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Wimbledon Tennis Tournament Coming to BBC iPlayer in UHD and HDR

by Andrew Fenn

The BBC will offer select games from this year’s Wimbledon tennis tournament in Ultra HD and HDR to viewers in the UK via its catch-up TV platform, iPlayer. The news follows a trial during …

700m² of Absen LED Panels Installed at Spanish Racetrack

by Andrew Fenn

Crambo recently supplied and installed 700m² of Absen X5 LED panels at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya racetrack in Spain. These panels have a pixel size of 5.2 mm and dimensions of 10 × 5.62 …

Intelsat and Globo Collaborate on Live 8K Transmission Demo for World Cup

by Andrew Fenn

Intelsat will partner with Latin American broadcaster Globo to demonstrate live 8K video transmissions in Brazil for the 2018 World Cup. Content will be broadcast as part of an exhibition at the Museu de …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Sports and Stadiums| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vol 25 - Issue 24

Oculus Streaming World Cup Matches in VR via Venues App

by Andrew Fenn

Oculus is streaming a small selection of matches from this year’s World Cup competition free of charge, through its new social viewing app, Venues. The first match to be streamed via the app took …

France Télévisions Showcased New Technology 2018 French Tennis Open

by Andrew Fenn

At this year’s French Open tennis tournament, France Télévisions used professional 8K cameras and one of the first 8K monitors available in the world, with a resolution of 7,680 x 4,320 pixels. France Télévisions …

Amazon Acquires Premier League Rights

by Bob Raikes

Amazon has bought the rights to screen 20 games in each of the next three seasons from the English Premier :League. Analyst Comment This is the first time that a broadacaster other than Sky …

NextVR to Deliver NBA Final Highlights Again in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

For the second consecutive year, NBA Digital and NextVR will offer fans free on-demand VR highlights of the 2018 NBA Finals, presented by YouTube TV. NextVR also announced the public availability of a new …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Sports and Stadiums| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 22

BBC will Stream World Cup 2018 Matches in VR in the UK

by Andrew Fenn

The BBC, a UK rights holder for this year’s FIFA World Cup, will stream its 33 licensed matches in VR via a special app designed for the occasion. The “BBC Sport VR – FIFA …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Sports and Stadiums| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Absen Announced as Sponsor of StadiumBusiness Summit

by Andrew Fenn

Absen has announced it will sponsor and exhibit at the forthcoming StadiumBusiness Summit, taking place on June 12th and 13th at the Emirates Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester, UK. The company will demonstrate its …

Fox to Deliver UltraHD and HDR Video Over 5G at 2018 US Open

by Andrew Fenn

Fox Sports, in cooperation with the Fox Innovation Lab and partners Ericsson, Intel and AT&T, will use 5G technology to stream Ultra HD and HDR video over 5G for broadcast nationwide in the US …

BBC Streams Rugby League Game Live in UHD and HDR

by Andrew Fenn

The BBC streamed last week’s Rugby League match between the York City Knights and Catalans Dragons live in Ultra HD and HDR on its experimental iPlayer Beta app. The BBC uses HEVC encoding and …

Daktronics Installs LED Video Display at Harvard University

by Andrew Fenn

Daktronics recently installed a large-sized LED video display at Harvard University’s Blodgett Pool in Massachusetts, United States. Measuring 4.9 m tall by 8.5 m wide, the video display features 6 mm pitch and is …

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Sports and Stadiums| Vol 25 - Issue 14