Samsung Electronics has announced major expansion plans for its UHD content offer. They will see the introduction of VOD services, live broadcasting, a UHD video pack, new download services and […]
820 UltraHD satellite channels worldwide by 2025
NSR’s newly released UltraHD via Satellite, 2nd Edition, forecasts over 820 channels of UltraHD content via satellite by 2025.
4K video ecosystem years away from mass market
Rosy forecasts for consumer use of 4K or Ultra-HD video are overly optimistic, says a new report from TDG, Forecasting the 4K Video Ecosystem, 2014-2025.
Lack of awareness and price sensitivities plague 4K demand
According to research from The Diffusion Group (TDG), short-term demand for 4K/Ultra-HD televisions is hindered by two simple but structurally important fundamentals: a widespread lack of awareness among consumers and […]
Ultra HD TV shipments to grow 160%
Worldwide Ultra HD TV shipments will see a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 160% from 2013 to 2017, soaring from 1.5 million units to 68.2 million, according to Digitimes […]
NSR: 300 UltraHD DTH channels by 2023
By 2023, nearly 300 ultraHD (or 4K) TV channels will be broadcast globally by DTH operators, predicts NSR.
Kansai TV tests ISDB-T broadcast in 4K/HEVC
Kansai TV, a commercial broadcaster in Osaka, Japan, has used Elemental video processing to encode 4K content in HEVC for terrestrial broadcast delivery over ISDB-T to an Ultra HD TV.
CSA okays first Ultra HD (4K) pilot to take place on DTT
The French media authority CSA has said that it is in favour of a pilot by the HD Forum to carry out Ultra HD (4K) test transmissions on digital terrestrial.
Divitel and TNO launch first scalable Interactive UHD video
Dutch based Divitel and TNO have created a strategic business partnership.
Ultra HD TV panels hit 1 million in shipments
The market for Ultra HD (4K) TV panels reached a significant new benchmark in March when global shipments exceeded 1 million units for the first time.