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ATSC 3.0 Makes it to CES 2021 – Virtually

by Aldo Cugnini

As we know all too well, CES for 2021 was an online-only event, due to the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic. So, in what may have been a boon to all those weary would-be travelers seeking …

Strong growth in the market for TV sets in Germany – Ultra HD share increases

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The GFU in Germany released data on the TV set market in Germnay. For the calendar year 2020, the market value was up 15.2% over 2019 to €4.4 billion while volumes …

Tags:Germany| Market Data| TVs (TV Sets)| UltraHD

LG Takes the Plunge with RGB OLEDs at CES

by Pete Putman

As someone who sat through numerous online press conferences and prowled virtual trade shows booths at last week’s CES 2021 show, I have to say the experience was less than satisfying. Seeing a new …

Links Round-up Week Ending 29th Jan 2021

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the second part of this week. EA’s hair-raising graphics IDC Predicts IT Spending …

So, There’s no Colour Content above P3 Gamut, is There? (Part 2)

by Bob Raikes

This is the second part of a short series on how wider colour gamut content is coming to the market. Yesterday , I looked at how the technology allows content with wider colour gamut …

Ultra HD Forum Tracks Over 190 UHD Services, Adds Emphasis on NGA, Releases Guidelines v2.4, and Plans First Watermarking API

by Artem Alekseenko

The Ultra HD Forum celebrates its fifth year of successfully bringing together broadcasters, service providers, consumer electronics manufacturers, and technology vendors to accelerate Ultra HD television deployment. The Forum has refreshed its website to …

Tags:OTT Video| UltraHD

A look at Epic’s Unreal Engine 5

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Unreal engine 5 – click for higher resolutionDr Jon Peddie explains the capabilities of the latest version of the Unreal Engine that will be supported in the upcoming PlayStation 5 (and …

Tags:3D software| Consoles| Graphics Software| UltraHD

Ultra HD Forum Tracks over 190 UHD services

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The UltraHD Forum, on the release of its Version 2.4 Guidelines, said that it has now identified 190 channels and services worldwide that are offering UltraHD content. The latest version includes …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| UltraHD

Evoca Broadcasts 4K Insight TV Via ATSC 3.0

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Evoca, a TV service provider, has set up a 24 hour OTA UltraHD broadcast system in Boise, Idaho. “We built Evoca for the more than 50 million U.S. households in mid-sized …

Tags:ATSC| UltraHD

Disney movies are now available in 4K on Apple’s iTunes store

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Disney movies can now be rented and purchased from the Apple iTunes Store in UltraHD with HDR. Buyers of the 1080P version will get an automatic upgrade. The article lists 82 …

Tags:Disney| Streaming Video| UltraHD

Short Takes from CES

by Ken Werner

Bob Raikes has been written several Display Dailies on what he saw at CES. Now it’s my turn. The following are not the big stories that everybody has written about, but they are things …

What do European Broadcasters Think about 8K?

by Bob Raikes

Recently I spent a couple of days at the DVB World event in Dublin – an occasion when broadcasters and service providers get together to talk about TV and broadcasting. One of the topics …

Tags:Broadcast| Europe| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| UltraHD