Business
Insight tv pens distribution deal with KPN
Dutch viewers can watch the broadcaster’s 4K UHD HDR and HD content via KPN’s IPTV service
UHD
Content
Virgin TV to offer BT Sport in 4K UHD
Channel will be included in TV bundles from the end of this month
Production & Post
Timeline delivers OB facilities for BBC World Cup broadcasts
Timeline’s UHD HDR outside broadcast truck, UHD2, is on site for the duration of the tournament
Technology
NEP Belgium debuts Streamline UHD OB Van
New S8L variant offers greater flexibility during productions and adapts to future IP-based workflows
Production & Post
Trickbox unveils 12-Camera HD/UHD 4K PPU flyaway
Solution is designed for small to large scale outside broadcast and studio productions
Technology
Red Bee delivers World Cup in UHD and HDR for Dutch viewers
Company is also testing the feed on its own OTT platform for live transcoding
Technology
Over 50 per cent of M&E organisations will invest in 4K, UHD, HDR etc in the coming year
Figure part of SMPTE's 2018 Innovation and Technology in Media and Entertainment Survey
Content
France Télévisions to provide Roland-Garros UHD coverage
French PSB is providing free access to a 100% UHD event channel broadcast 24 hours a day on DTT and satellite TV
Production & Post
Reckord completes first live 4K broadcast in Poland
Company employed 11 4K cameras
Content
Eurosport to broadcast French Open in UHD for the first time
UHD channel will be available in France, Germany, Spain and the UK
Content
BT Sport makes both European finals free in 4K UHD on YouTube
Champions League and Europa League finals also available with 360 highlights in BT Sport app
TVBEverywhere
ProSiebenSat.1 launches ultra-HD broadcasting
German-based media company will start broadcasting in 4K UHD and HDR formats this summer
TVBEverywhere
Canal+ to offer Apple TV on its set top box
Subscribers will have access to 4K and UHD content
Technology
Slovenia’s T-2 prepares to launch 4K UHD TV
Amino's Enable software to power UHD content delivery
Business
4K UHD to drive TV growth in 2018
Trade value predicted to rise by five per cent to $85 billion
Technology
RTL Germany launches UHD channel
Linear UHD test channel will be aired by RTL's satellite partner HD+
Technology
BBC tests live sport in 4K HDR on iPlayer
Rugby League match was broadcast in UHD and High Dynamic Range on iPlayer beta
TVBEverywhere
Insight TV to deliver 4K UHD platform for Windows devices
New app is being built on the latest 8th generation Intel Core technology
Technology
Ericsson Media Solutions launches UHD MediaFirst
Software-based, multi-application media processing and encoding platform is designed to deliver the UHD experience from content to camera
Technology
Com Hem selects 3 Screen Solutions for new set-top box
3READY Android TV Client with custom launcher is powering the Android TV UHD-4K Hybrid box
TVBEverywhere
Eutelsat beams NASA TV across Europe
channel leverages Harmonic's Ultra HD end-to-end media processing and delivery technologies
Business
Rohde & Schwarz scores Swisscom contract for World Cup encoding
Swisscom will employ AVHE100 video encoding and multiplexing system for UHD coverage
Business
NAB 2018 Day One: IP, UHD, 4K, cameras, Stranger Things and more
TVBEurope rounds up some of the key talking points from day one in Las Vegas
TVBEverywhere
Harmonic launches low-latency UHD HDR solution for live sports streaming
Offers full support for icloud, content-aware encoding and the new CMAF standard
Content
Sky Deutschland secures UHD rights for 2018 World Cup
Broadcaster will show 25 matches of the tournament in Ultra HD
Technology
Alliance for Open Media ‘kickstarts’ video innovation with AV1 release
Codec delivers cross-platform, 4K UHD or higher online video, royalty-free
TVBEverywhere
Danish telco hooks up with TV2 for 4K World Cup channel
National commercial broadcaster will provide 4K UHD coverage for TDC’s YouSee cable arm
Production & Post
Sky to broadcast world first PPV UHD boxing match
Anthony Joshua's fight will be available in UHD on SkyQ
TVBEverywhere
HEVC Advance eliminates content fees on streaming
Aims to further accelerate HEVC adoption
TVBEverywhere
Vodafone, Unitymedia set for Sky UHD upgrade
Sky UHD has so far been limited to Tele Columbus, Primacom and Deutsche Telekom across Germany
Production & Post
Czech production company introduces first 4K truck in Eastern Europe
Reckord now has ten OB trucks in use
TVBEverywhere
Canal+ selects NAGRA for new 4K UHD service
NAGRA Connect selected to secure Canal+ Group’s brand-new 4K UHD offering
Business
Timeline to launch second 4K UHD RF uplink truck
RF2 will incorporate "the very best 4K technology from manufacturers across the industry"
TVBEverywhere
Freesat selects ExpressPlay CA to protect UHD content
System will manage and protect UHD content for 2018
TVBEverywhere
Hisense selects Eurofins 4K HDR Ultra HD assurance
Logo makes it easy to identify devices that deliver HDR, UHD and WCG simultaneously over broadcast, broadband and HDMI
TVBEverywhere
Blue Planet II to be made available in UHD, HDR
Release marks the first time the iPlayer has shown content in such high quality
Business
DVB updates UHD TV specifications
Three revisions finalised at latest Steering Board meeting
Data Centre
4K TV continues growth throughout 2017
Thirty-five per cent of global TV sales will be 4K this year, according to Futuresource Consulting