The Society of Motion Picture Engineers has announced the start dates for its 2017 virtual classroom online courses on UltraHD, network architecture, structure, functions, components and models, IP media transport and IMF. The UHD course start dates for 2017 are: Jan. 9, May 29, Sept. 11 and Dec. 4. The start dates for the SMPTE’s […]
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Documentary Examines NASA UHD Channel
Harmonic has an out-of-this-world ultra-high-definition documentary — literally. The company today announced it has published an online documentary about the making of NASA’s first ultra-high-definition (UHD) TV channel. The documentary examines the technical challenges of putting the UHD channel on-air via satellite along with the space agency’s existing SD and HD channels. To watch the […]
South Korean Trial Transmits ATSC 3.0 4K End To End
What’s being billed as the world’s first end-to-end 4K broadcast using the next-generation ATSC 3.0 standard has been conducted in South Korea, LG Electronics said today. South Korea plans to begin over-the-air transmission of 4K Ultra HD in February 2017. The test broadcast was a joint project conducted by: LG Electronics; Korean broadcasters SBS and […]
Blackmagic Design Announces Special Ultra-HD Offer
Blackmagic Design has announced a special, limited-time price for its ATEM Production Studio 4K and HyperDeck Studio 12G package. The offer, which makes the package available for $2,495, is intended to encourage those considering buying a Blackmagic Design’s ATEM Television Studio live production switcher to obtain a more powerful switcher, the company said. The special […]
SMPTE To Conduct Ultra HD Color Gamut Webinar
With the television industry working toward a day when 4K Ultra HD will be an important part of its OTA offering, broadcasters may want to begin getting more familiar with the differences between 4K and the HD broadcasts they put on air today. The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers is working to raise […]
SMPTE Virtual Course To Examine Ultra HD
“Navigating the UHD Ecosystem,” a new nine-week virtual course, from the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers starts Monday, Jan. 11. Designed to offer a big-picture view of the ecosystem, the course will examine how Ultra HD rollout will impact broadcasting and the cinema industry as well as the experience of audiences. Enrollment is […]
SBG Demos ATSC 3.0 Broadcast Of Ultra-HD HDR Content
Sinclair Broadcast Group today demonstrated what it said was the first end-to-end Ultra HD high dynamic range OTA TV transmission using the proposed ATSC 3.0 next-gen television standard. A delegation of 11 South Korean broadcast industry experts was on hand to witness the event, Sinclair said. The demo, which employed scalable high efficiency video (SHVC) […]
Echoes From IBC: Eutelsat on UltraHD
IBC 2015 closed Sept. 15 in Amsterdam, but I suspect I will be reporting in the Playout blog on echoes from the show floor and conference rooms for the next few weeks. First up is consumer attitudes towards Ultra HD in Europe. Obviously, TVNewsCheck is oriented towards the U.S. over-the-air television market, but perhaps there […]
Price, Lack of Knowledge Plague Consumer 4K Acceptance, finds TDG
If TV set manufacturers thought 4K Ultra-HD televisions would return them to the early glory days of HDTV when retail prices were high, demand was growing and low-ball challengers weren’t around to threaten their business plans, they might want to think again. New research from The Diffusion Group, TDG, appears to confirm a couple of […]
NPD DisplaySearch Study Underscores Urgency Of Next-Gen TV Standards Work
A few nuggets of information revealed as part of a study last month by NPD DisplaySearch may shed a bit more light on the urgency with which the Advanced Television Systems Committee, TV broadcasters, NAB and others interested in the future of television broadcasting are proceeding on a next-generation standard for TV. The findings come […]