Analysis
High Dynamic Range video – software is the solution
Today, there is much debate about High Dynamic Range (HDR) as a means to improve video image quality in Ultra HD. The challenge is...
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Business
AJA unveil RovoCam
AJA Video Systems have announced RovoCam, the company's first compact block camera for industrial, corporate, security, ProAV and broadcast applications
Business
TVBEverywhere
Sony Pictures and Dolby Atmos announce collaboration
Dolby Laboratories and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) have announced a collaboration to release SPHE titles in Dolby Atmos
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UHD Alliance releases consumer specifications
The UHD Alliance has released its specifications for consumer UHD
Business
Netflix launches globally
Netflix has launched its service globally, bringing its Internet TV network to more than 130 countries in the world
Features
4K World Summit 2015
4K, UHD, 3840x2160; technology, deployment, cost; consumers, creators, content; the hopes, the reality. These were just some of the topics covered and contested at...
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TVBEverywhere
El Clásico broadcast in UHD with V-Nova’s Perseus
Video compression technology from V-Nova was deployed by Mediapro’s Overon for visually lossless contribution of the 21 November El Clásico match between Real Madrid...
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Production & Post
Festival 4K marks IPTV 4K UHD channel in France
Playout service provider Basmedia, is launching a new HEVC UHD service using Ateme’s TITAN Live. The channel, Festival 4K, will launch in France
Business
Lift off for NASA TV UHD
NASA TV UHD, the first consumer Ultra HD UHD channel in North America, is now available. The ambient video channel provides consumers with an...
News
Business
£12 million of funding, 170 researchers, 5G Innovation Centre opens
The University of Surrey's 5G Innovation Centre (5GIC) officially launched last month and, housing over 170 researchers, is the world’s largest academic research centre...
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Production & Post
BT Sport picks Root6 Technology for UHD transcoding
Timeline Television, the managed service provider for BT Sport, has installed two ContentAgent workflow management and automation systems from Root6 Technology at BT Sport’s...
Production & Post
8K and Imaging of Things at Canon Expo 2015
Canon yesterday opened its Expo 2015 in Paris, a global event taking place once every five years, showcasing the breadth of the company’s technologies....
News
TVBEverywhere
Vizio reveals “jaw-dropping” new Dolby Vision HDR series
Vizio and Dolby Laboratories have announced the pricing and availability of the new Vizio Reference Series, the industry’s first complete High Dynamic Range solution...
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Business
joiz Global to power community marketing platform for UHD channel Insight
New UHD factual entertainment channel partners with joiz Global for its interactive, data collection and cross-platform analytics services
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NOS delivers UHD first in Portugal
ViBE VS7000 provides HEVC encoding for NOS' own exclusive 4K content and content from Hispasat 4K channel
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SBS and LG conduct 4K UHD broadcast test first
Korean broadcaster SBS partnered with LG Electronics for the first live over-the-air broadcast of 4K Ultra HD signals using technologies behind the emerging ATSC...
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IBC
DTG’s hard data approach helps the UK launch real UHD services
Simon Gauntlett, DTG chief technology officer, explains how live testing and retailer advice is helping British TV platforms to lead Europe into the next generation...
IBC
Integrated Ultra HD PTZ camera
The new AW-UE70 is claimed to be the industry’s first integrated Ultra HD pan/tilt/zoom camera. It delivers 3840×2160 resolution at 25p via HDMI, and...
TVBEverywhere
Harmonic and Intelsat partner for UHD demo channel
Intelsat's Galaxy 13 satellite to deliver 2160p60 video content enabled by Harmonic's Spectrum server and Electra X3
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News Releases
4K World Summit 2015 registration now open
It is now possible to reserve a place for the international conference on 4K and Ultra HD technology, to be held in Seville on...
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Features
TVBEurope 2020: A new conference for new workflows
TVBEurope’s conference season has rolled around again, but this one marked an evolution from past years, with TVBEurope’s venerable Beyond HD Masters and IT...
IBC
Thinking outside the OB-Box
Hitachi’s new OB-Box concept is claimed to offer increased operational flexibility for outside broadcasts, cost-efficiency and technical performance up to Ultra HD. The fully...
