Test transmissions have started on satellite as Sky prepare to launch their new Ultra High Definition (UHD) TV service. The Sky UHD service is expected to launch in a few months time. Earlier this week, Sky’s Director of Strategy, Nick … Continue reading →
Ferdinand Kayser, CCO at Luxembourg-based SES, speaking at IBC, said the satellite operator sees “steady momentum” and an accelerated uptake of Ultra-HD broadcasts leading to an expected 220 UHD channels over Europe by 2025. Kayser was launching an SES ‘White … Continue reading →
UK Ultra-HD could hit 1m units The forecasts for 4K/Ultra HD take-up this year have exceeded all expectations. 2014 saw around 200,000 UHD units sold in Britain (3 per cent of the market), and this year’s forecasts could see as … Continue reading →
Astra has premiered an Ultra HD demonstration channel for UK and Ireland. The simulcast of the existing demo channel for continental Europe is being broadcast from 28.2 degrees East. “We are delighted to have set up this demonstration channel at … Continue reading →
Sky Sports are already testing the next generation of television pictures, variously known as Ultra High Definition TV or by the rather more geeky moniker of ‘4k’. The system under test creates a picture four times better than HD and … Continue reading →
Japan will start the world’s first 4K TV broadcast in July 2014, two years earlier than originally planned. According to the Asahi Times, the Japanese ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has decided to start broadcasting in 4k during the … Continue reading →