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Apple TV 4K will include streaming sports and news
The updated TV App for Apple TV and iPad and iPhone will include a new sports tab
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Business
UHD Alliance expands Premium certification
Specs now caters for additional content delivery devices such as streaming media players, set-top boxes and desktop PCs
Features
Ultimate control, ultimate simplicity
Net Insight's Larissa Goerner looks at the ever-fulfilling promise of remote production
Opinion
The future of OTT streaming
Gert Rieder, CEO, Falcon Media House, looks at how to overcome some of the challenges preventing content providers and producers embracing the latest innovations
Opinion
What next for 4K?
Nevion's Olivier Suard looks at the future of 4K and it's potential impact on broadcasters
Data Centre
4K TV market to be worth $380 billion by 2025
The global 4K TV market size was estimated at $71.9 billion in 2016
Technology
Ghana goes for UHD
Ghana’s GH One TV is rolling out support to UHD. Philip Stevens talks to the SI responsible for a one of Africa’s major broadcast...
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Hot or not? Avoiding another 3D
Day Two of the inaugural MediaTech 360 Summit is in full swing
Data Centre
Smartphones now second-most owned gadget in US homes
US consumers now own 27 million more smartphones than they did in 2016, an increase of six per cent year-on-year
Data Centre
HDR TV sets ‘to surpass 4K by 2020’
ABI Research forecasts HDR TV shipments will grow at a 41% CAGR and reach 245 million units in 2020
Live Production
Sony Professional Solutions delivers new 4K OB Truck for HD Resources
Sony Professional Services announced it is delivering a 4K Outside Broadcast (OB) Van for media centre HDResources (HDR). The partnership cements Sony’s position as...
Business
VMI launches new specialist recording media service
VMI has launched VMEDIA, specialising solely in renting recording media. VMEDIA’s media inventory is claimed to be extensive, and includes high-capacity 1TB and 500GB...
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Stofa selects iWedia for new 4K STB
Danish cable TV company Stofa has chosen iWedia’s Teatro 3.5 solution for Android TV to operate its new TV box. Teatro-3.5 will run alongside Android...
Business
Freeview Play TV sales surpass one million
Freeview has announced sales of Freeview Play TVs and set-top boxes have surpassed one million. Launched in late 2015, Freeview Play offers UK viewers...
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Vodafone Spain launching 4K TV on 1 March
Vodafone Spain is set to launch its first 4K TV offering on 1 March. The 4K service will include five channels and La Liga,...
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Apple testing UHD-capable Apple TV update
New device could be available to consumers later this year
Business
Planet Earth II becomes first natural history Blu-ray
The series will be available on 13 March
Interviews
Intuitively interactive television
Walking away from my interview with the Axonista co-founders Claire McHugh and Daragh Ward, I could not prevent myself singing, ‘When Irish apps are...
News
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Sony announces new Bravia HDR range
The new flagship XBR-A1E Bravia OLED and XBR-X930E/X940E series TVs are designed to deliver wider brightness range, higher contrast and better picture quality. Both...
Features
The immersive world of sports TV
As viewers increasingly watch video content on multiple screens, often engaging with more than one platform at the same time, the battle for content...
BVE
SHOTOVER F1 becomes flagship system for PDG Helicopters
PDG Helicopters will offer the F1 with dedicated payloads for live HD and 4K broadcasting, and high-end cinema production
Production & Post
All about that Baselight at Sky
Sky has installed two Baselight Two 4K colour-grading systems at its headquarters in west London. Each system has a Blackboard 2 control surface and...
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YouTube adds 4K support for live streaming
YouTube has launched 4K live streaming for both 360-degree and standard videos. Live events are automatically available on iOS, Android 4.0+, game console devices...
Production & Post
Capturing The Grand Tour
Video systems specialist United has chosen Leader's LV5490 as the test and measurement core of a 4K UHD flyaway production system for Amazon Prime's...
Analysis
TVBEurope roundtable: storage matters
TVBEurope hosted its latest industry roundtable last week at London's Soho Hotel. Held in association with Quantum, the afternoon's theme was storage for the...
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BT plans “next generation” YouView, Dolby Atmos launch
BT is set to introduce a “next generation” YouView service in the coming months. The update will see an improved user interface for managing...
Production & Post
Sony brings HDR to The Farm Group
The Farm Group has selected Sony’s BVM-X300 4K HDR Trimaster EL OLED master monitors for its new facility. Based in London, the facility –...
Business
Hall of Fame: John Holton reflects on a life in broadcast
Throughout the last ten to 15 years, I have seen the most amazing developments in broadcast television. We no longer have to deal with...
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Sky Q becomes standard
Sky is phasing out its Sky+ , offering new customers Sky Q boxes as standard. The 1TB version of the Sky Q box will...
Production & Post
A new 4K OB truck for BT Sport
BT Sport has partnered with UK mobile broadcast service provider Arena Television for its ongoing 4K/UHD broadcast plans. Arena chose solutions from Grass Valley,...
Opinion
Three steps to curbing video piracy
The digital revolution that has and continues to flourish globally has led to a rise in consumer expectations. Access to their favourite movies, TV...
Data Centre
VR hardware revenues to top $50 billion by 2021
Hardware revenues from virtual reality headsets, peripherals and 360-degree cameras are set to increase tenfold over the next five years, according to Juniper Research
Business
Presteigne completes management buyout
Presteigne Broadcast Hire has completed a management buyout (MBO) from Avesco Group. Led by CEO Mike Ransome (pictured), Presteigne claim the £5 million deal...
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Roku completes ‘biggest ever’ player launch
Roku has rolled out five new streaming devices in what it is calling the biggest player launch in its history. The new device line-up...
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Vestel begins roll out of Freeview Play-enabled TVs
Vestel is preparing to launch a range of Freeview Play TVs. The move will significantly expand the presence of subscription-free, connected TV services in...
IBC
Ikegami introduces 4K UHK-430 camera
A new UHD 2/3-inch ENG-style broadcast camera has been introduced by Ikegami. The UHK-430 uses three newly developed 2/3-inch 8-megapixel CMOS sensors, offering 3840×2160...
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Business
Nagra and Samsung introduce direct-to-TV solution for 4K
Nagra has launched a direct-to-TV security solution for pay-TV operators that allows consumers to sign up for pay-TV services directly on selected new Samsung...
Business
Sony set to expand 4K movie service
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) is planning to expand the availability of Ultra, its 4K movie streaming service, early next year. In Q1 2017,...
Data Centre
4K OTT services used by 189 million people by 2021
The impending rise of 4K adoption rates will see 4K OTT users climb from the current 2.3 million to 189 million by 2021, according...
News
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Virgin unveils V6 box
Virgin Media has revealed new details about its upcoming set-top box. The Liberty Global EOS box, which will be marketed as the Virgin TV...
News
Analysis
VIDEO: TVBEurope 2020: Is UHD everything?
Andy Beale, chief engineer for BT Sport, delivers an enlightening presentation: 'Does UHD provide the complete picture?' at the second annual TVBEurope 2020 conference....
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