Spanish public broadcaster RTVE is to show the upcoming FIFA World Cup from Qatar in 4K on its digital terrestrial TV service. The news emerged from the 4K-HDR Summit in Malaga, Spain. RTVE will be offering nearly 20 matches in 4K, including all the games played by the Spanish National Team. Víctor Sánchez, director of […]
The number of Italian households receiving TV via the Tivùsat DTH platform reached 2.82 million at the beginning of November. The total number of activated smart cards amounted to 4.45 million, a figure that includes second and third homes. The management team at Tivùsat is confident that, thanks to 4K broadcasts of the World Cup […]
Tonio Di Stefano, Director of Networks and Platforms at RAI and President of UHD Forum Italia, has confirmed that the RAI 4K Channel will broadcast 56 of the 64 World Cup matches in 4K in Italy. Cristiano Benzi, Global SVP/Eutelsat Professional Video, added: “The World Cup will be available in native 4K mainly on satellite […]
Omdia’s latest Display long-term demand forecast tracker indicates that area demand for displays in 2023 will grow by 6.2 per cent year-on-year (YoY). With softened inflation and slowing interest rate hikes, plummeting demand has bottomed out, thereby making way for a rebound to normalisation in demand by the second half of 2023. Display demand in […]
Madison Square Garden’s Sphere Studios has worked with Nanoraks and the International Space Station’s ISS National Lab to send an ultra-special camera up to the ISS. On this mission, MSG Sphere Studios sent the highest-resolution camera system ever launched to the ISS to establish critical baseline knowledge in microgravity conditions and the harsh environment of […]
Spain’s Ministry of Economic Affairs & Digital Transformation says that experimental Ultra High-Definition (UHD) broadcasts have already been licensed in all of the country’s provincial capitals and additional important cities. Antonio Fernández-Paniagua, Deputy DG for Planning and Management of the Radioelectronic Spectrum at the ministry, is calling for more. Fernández-Paniagua will be speaking at the […]
ZTE Corporation, a provider of information and communication technology solutions, has launched the new-generation UHD TV stick B866V5W11 at Network X in Amsterdam. As ZTE’s latest portable home media terminal, the TV stick is in a small size and supports plug-and-play. It offers access to a wide range of movies and TV resources, such as Netflix and Disney+, as […]
Apple has revealed the next generation of Apple TV 4K, suggesting it is more powerful and entertaining than ever, offering impressive cinematic quality. Driven by the A15 Bionic chip that delivers faster performance and more fluid gameplay, the new Apple TV 4K features entertainment options for everyone to enjoy on the biggest screen in the […]
Researchers at Technavio suggest that the market for UHD displays will increase by some $313 billion (€321m) and at a CAGR of 22.35 per cent during the period 2022-2026. The report suggests that the APAC region will contribute 50 per cent of that growth. This global growth for UHD displays will expand 21.9 per cent […]
A report from Display Supply Chain (DSCC) predicts that shipments of advanced televisions will grow at a CAGR of 17 per cent in the period to 2026. Advanced TVs, as far as DSCC is concerned, include WOLED, QD-OLEDs, QDEF, MicroLEDs and MiniLEDs units with 4K and 8K resolutions. That suggested growth curve will mean 34.6 […]