NHK

Production & Post

New Gamut Rings standard adopted internationally

NHK has developed a system that automatically measures the display colour gamut boundary and renders gamut rings

Media Consumption

Brazil’s Globo tests 8K at Tokyo 2020

Globo partnered with Intel on the tests, with 8K HDR standard images reaching 33 million pixels

Audio

NHK announces ‘world’s first’ live mixing console for object-based audio

New console can take up to 192 audio signal inputs, and output up to 64 channels for transmission (including audio metadata), and up to...

Media Consumption

NHK to showcase latest broadcast tech in online event

Event will discuss a number of research projects including high-definition light-field reproduction 3D imaging systems, advanced terrestrial broadcasting technology, and a companion robot that...

Production & Post

NHK is sending 8K cameras to Mars

Cameras will be employed to take the world's first 8K images of the red planet

Technology

NHK developing 3D TV without the need for glasses

Aktina Vision captures an object from different viewpoints (horizontal and vertical locations) in order to obtain multi-viewpoint images

Production & Post

NHK tries 8K for Rugby World Cup

Content will be available to other broadcasters in UHD/4K

TVBEverywhere

World’s first programme of 8K screenings announced

Scheduled for 9th April at MIPTV 2019

Technology

Eutelsat delivers live images for NHK’s new 8K channel

Eutelsat 12 West B satellite broadcast live images from the Vatican

TVBEverywhere

NHK confirms 8K channel launch date

NHK BS8K will debut on 1st December

TVBEverywhere

NHK to launch 8K satellite channel this year

BS8K will launch in December

Content

NHK plans “world’s first” 8K channel

8K satellite channel due to launch at end of 2018

IBC

EBS signs new deal with Japan International Broadcasting

EPG services provider EBS has announced a major new supply deal with Japan International Broadcasting Inc. The deal has been struck in JIB’s capacity...

IBC

NHK reveals plans for ultra-thin 8K displays

Japanese public broadcaster NHK has unveiled plans to develop a new ‘ultra-thin’ OLED-based 8K display technology at IBC. The broadcaster is showing a 1mm-thick...

IBC

See the Olympics in 8K

8K isn’t just coming, it’s already here. This summer, ahead of the Rio Games, Japanese state broadcaster NHK began test transmissions in 8K on...

Production & Post

Ikegami delivers 8K OB truck

Ikegami has completed its work on the first 8K OB production vehicle, complete with 22.2 channel surround sound. The 8K OB vehicle was delivered...

News

TVBEverywhere

Companies collaborate for 4K first in Turkey

Mediapro Turkey, Turksat and Samsung have collaborated to produce the first Ultra HD 4K broadcast to the general public, utilising seven HD cameras to...

News

IBC

Taking the tech temperature

For those of us who are fascinated by the strategic direction of media technology, the publication of IBC’s technical conference stream is a significant...