Seven matches from the forthcoming Euro 2016 football championships will be screened to Italian viewers by Rai from the Eutelsat Hotbird neighbourhood in Ultra HD.
HD+ to expand Ultra HD offer
German DTH satellite platform HD+ will add further Ultra HD programmes to the showcase channel UHD1 by Astra/HD+ it jointly operates with Astra satellite operator SES.
Satellite gains against cable in Austria
The number of DTH satellite households in Austria has grown in the past year from 2.05 million (2014) to 2.12 million households.
Tele Columbus and Espial unveil Advanced TV results
German cable operator Tele Columbus and Canadian video infrastructure provider Espial have announced the first results of their ongoing field trial of the next-generation, 4K ready multiscreen TV and video […]
Marco Polo TV goes Ultra HD on Astra
German travel channel Marco Polo TV will screen travel shows in Ultra HD on Astra (19.2° East).
Arte to broadcast live in Ultra HD
European cultural channel Arte will transmit in Ultra HD on April 2, 2016 for the first time.
UltraHD via satellite to exceed 785 channels
There will be over 785 UltraHD channels by 2025, and satellite capacity required to carry bandwidth intensive UltraHD channels will drive an added $280M in annual leasing revenues, according to […]
Satellite TV remains on top in Germany
DTH satellite continues to be the most-used TV reception method in Germany with 17.9 million households ahead of cable TV with 16.5 million households.
Mojto’s Unitel to focus on Ultra HD
Unitel, the world’s largest production company specialised in classical music, wants to make Ultra HD the standard for its recordings of concerts, operas and theatre plays.
BonGusto to screen Ultra HD show on Astra
BonGusto, the German TV channel for cookery fans, and Astra platform HD+ will transmit the programme Familie & ich tv Gastspiel in Ultra HD for the first time.