Advanced Television

UHD

44p selects Harmonic’s XOS Advanced Media Processor

Harmonic has announced that 44p, a Germany-based media production company, is elevating its UHD playout, media processing and distribution with Harmonic’s XOS Advanced Media Processor. Leveraging the XOS media processor’s cloud-native software foundation, complete playout feature set and next-gen media processing, 44p can efficiently deliver UHD broadcasts. “We provide top-tier media production services, from live […]

June 26, 2024

All Wimbledon Centre Court games in UHD on BBC

From July 1st, audiences can tune into comprehensive live match coverage of Wimbledon 2024 exclusively on BBC TV and BBC iPlayer, as well as listen to the latest news from the courts across BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sounds. All matches from the tournament will be available on BBC […]

June 10, 2024

MPEG-5 could unlock UHD

Thierry Fautier, until recently a senior figure at Harmonic and now MD at Your Media Transformation, in a comprehensive paper presented at NAB, said it is about time to change the game on UHD deployment. He especially drew attention to the Brazil TV 3.0 announcement, and its plans to standardise on a UHD VVC together […]

April 24, 2024By Chris Forrester

Mobilelinks chooses Appear for UHD upgrade of DSNG trucks

Appear, the global player in live production technology, has been selected by Mobilelinks to upgrade its DSNG trucks to meet the updated technical requirements for UEFA Champions League contribution. Mobilelinks, one of Northern Europe’s leading media service providers for live events, can now meet UEFA’s requirement for HEVC encoding, BISS-CA encryption and DVB-S2X modulation. Mobilelinks […]

April 15, 2024

Enensys takes part in UHD DTT roll-out in France

Enensys Technologies, a provider of media delivery solutions, has announced its participation in the modernisation of DTT in France, with the adoption of its OneBeam solution for France Télévisions’ Ultra HD broadcasting project on French territory. The UHD broadcasts of France 2 and France 3 channels offer a high-quality visual and audio experience to millions […]

February 9, 2024

Spain’s UHD future “already proved”

Spain’s UHD Association held a briefing at the headquarters of the Spanish Confederation of Business Organisations (CEOE) in Madrid, on the pioneering test of UHD-HDR broadcasting and next-generation audio (NGA), using 5G technology at different points of the chain, carried out in October 2023. The Association says that the event was “a milestone that opens […]

January 25, 2024By Chris Forrester

Jan 23 launch for France 2 UHD

Ahead of the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, PSB group France Télévisions has announced the January 23rd launch of first 4K full-time channel, France 2 UHD. It will be followed on July 10th by France 3 UHD, a part-time channel dedicated to special events. The two UHD signals, which are set to present […]

January 23, 2024From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Fautier: “UHD still an industry in formation”

Thierry Fautier, previously in a senior VP position with Harmonic and now MD at Your Media Transformation, has blogged one of his ‘long form insights’ about the recent UHD Forum and Summit in Malaga, Spain. Fautier says that the UHD event in Malaga is partly responsible for Spain’s enthusiasm for UHD. “Spain was the first […]

November 27, 2023By Chris Forrester

5G UHD-HDR broadcast success for UHD Spain

UHD Spain, a trade association dedicated to advancing the future of broadcasting technologies, has achieved a milestone in 5G UHD-HDR quality broadcasting in partnership with TVU Networks, a cloud-based workflow solutions for live content production and distribution, and Radio 3 (RTVE). The collaboration demonstrated the potential of easily integrating professional REMI production into any media […]

November 22, 2023

France Télévisions chooses Eutelsat for UHD

Eutelsat, already one of the two defacto suppliers of French television signals, has been selected to transmit UHD signals for France Télévisions. Eutelsat has been a strong supporter of 4K transmissions and has consistently backed UHD development for programme production and transmission. Canal Plus and its multi-channel offering, uses signals from rival satellite operator SES. […]

November 13, 2023By Chris Forrester