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Thomson tests 4K encoding in 10-bit HEVC for interoperability

Thomson Video Networks has begun interoperability tests of its ViBE VS7000 encoding and transcoding platform…

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Vodafone Germany to launch 4K next year, intros fixed-mobile bundles with KD

Vodafone Germany plans to launch a 4K TV offering to its subscribers in the first…

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Wuaki launches new 4K smart TV app

Movie and TV streaming service Wuaki.tv has launched a new smart TV app with 4K…

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Digital TV Labs showcases HEVC testing for 4K OTT and DVB

Digital TV Labs is using IBC to showcase new HEVC testing solutions for UHDTV/4K OTT…

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4K TV shipments reach 2.1 million in the second quarter

Global shipments of 4K Ultra High Definition (UHD) TV sets reached 2.1 million in the…

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Streaming to drive early 4K usage

Streaming video will be “the spark that lights 4K uptake and use,” according to a…

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Satellite-delivered Ultra HD TV channels to number 820 by 2015

There will be more than 820 channels of Ultra HD content delivered via satellite by…

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4K TV to ‘remain niche’ until 2019

4K TV will remain a niche product for at least another five years, with widespread…

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UHD TV shipments to reach 14.5 million this year

Shipments of Ultra High Definition (UHD) TVs are due to grow to 14.5 million units…

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Panasonic unveils 4K TV pricing

Panasonic has released details of its new AX800 series of Ultra High Definition 4K TVs,…

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Play to launch 4K OTT service, plans to expand internationally

Russian OTT service provider Play plans to introduce a 4K service later this year, focusing…

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DVB to demo UHD and mobile TV in a single DVB-T2 channel

The DVB is to demonstrate the delivery of HEVC-encoded ultra-high definition and mobile TV in…

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UHD boost for flat panel sales in first quarter

Sales of flat-panel TVs were higher than expected in the first quarter of this year,…

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Spain’s Telecable eyes 4K move

Spanish operator TeleCable is trialling 4K with a view to possibly supporting the technology from…

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BBC to trial UHD during the World Cup

The BBC has announced plans to run a series of Ultra High Definition, 4K, broadcast…

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Elemental appoints CFO, runs Japanese 4K encoding trial

Video solutions and delivery firm Elemental Technologies has appointed former Palo Alto Networks’ vice president of…

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Eutelsat demos Ultra HD channel, launches 3B satellite

Eutelsat Communications is stepping up its commitment to Ultra HD, launching what it claims is…

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TDF partners with Envivio to air French Open in 4K

French transmission services provider TDF is using Envivio HEVC video processing to broadcast the French…

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ANGA and DTG demo silicon decoding of 4K using HEVC

ANGA COM in Cologne and the DTG UK UHD Forum in London each held corresponding…

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Pace to showcase RDK products

Pace is to use ANGA COM to showcase its RDK products and solutions. The company…

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Tata Sky to roll out Technicolor 4K boxes next year

Technicolor is to provide volume supplies of 4K-enabled set-top boxes to Indian DTH pay TV…

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Netflix now streaming in 4K

Netflix says that it is now streaming in Ultra HD 4K quality over the web,…

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Sky Deutschland streams live football in UHD

Sky Deutschland claims to have done a world first by broadcasting a football match live…

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Elemental to stream Vienna State Opera performance in 4K

Video compression specialist Elemental is due to power a 4K stream of a performance from…

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Technicolor unveils high frame-rate 4K box

Technicolor has used the Cable Show in the US this week to unveil what it says…

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Sony gears up for summer 4K launches

Sony has announced the pricing and availability of its new Bravia 4K Ultra HD TV line-up,…

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Cisco and Sony collaborate on 4K live streaming

Cisco and Sony claim they are first firms to publicly demonstrate live delivery of full-frame…

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Sony and FIFA announce 4K World Cup plans

Sony and FIFA have announced plans to produce three full matches from this summer’s football…

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European Sky channels showing Pope’s canonisation in 3D

Sky’s dedicated 3D channels in Italy, Germany and the UK will broadcast the upcoming canonisation…

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US 4K TV adoption to reach 80% in 10 to 12 years

Ultra HD TVs will be found in 80% of US households in approximately 10 to…