UltraHD (4KTV) – Page 18

OTA 4K To Arrive at CES

by Tom Allen

An over-the-air demonstration of an UltraHD TV broadcast will be shown at CES 2016, using the ATSC 3.0 standard. The signal will be sent from the Sinclair Broadcasting transmitter, near Las Vegas, to various …

Vodafone Launches 4k in Germany

by Tom Allen

ADSL customers of Vodafone Deutschland are now being offered a new UltraHD STB that can be used to access the company’s IPTV and VoD services. The box is called The TV Centre, and features …

5 Million 4K TV Owners Can Now Load Up on 4K Content This Holiday Season

by Tom Allen

NanoTech Entertainment (OTCPINK: NTEK), announced today that UltraFlix, home of more than 1,000 Hollywood Movies, Top IMAX Documentaries, Award Winning TV Series and Concerts, is now offering everyone with a 4K TV the opportunity …

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Internet Speeds Rise for 4k Readiness

by Tom Allen

According to Akamai’s latest State of the Internet report, 15% of global IP addresses are now classified as ‘4k-ready’ (defined as 15Mbps speeds or higher) – almost triple that of the 5.3% in Q2. …

The First Demonstration Of Broadcast’s “Next Gen” UHD With High Dynamic Range Content (HDR) Exhibited In Las Vegas To South Korean Broadcast Delegation

by Isaac Oburu

With the ATSC standard for next-generation broadcast television nearing completion, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) today invited a delegation of 11 South Korean broadcast industry experts to witness the first end-to-end transmission of …

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Sinclair Uses ATSC in UHD HDR Demo

by Tom Allen

Sinclair Broadcast Group has demonstrated the first end-to-end transmission of UltraHD HDR Scalable High Efficiency Video (SHVC) encoded content, using ATSC 3.0. The signal came from Sinclair’s facility on Black Mountain, near Las Vegas, …

Vimeo Follows 4k Uploads With Streaming

by Tom Allen

VoD platform Vimeo has begun to roll out UltraHD content for streaming to all users, following the introduction of an upload and download service last year. Initially only available through a browser, the feature …

Tricolor Brings UHD to Russia

by Tom Allen

An UltraHD package is now being broadcast by Tricolor TV in Russia. Subscribers to Tricolor get access to the two channels, which consists of films, documentaries, sports and entertainment programmes, at no extra cost. …

Smithsonian Brings Nature to the Living Room

by Tom Allen

Smithsonian has launched a new UltraHD service in the USA: a nature streaming service called Smithsonian Earth. At launch, it is available for $4 per month, exclusively on the Roku 4 player in UltrahD. …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 48

DirecTV Plans UHD in 2016

by Tom Allen

DirecTV is testing UltraHD transmissions of sports content, ahead of a formal launch. The company intends to launch UltraHD services early next year. SVP of video and space communication, Phil Goswitz, told attendees of …

V-Nova’s PERSEUS powers first UltraHD broadcast of Real Madrid vs. Barcelona, football’s “El Clásico”

by Isaac Oburu

V-Nova Ltd., a leading provider of video compression solutions, announced today that its innovative PERSEUS technology was deployed by Mediapro’s Overon for visually lossless contribution of the November 21 “El Clásico” match between Real …

Tags:Broadcast| Codecs| Spain| UltraHD (4KTV)

Perseus Chosen for Live UltraHD Broadcast

by Tom Allen

Mediapro’s Overon used V-Nova’s Perseus compression codec for an UltraHD broadcast of a football match (‘El Clásico’) between Real Madrid and Barcelona, in Spain, on the 21st November. Live footage was encoded at the …