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Update from UHD Alliance

by Chris Chinnock

We met with the UHD Alliance at NAB 2016 to get any updates since their big news at CES, where they issued requirements for content creation and displays, plus a certification program. According to …

iWedia and DMT partner for UHD IPTV/OTT hybrid STBs Running Android TV

by Isaac Oburu

Digital Multimedia Technology Co., Ltd. (DMT), a leading manufacturer of Pay-TV Set-Top Boxes (STB), and iWedia, a leading provider of software solutions for TV devices to service operators and Consumer Electronics manufacturers, today announced …

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iWedia Creates UHD STB with DMT

by Tom Allen

iWedia and Digital Multimedia Technology have collaborated to produce an UltraHD IPTV/OTTT hybrid set-top box, running Android TV. It uses iWedia’s Teatro-3.5 STB software for Android TV, running on DMT’s hardware. The box itself …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| STBs| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 23 - Issue 17

Universal Details UltraHD Releases

by Tom Allen

Universal Pictures has joined other studios in announcing the release of UltraHD content. Its first UltraHD films, available as Blu-ray and digital release, will include Jason Bourne; The Huntsman: Winter’s War; Warcraft, Everest; Lucy; …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Movies & Content| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 23 - Issue 16

Imagine Communications Leads Industry in Facilitating Seamless Transition to UHD

by Isaac Oburu

Imagine Communications, empowering the media and entertainment industry through transformative innovation, is helping broadcasters, content distributors and other media companies simplify and accelerate their transitions to Ultra High Definition (UHD) and related capabilities by …

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UHD Alliance Announces Ultra HD Blu-ray Player Certification

by Isaac Oburu

The UHD Alliance (UHDA), the inter-industry group charged with fostering the Ultra HD ecosystem and promoting the benefits of Ultra HD entertainment technology, today expanded the range of products that can bear the ULTRA …

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Swisscom Enables UHD for Euro 2016

by Tom Allen

Swisscom TV customers will be able to watch select games of the European Championship in UltraHD this year; these will include the opening game and quarter-, semi- and grand finals. The games will be …

Panasonic’s UB900 4K Blu-ray Player Certified as ULTRA HD PREMIUM

by Isaac Oburu

Panasonic has today announced that its UB900 Ultra HD Blu-ray player has been officially certified as ULTRA HD PREMIUM. This follows yesterday’s announcement by the UHD Alliance that it is expanding its Ultra HD …

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DISH’s Hopper 3 DVR Now Supports Netflix in Ultra HD 4K

by Isaac Oburu

DISH customers can now stream the Netflix catalog of Ultra HD TV shows and movies from a Hopper 3 DVR. Beginning today, these Netflix titles join DISH’s inventory of Ultra HD content that includes …

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Dune HD and Sigma Designs create 4K Hybrid Media Player and IoT Hub

by Isaac Oburu

Sigma Designs®, a leading provider of intelligent system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for Smart TV, Smart home IoT and IP-based set-top-boxes (STBs), announced that Dune HD has selected Sigma Designs’ SMP8758 and Z-Wave® technology for its …

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Ateme Powers Live UHD in France

by Tom Allen

Fransat, Eutelsat’s French division, broadcast the Vienna Opera ballet, ‘Le Corsaire’, live in UltraHD on the 2nd April, using Ateme’s Titan solution. Content was encoded at 50fps with 10-bit colour, using HEVC.

Rai and Eutelsat Bring Live UHD to Italy

by Tom Allen

Italian public broadcaster Rai is working with Eutelsat to show seven matches from the Euro 2016 football tournament, in UltraHD on the Tivùsat free-to-view platform. The matches will be broadcast live via satellite, starting …