The BBC is to screen the complete series of nature documentary the Blue Planet II in the Ultra HD and HDR formats.
UHD content not reaching devices
The availability of 4K content is on the increase, but a new report says that despite growing sales of media streamers, set-top boxes, games consoles and UHD TVs, it is still not reaching consumers.
HD+ to show 2017 MTV EMA in Ultra HD
HD+, the German HDTV platform operated by Astra satellite operator SES, will screen MTV’s Europe Music Awards (EMA) 2017 in Ultra HD on Astra (19.2 degrees East) for the first time.
Unitymedia to roll out Horizon 4K in Germany
German cable operator Unitymedia will deploy the 4K version of Horizon in Germany as part of the rollout of the new box throughout the European footprint of parent company Liberty Global, Unitymedia CEO Lutz Schüler told Broadband TV News.
Entertain TV to launch 4K service in October
German telco Deutsche Telekom will offer Ultra HD content on its IPTV platform Entertain TV from October 2017.
#C4K360 launches on Etisalat and Tricolor
#C4K360, an UHD 4K channel dedicated to millennials. has completed distribution deals with Trocolor in Russia and Etisalat in the United Arabic Emirates (UAE).
Sky Deutschland to show Formula 1 in Ultra HD
German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland will transmit its Formula 1 coverage in Ultra HD in Germany and Austria from this weekend for the first time.
ProSiebenSat.1 to show 4K content via HbbTV
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 will make Ultra HD content (4K) available to its viewers through the red button on the remote control for the first time.
Ultra HD first for Slovakia
The Slovak sports channel 213 has become the first to in the country broadcast via satellite in Ultra HD.
ANGA COM 2017: Unitymedia launches Ultra HD after analogue switch-off
German cable operator Unitymedia has initiated analogue switch-off on its cable network at ANGA COM 2017 in Cologne, thereby creating more space for new digital TV and HD channels, for fast internet access – and for the launch of Ultra HD, as CEO Lutz Schüler unveiled to Broadband TV News.