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Nvidia Shield Can Now Stream 4K Movies

by Alan Spencer

The Nvidia Shield box has received an update that enables it to stream 4K movies from the Google Play Movie store and also enables the built-in Chromecast feature to handle 4K movies. Google started …

Tags:Consoles| Mobile Display Monitor| Nvidia| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 16

Intel and NeuLion Enable Secure, 4K UHD Sports Streaming

by Alan Spencer

As consumer demand for higher quality video grows for live sports and movies, 4K UHD resolution becomes more important, Intel believes. Using 7th generation Intel core processors and Intel software guard extensions (SGX) will …

UHD Forum Issues Forensic Watermarking Guidelines

by Alan Spencer

The Ultra HD Forum has issued its latest guidelines, “UHD Forum Guidelines version 1.3” which includes a new chapter on forensic watermarking. The new guidelines are as a result of a collaboration between leading …

Two US Pay-TV Providers Launch Linear Ultra HD Services

by Alan Spencer

Two multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) have launched the first commercial linear Ultra HD services to cable and IPTV subscriber homes in the US. The services were launched using SES’s satellite-delivered, pre-packaged, Ultra HD …

Sky to Show Test Match Cricket in 4K UHD

by Alan Spencer

Sky Q customers in the UK and Ireland, that have Sky Sports and Sky’s Q box, will be able to watch England’s four cricket test (international) matches in Ultra HD this summer. The test …

NTV+ Ultra HD Service Now Available Throughout Russia

by Alan Spencer

NTV+ has launched Ultra HD TV broadcasts in the European part of Russia. The company had previously launched its UHD service in Russia’s Far East and Siberia, so now the service is available across …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Russia| Satellite| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 15

Beamr Updates its HEVC Encoding Technology

by Bob Raikes

Beamr Imaging said that it has developed a content-adaptive HEVC software encoder, Beamr 5x that is said to produce HEVC video streams that are 50% smaller than the previous version, Beamr 5. The company …

12K Video over Three Video walls

by Bob Raikes

A project by VisionQuest Design & Production of Atlanta, USA uses three UltraHD videos on adjacent large (3 x 3) video walls which are interactive, using touch. Each display uses special speakers to provide …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Video Walls| Vol 24 - Issue 15

Deutsche Telekom to Roll Out 4K Ultra HD Channels

by Alan Spencer

Deutsche Telekom is planning to unveil a new roll-out of 4K ultra HD channels later this year as part of its Entertain TV service. The announcement was made at the MIPTV event in Cannes, …

Tags:4k| Europe| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 15

Mediaset Suggests UHD Interim Solution in Italy

by Bob Raikes

Advanced Television reports that Marco Pellegrinato, head of R&D and Innovation at the RTI Mediaset group in Italy said in a panel session at the MIPTV event in Cannes that there might be an …

Insight TV Adds Content to M7 Group’s Customers

by Alan Spencer

Insight TV is now providing UHD and HD channels to Luxembourg-based M7 Group, for broadcast on CanalDigitaal (Netherlands), two Belgian cable networks, Skylink in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and HD Austria. Bill Wijdeveld, …

Tags:4k| Europe| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 13

Kramer Can Test HDMI Up to DCI 4K

by Bob Raikes

Kramer has a new tester, the 860 HDMI 18G Signal Generator & Analyzer that can be used to test systems with resolutions up to DCI 4K at 4096 x 2160 at 60Hz (4:4:4). It …