as well as making further investments …

Augmented TV Demos at NAB

by Chris Chinnock

Augmented TV is a concept where a phone, tablet or headset is used to add additional information for the user while watching TV in a traditional living room situation. We saw examples from Technicolor, …

NHK Bonds Channels to Put Super Hi-Vision over Cable

by Bob Raikes

At the Ceatec show, Japanese broadcaster, NHK, said that has developed a set top box (STB) that allows the display of UltraHD or 8K signals by exploiting and bonding multiple cable channels to give …

High Dynamic Range – the Other Eight

by Matthew Brennesholtz

I’ve written about high dynamic range (HDR) systems several times recently. Most of the focus has been on Dolby Vision and HDR10, primarily because content formatted for these two HDR systems is available in …

Tags:BBC| Dolby Vision| HDR - High Dynamic Range| NHK| Vol 23 - Issue 35

Japanese Collaborate on Super Hi-Vision 8K

by Bob Raikes

Nikkei has reported that Panasonic and Sony will join up with NHK to develop Super Hi-Vision (8K) technology and TV sets. Sony has committed to launching TVs in 2020 and Panasonic also plans to …

Japan Meets 8k Deadline

by Tom Allen

Highlights from the London 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremony were played on the channelJapan began 8k broadcasts on the 1st August – five days before the Olympic Games. NHK is running the satellite channel, …

SKY Perfect JSAT Chooses HLG for HDR

by Isaac Oburu

Japanese satellite operator SKY Perfect JSAT is set to launch the world’s first publicly-available UltraHD HDR broadcast on the 4th October. The channel will be free of charge and accessible to anyone with compatible …

NHK’s iOLED is Moisture-Resistant

by Milos Pavlovic

In 2013, Japanese broadcaster NHK’s Science & Technology Research Laboratories (STRL) developed a new OLED structure to improve its moisture and oxygen resistance. The development was called ‘inverted OLED’ or iOLED. A full colour …

8k Progress Made in Japan

by Tom Allen

Two of Japan’s three major mobile carriers have announced successful 8k trials. NTT Docomo, with Nokia, transported real-time 8k video over a 5G network. Video was stored on a server, compressed and transmitted to …

NHK Shows 8K HDR Demo at NAB 2016

by Chris Chinnock

NHK showed 8K cameras and video at NAB 2016 along with a demo of HDR on an 8K display.

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| NAB 2016| NHK| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vol 23 - Issue 16

Socionext Decodes 8k

by Tom Allen

Socionext has introduced a single-chip SoC that can process decoding of 8k HEVC video. The SCH801A was developed with Japan’s NHK, and has successfully decoded 8k test streaming data. Existing digital TV SoCs will …

Olympics Used to Test 8k, WCG and HDR

by Tom Allen

UltraHD will not be broadcast from the Olympics in Rio (IOC Has ‘No Plans’ for UltraHD in Rio) – but the format will not be entirely absent. Japan’s NHK will record at least some …