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France Télévisions extends ultra HD experiment
French public broadcaster France Télévisions is extending its 4K trial beyond its coverage of the…
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Sharp 4K TVs to include Espial software
Sharp’s new line of Aquos 4K Next Ultra HD LCD televisions will incorporate Espial’s HTML5 client software….
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Ateme providing 4K encoding at French Open
Video compression specialist Ateme is providing the primary live encoding platform for 4K, HEVC delivery…
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Italy’s Chili launches UHD service with Thomson technology
Italian OTT TV service provider Chili has launched an Ultra HD service as part of…
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M-Go reportedly to stream HDR 4K content this year
Technicolor and DreamWorks-owned streaming service M-Go is reportedly planning to launch an HDR 4K service…
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TV industry needs to agree ‘UHD recipe’, says DTG
The television industry still needs to agree upon a “recipe” for Ultra High Definition, amid…
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SES and Samsung demo first DVB transmission of HDR UHD TV
Satellite operator SES and Samsung Electronics have this week teamed up to demo what they…
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RTL-owned Videoland goes 4K with 24i
RTL-owned video-on-demand service Videoland has partnered with TV application developer 24i Media to launch a…
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AirTies launches combined 4K STB and WiFi access point
AirTies has launched what it claims to be the world’s first Ultra High Definition set-top…
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NeuLion to showcase 4K portfolio
Digital TV technology provider NeuLion is due to showcase its HEVC and 4K/Ultra HD-ready product…
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OTT to ‘end broadcast TV as we know it’
The emergence of the likes of Netflix and Amazon Prime Instant Video signals “the end…
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SPI gears up for 4K channel launch
European channel group SPI International has acquired programming from NBCUniversal, while preparing for the launch…
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Amazon to support High Dynamic Range this year
Amazon is set to add High Dyamic Range (HDR) support to its Prime Instant Video…
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Thomson Video Networks launches real-time 4K encoder
Technology company Thomson Video Networks has launched a new encoding platform, the ViBE 4K, which…
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YouTube clocks 25 billion hours of VP9 video views
YouTube has revealed that in the past year viewers have watched more than 25 billion…
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Cogo to introduce new 4K encoding products
New video compression specialist Cogo is to use the NAB Show to launch a number…
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Global pay TV market grew by 4% last year
The global pay TV market grew at a steady rate of 4% last year, though…
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NanoTech adds Armada TV to UltraFlix 4K service
NanoTech has partnered with Armada Music to add the Armada TV music channel to its…
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Tata Sky chooses Elemental for 4K service
Indian DTH provider Tata Sky is using technology provider Elemental’s sofrtware encoding platform to to…
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HDTV sets now in 81% of US homes
Some 81% of US households now have at least one high definition TV set, up…
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France’s Free launches entry-level 4K set-top
French service provider Free has launched a new entry-level 4K small form factor set-top box,…
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One in 10 US homes to own 4K TVs by 2016
US 4K TV ownership will climb from 1% in 2014 to 10% by 2016, with…
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Tricolor content chief predicts 2015 UHD channel launches
Russia and several other countries will see the launch of the first “full-scale 4K channels…
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DTG warns against ‘over-promising’ on 4K
The UK’s Digital TV Group (DTG) has warned against “over-promising on the 4K experience” claiming that…
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Tata Sky partners with Ericsson to bring 4K to India
Indian direct-to-home (DTH) operator, Tata Sky, has partnered with Ericsson to launch what the pair…
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Panasonic unveils Firefox-based 4K TVs
Panasonic has unveiled a number of 4K TV sets that will run on Mozilla’s Firefox…
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4K TV set shipments jump 700% in 2014
Shipments of 4K TVs jumped by 699% year-on-year in 2014 to 11.6 million units, according…
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Arris secures 4K gateway deal with Liberty Global
Arris has agreed a 4K video gateway deal with cable giant Liberty Global, according to…
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Qualcomm introduces 4K-capable HDMI dongle
Mobile technology specialist Qualcomm has created a reference design for an Android-based HDMI dongle that…
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Sky assessing IP delivery of 4K content
Sky said that it is “not ruling out” the possibility of delivering 4K content over…