Media Delivery
Opinion: Multiviewers set the standard in the multi-channel OTT TV world
With more streaming services offering ever more programming, ensuring that it is all of the highest quality is crucial. And, argues Erik Otto, chief...
HDR
Media Consumption
Apple Vision Pro confirms Dolby Vision HDR content
The headset features a pair of ultra-high-resolution micro-OLED displays, creating 23 million pixels with wide colour, high dynamic range, and Dolby Vision
Media Delivery
How streaming services can distribute content in SDR and HDR
InterDigital's Nick Mitchell explains how companies can address the challenge and the new strategies that are available for streaming service providers to differentiate themselves...
Production & Post
Broadcast mastering company Eurotape Media upgrades technology
The company has opted for the latest version of the R&S Clipster 6 Mark 2 from Rohde & Schwarz to achieve up to a...
IP Migration
A new era of flexibility, scalability, and efficiency in content production and distribution
TVBEurope meets Matrox Video’s Alberto Cieri to discuss everything from the on-going adoption of IP to 8K and HDR, the expansion of IPMX into...
Media Consumption
AWS Elemental MediaLive adds image overlay support, colour space conversion
AWS said users will be able to map the larger colour space gamut in an HDR source to an SDR output
IP Migration
The trends of 2023: SMPTE ST 2110 adoption, and hybrid cloud deployments
John Riley, VP sales engineering at Telestream, talks to TVBEurope about the on-going adoption of SMPTE’s ST 2110 standards within the media industry, and...
Media Consumption
Amazon Prime Video to kick off Premier League matches in HDR
Fans will also be able to take advantage of a new in-game match selector, accessible during a live match to switch between multiple concurrent...
Media Consumption
Netflix develops HDR-VMAF to dynamically optimise all its HDR content
HDR-VMAF is designed to be format-agnostic and measures the perceptual quality of HDR video signal regardless of its container format
Thought Leadership
The trends of 2023: IP adoption, UHD/HDR, and virtual production
AJA president Nick Rashby talks to TVBEurope about the continuing move towards broader IP adoption, demand for UHD/HDR content, and the rise of virtual...
Media Consumption
UHD Spain conducts 5G UHD-HDR broadcast trial
"In the not too distant future, the production model we have tested will become standard for covering live events at the highest UHD-HDR quality,...
Media Consumption
EBU publishes dynamic HDR converter test results
The test results show that dynamic converters can outperform static in terms of highlight compression and gamut correction, as well as introducing noise amplification,...
Media Consumption
EBU updates guidance on UHD/HDR content exchange
The new versions are based on recent work from contributing EBU members and are designed to be easier to use, said the organisation
Audio
Microservices: Audio processing to enhance viewer experience
Emotion Systems' MC Patel looks at how audio standards can be raised and maintained through automated deliverables, raising consumer satisfaction, eliminating costly reworks and...
Media Consumption
NEP UK serves up expanded UHD coverage at Wimbledon
NEP UK is using 224 channels of conversion to deliver both HD SDR and UHD HDR to rights holders around the world
Media Consumption
What content owners should consider when delivering SDR and HDR content
InterDigital's vice president of technology, Alan Stein, shares his perspective on the elements that content owners and aggregators should consider when implementing solutions that...
Live Production
How the BBC delivered the Coronation of King Charles III in UHD HDR
BBC R&D spent the last six months working with the BBC Studios Production team, manufacturers, and its outside broadcast providers, Cloudbass, EMG, Timeline and...
Media Consumption
BBC iPlayer to stream Coronation in UHD HDR
BBC iPlayer’s UHD stream will also use Wide Colour Gamut
Media Delivery
BitFire introduces HDR for live video transmission
The update leverages BitFire’s software-defined platform to increase broadcast capabilities using the company's hardware already deployed
IP Migration
Lawo introduces Home Apps
The first four Home Apps to be introduced are Multiviewer, UDX Conversion with HDR processing, Stream Transcoder and Graphic Inserter
Production & Post
Canon zooms in on new 4K, 8K and HDR lenses
According to Canon, the CN-E14-35mm T1.7 L S / SP and CN-E31.5-95mm T1.7 L S / SP are the fastest Super 35mm lenses on...