IBC
MediaCorp Toggles with Muse
The SEA Games 2015 saw MediaCorp deploy Envivio Muse encoders for its Toggle service, which delivers OTT TV to viewers in Singapore. The Southeast...
IBC
Content manager brings UHD to media mix
Enhanced production and delivery capabilities are promised in WinMedia version 2.15, a MAM-based platform covering content creation from ingest through to automated playout, archive,...
Business
BT Sport boosts broadcast business
Broadband and TV revenue saw a seven per cent increase, and the BT Sport channel saw a 51 per cent increase in average daily...
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SES and Armstrong initiate UHD trial first
Satellite operator SES has initiated its first ever live and linear Ultra HD (UHD) trial with cable MSO (Multiple System Operator) Armstrong.
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German UHD shopping channel to launch via SES in September
As reported by TV Technology Europe, Pearl.tv will launch via SES Platform Services when it goes online with Europe's first free-to-air UHD service this...
Production & Post
BT Sport launches UK’s first UHDTV channel with Ericsson
Ericsson has signed a multi-year broadcast and media services deal with BT Sport to help launch three new television channels and an interactive red...
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Production & Post
MOOV deploys ChyronHego for BT Sport’s new 4K UHD graphics service
The next-generation Lyric graphics creation solution from ChyronHego has been deployed as the ultra high-definition (UHD) graphics infrastructure for MOOV and BT Sport's new...
Production & Post
Timeline delivers UHD 4K OB truck for BT Sport
Timeline TV has designed and created the first purpose-built Ultra HD (UHD) 4K outside broadcast unit in the Europe.
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Features
BT Sport launches UK’s first UHD channel
Some of football’s most recognisable faces turned out at BT Sport’s facility at the Olympic Park in London yesterday, as the broadcaster made a...
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Production & Post
Sony’s latest release captures UEFA final in 4K
The 2015 UEFA Champions League final in Berlin was broadcast live from the Olympiastadion in Berlin in ultra-high definition on Saturday, using Sony’s new...
News
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CHILI unveils UHD service with Thomson Video Networks
CHILI, the independent Italian provider for the digital distribution of movies and TV series, is using Thomson Video Networks’ ViBE VS7000 multiscreen and HEVC...
News Releases
Masstech advances MAM with new software version
Masstech Group showcased innovative advances in media asset management at the 2015 NAB Show with demonstrations of the highly-anticipated version 8.0 of its MassStore...
Opinion
From scene to 4K screen
Technology trends over the last year have travelled in the direction of bigger, better, faster and higher quality. We saw it with the growth...
Business
HbbTV sets foundation for the future of TV services
The HbbTV Association has announced the release of the new HbbTV 2.0 specification, designed to pave the way for a new wave of consumer...
News Releases
Civolution’s content-protection solution integrates with STMicroelectronics’ SoC
STMicroelectronics and Civolution announced the integration of Civolution’s NexGuard forensic watermarking with ST’s UltraHD-4K Cannes and Monaco SoCs (Systems-on-Chips) to detect unauthorised sharing of...
Business
UHD Alliance formed to support innovation
A new UHD (Ultra High Definition) Alliance has been launched by a coalition of Hollywood studios, consumer electronics brands, content distributors, post production and...
Business
G.fast solves Ultra HDTV bandwidth bottleneck
The Broadband Forum, a global association of broadband service providers and technology vendors, has announced support for the new ITU-T ultra broadband access standard,...
Production & Post
Sony and TopVision deliver Linkin Park live in 4K
TopVision has successfully accomplished the 4K live production and transmission of a Linkin Park concert in Berlin using production technology from Sony
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Production & Post
New JVC 4KCAM camcorders
The new 4KCAM product line is now available, and comprises three new professional handheld camcorders and a remote head camera system.
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Production & Post
Gearhouse and Hitachi agree UHD camera deal
Gearhouse Broadcast has agreed a multi-million pound deal to buy the first 50 of Hitachi's new broadcast 4K ultra HDTV camera systems.
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