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Canal+ selects NAGRA for new 4K UHD service
NAGRA Connect selected to secure Canal+ Group’s brand-new 4K UHD offering
UHD
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
Data Centre
HDR TV shipments to grow 300 per cent by 2021
IHS Markit releases Q3 2017 TV Design and Features Tracker
Production & Post
All 2018 World Cup matches to be filmed in UHD
Fans will be able to watch matches live in virtual reality as a 360-degree video on demand
TVBEverywhere
Apple TV secures Canal+ deal
Agreement gives Apple TV users access to live Ligue 1 matches and Canal+ original content
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beIN Sports adds 4K Real Madrid, Barcelona games
beIN Connect platform will deliver every Real Madrid and FC Barcelona game
Production & Post
NEP Switzerland, Broadcast Solutions partner on UHD studio
Companies worked together on the project for MySports
Production & Post
National Theatre Live delivers its first HDR production
Two-part live broadcast of Angels in America marks National Theatre Live's 60th production
Business
UHD Alliance expands Premium certification
Specs now caters for additional content delivery devices such as streaming media players, set-top boxes and desktop PCs
Business
Freesat considers next-gen options
Company has invited discussion on a number of possible enhancements to the platform
Features
Ultimate control, ultimate simplicity
Net Insight's Larissa Goerner looks at the ever-fulfilling promise of remote production
Production & Post
Sky Deutschland to broadcast Formula One in UHD
Coverage begins with this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix
Features
Building a flexible uplink vehicle
Timeline Television is trusted by some of the biggest brands in the UK and international television market, including the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and...
Data Centre
4K TV market to be worth $380 billion by 2025
The global 4K TV market size was estimated at $71.9 billion in 2016
Technology
Ghana goes for UHD
Ghana’s GH One TV is rolling out support to UHD. Philip Stevens talks to the SI responsible for a one of Africa’s major broadcast...
TVBEverywhere
Hot or not? Avoiding another 3D
Day Two of the inaugural MediaTech 360 Summit is in full swing
Data Centre
Smartphones now second-most owned gadget in US homes
US consumers now own 27 million more smartphones than they did in 2016, an increase of six per cent year-on-year
Data Centre
HDR TV sets ‘to surpass 4K by 2020’
ABI Research forecasts HDR TV shipments will grow at a 41% CAGR and reach 245 million units in 2020
TVBEverywhere
Globecast, Harmonic launch UHD-HDR OTT PaaS
Globecast and Harmonic are demonstrating the first ultra-high-definition high dynamic range OTT managed platform as a service at NAB 2017. Vive Lifestyle Network is...
Production & Post
Sky Sports to broadcast Test cricket in Ultra HD
Sky Sports has announced it will broadcast this summer’s Test series between England and South Africa in UHD. The service will be available to...
Production & Post
Sky chooses NTT for HEVC UHD delivery
Sky Sports looks to be the first-to-market with end-to-end HEVC UHD delivery on its sports platform
Production & Post
The Crown: Making a 1950s-set series in a UHD world
Jenny Priestley hears from series director Philip Martin on de-digitalising the end result
TVBEverywhere
Netflix and Amazon investing in higher resolution content
Amazon and Netflix are heavily investing in their own content using UHD technologies, according to a new report from IHS Markit. SVoD services have among...
TVBEverywhere
Vodafone Spain launching 4K TV on 1 March
Vodafone Spain is set to launch its first 4K TV offering on 1 March. The 4K service will include five channels and La Liga,...
BVE
PHABulous products on show
PHABRIX will be showing its latest V1 release for the “ground-breaking” Qx for UHDTV standards testing at BVE next week. Based upon a new...
TVBEverywhere
Apple testing UHD-capable Apple TV update
New device could be available to consumers later this year
Business
Planet Earth II becomes first natural history Blu-ray
The series will be available on 13 March
Analysis
Swiss TV’s technology game plan
The Swiss public broadcaster SRG SSR is unlike most other public broadcasting groups in Europe as it delivers programmes to three different language-speaking audiences,...
Analysis
SMPTE’s century of innovation
Richard Welsh, SMPTE education vice president-elect and CEO of Sundog Media Toolkit, writes exclusively for TVBEurope about SMPTE's centennial year
Business
Ultra HD Forum updates guidelines
The Ultra HD Forum has released version 1.2 of its Ultra HD Phase A industry guidelines. The latest revision, according to the Forum, builds...
Features
The immersive world of sports TV
As viewers increasingly watch video content on multiple screens, often engaging with more than one platform at the same time, the battle for content...
Production & Post
Capturing The Grand Tour
Video systems specialist United has chosen Leader's LV5490 as the test and measurement core of a 4K UHD flyaway production system for Amazon Prime's...