Production & Post
Avid unveils new storage solutions for Ultra-High Resolution workflows
The Avid NEXIS | F2 Sold State Drive can be used with 4K, 8K and HDR content, with capacity to scale from 38.4TB to 307.2TB...
Production & Post
AWS Elemental MediaConvert adds support for enhanced colour processing
MediaConvert can generate Dolby Vision dynamic metadata for on-the-fly jobs to convert non-Dolby Vision HDR content into Dolby Vision
Production & Post
Leveraging emerging HDR technologies for streaming and broadcast content
High dynamic range (HDR) is making rapid progress in replacing legacy standard dynamic range (SDR) as the next generation of TVs, streaming services and...
People
Virtual Post pushes into servicing high-dynamic range productions with latest hire
Philippa Beasley-Swanson has joined the company in the newly created role of head of picture
Media Management
Cinegy updates Cinegy Air for HDR and SDR playout through an HLG engine
The playout engine can also create a simulcast SDR stream from a primary HDR engine
Live Production
Why camera shading has never been more important
Bruce Lane, US regional sales manager, Telestream, argues that in the not-too-distant past, productions could occasionally get away without shading cameras to perfection for...
Production & Post
dock10 provides home comforts for BBC’s World Cup coverage
The UK’s leading television facility is serving as the UK production base for BBC Sport’s coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2022
Production & Post
Blackmagic Design updates Cintel to include real-time HDR scanning in UHD
The new model retains features from the original Cintel Scanners, such as digital servos, gentle capstan drives, advanced colour science, 35mm and 16mm film...
Media Consumption
BBC to stream ‘most of’ its FIFA World Cup games in UHD HDR
Broadcaster has the rights to 33 matches during Qatar 2022, including the big game between Wales and England on 29th November.
Media Consumption
Tackling the creative challenges of HDR
Imagine Communications' John Mailhot explains how, with the right technical infrastructure, the scene is set for increased deployment of HDR in more live event...
Production & Post
Case study: Enhancing content production with next-generation workflows
How 4K/UltraHD, HDR, and mixed reality workflows are being employed across the production industry, from live sport to virtual production
Media Management
A timely migration to the cloud for motion compensated frame rate conversion
James Shepherd, CTO, InSync Technology, takes a look at how frame rate conversion can help broadcasters meet the ever-growing demand for high-quality content
Business
September edition of TVBEurope out now
Our September 2022 issue offers the latest insight on UHD and HDR capabilities, as well as a look at he restoration of early Morecambe...
Media Delivery
The future for UHD
Benjamin Schwarz, Communications Working Group chair, discusses how the Ultra HD Forum's activities reflect growing maturity in the run-up to IBC 2022
Live Production
Canon updates XF605 camera for multicamera systems, adds vertical shooting support
According to the company, broadcasters can integrate the XF605 into their set-up and control the ISO, aperture, Custom Picture and AF of all cameras...
Production & Post
Avatar, Titanic to get cinematic re-release with High Frame Rate
James Cameron's production coming Lightstorm Entertainment is working with Pixelworks' TrueCut Motion platform to remaster the films
Live Production
LiveU’s latest transmission solution supports 4K 10-bit HDR video over 5G
The unit, which weighs just over 2lb/900g, can be managed both remotely from the production control centre, and locally by OB crews
Media Consumption
Sky to introduce HDR to Formula 1 coverage
Sky Deutschland has confirmed it will be showing races in UHD/HDR quality, while in the UK Sky Q's EPG includes an "Introducing Ultra HDR"...
Live Production
Mediapro showcases 4K UHD HDR at Madrid Fashion Week
Mediapro deployed its latest OB truck, which has been customised to produce two 4K quality signals simultaneously, as well as ultra-high definition digital sound
Production & Post
Molinare opens Dolby Atmos 4K HDR theatre
The Jack Cardiff Theatre is "the largest room of its kind in London"
Live Production
NBC Sports selects tech vendors for Beijing Olympic, Paralympic Games
Broadcaster is using remote production workflows for both video and audio coverage of the Games