Broadcasters uneasy as they ponder Ultra HD

SweX · May 6, 2015

First Ultra HD transmission at High Dynamic Range

SES and Samsung have demonstrated the world’s first DVB broadcast of high dynamic range Ultra HD (UHD) TV that uses High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology.

The transmission from an SES satellite at 19.2 degrees East uses existing DVB UHD Phase 1 specifications and BBC Research & Development’s High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology directly to a Samsung SUHD TV.

Developed by BBC R&D, the Hybrid Gamma (HDR) technology enables simultaneous delivery of Standard Dynamic Range to existing UHD TVs and High Dynamic Range to new generation UHD TVs from the same content payload.
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http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2015/05/06/first-ultra-hd-transmission-at-high-dynamic-range/

SweX · May 12, 2015

Ikegami readies for 8K

Japanese high-end TV and video camera specialists says there is a growing interest in 4K and even 8K camera solutions.

“Increasing affordability of 4K UHD consumer television displays is encouraging broadcasters in practically every country to adopt this resolution for new high-budget studio productions,” comments Mark Capstick, General Manager of Ikegami Electronics UK.

Ikegami says that its 8K (SHK-810) ‘Super Hi-Vision’ camera, designed with both outdoor and studio-based work in mind, is a heavyweight performer but is light in design at just 9 kgs. It was developed in conjunction with Japan’s public broadcaster NHK, and is its fourth-generation 8K unit, and is one-tenth the size of its Version 1 unit.
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http://advanced-television.com/2015/05/12/ikegami-readies-for-8k/

SweX · May 19, 2015

The Coppa Italia cup final between Juventus and Lazio on May 20th (being played at the Olympic Stadium in Rome) will be captured in Ultra HD and with High Dynamic Range (HDR) cameras and in 50 frames/per second.

The game will, in fact, be captured in two 4K versions. The first version will shoot the final in Standard Dynamic Range, which is currently used on most 4K displays in the market. The other version will utilise the ‘better pixels’ option of HDR and will be used as an industry test to compare and contrast the results.

Suitable HDR displays are now beginning to appear in shops and most observers expect these to better handle colour depth and visibly allow viewers to see significant image improvements in both extreme light and extreme dark parts of the picture.
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http://advanced-television.com/2015/05/19/italy-cup-final-in-4k-and-hfrhdr/

SweX · May 20, 2015

Europe’s first commercial free-to-air (FTA) Ultra HD channel will come from Germany.

Teleshopping broadcaster Pearl.tv will launch a channel in the new TV format offering a resolution four times higher than the HDTV standard at consumer electronics fair IFA 2015 in Berlin in September 2015 on satellite system Astra (19.2° East).

The 24 hour service will be produced and broadcast 100% in native Ultra HD. For reception, DTH households will need an Ultra HD/4K TV set compliant with compression standard HEVC.
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http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2015/05/20/pearl-tv-to-launch-europes-first-fta-ultra-hd-channel/

SweX · May 21, 2015

NHK demos 8K to public

Japanese public broadcaster NHK says that next week (May 28-31) during NHK’s Science & Technology Research Labs ‘open day’ in Tokyo that it will showcase its latest developments for 8K ‘Super Hi-Vision’ transmission.

NHK will transmit 8K material to the ‘Open Day’ using its BSAT-1 broadcast satellite on Channel 17. Highlights for the public will be the compression system used to reduce the huge 72 Gb/s image files to 85 Mb/s for broadcast.

NHK Labs says that it are using HEVC video encoding, and the MMT (MPEG Media Transport) standard for use in multiple transmission channels and MPEG-4 AAC for its 22.2 channel sound capability.
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http://advanced-television.com/2015/05/21/nhk-demos-8k-to-public/

SweX · Jun 11, 2015

Where is Sky’s 4K offering?

In more than 30 years of covering satellite TV I never thought I’d have to write a story asking why Sky UK is second best. But that’s the only conclusion on the day following BT Sport’s commitment to 4K, and Netflix’s commitment to 4K, and the availability of dedicated 4K promo channels from SES Astra and Eutelsat, and Hispasat, and Uncle Tom Cobbly and all.

And it isn’t as if there’s no audience. As this is written the major retailers such as John Lewis and Dixons/PC World are selling 4K displays from Samsung, Sony, Panasonic and LG (as well as lesser known brands) at the rate of 200,000 units a month! Guess who these lucky owners are going to tune to for 4K football, and other 4K offerings from the likes of Red Bull Media.
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http://advanced-television.com/2015/06/10/79644/

SweX · Jul 8, 2015

SES Platform Services, the technical services subsidiary of Astra satellite operator SES, will handle the broadcasting of Pearl.tv UHD, Europe’s first free-to-air Ultra HD channel scheduled to launch at German consumer electronics fair IFA 2015 in Berlin on
September 4.

Pearl.tv UHD will transmit on Astra on the frequency 12,344 GHz H (SR 30000, FEC 2/3).
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http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2015/07/08/ses-platform-services-to-take-pearl-tv-ultra-hd-on-air/

SweX · Sep 4, 2015

More UHD channels for Europe

The news that FashionOne has now launched in Europe as well as over North America and South America on SES satellites ups the total number of Ultra-HD channels either on air or shortly to launch over Europe .

New York-based Fashion 4K is now transmitting from SES’s 19.2 degrees slot reaching 116 million potential homes – or perhaps more accurately the few million or so who have suitable 4K receivers.
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http://advanced-television.com/2015/09/03/7-uhd-channels-for-europe/

SweX · Mar 13, 2016

DirecTV tees up 4K Masters Golf

AT&T has confirmed that its DirecTV DTH satellite subsidiary will deliver the first-ever live 4K broadcast in the US with April’s Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, marking the inaugural live event on the new DirecTV 4K Channel.
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http://advanced-television.com/2016/03/10/directv-tees-up-4k-uhd-masters-golf/

Rasheed187 · Mar 13, 2016

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A year ago I wasn't that interested in HD and 4k TV, but after buying a LED from Samsung, this topic has become interesting. I must say that I'm quite disappointed with HD TV, so I'm hoping that 4k and OLED will soon be available. The problem is that current STB's and DVR's are not compatible with 4k. A solution would be to stop requiring a STB in order to receive basic channels in HD and 4K.

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