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Insight TV expands Stateside with third-party studios operation
Ultra high-definition broadcaster Insight TV is expanding production and sales operations to the US with…
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Walter Presents picks up Brazilian titles
Walter Presents, Channel 4’s VOD service dedicated to foreign drama for UK and US, has…
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4K TV on threshold of mass-market, says report
Ownership of 4K Ultra HD TVs is on the threshold of becoming a mass-market phenomenon,…
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Juniper: 189m to use 4K OTT services by 2021
The adoption of 4K over-the-top services will rise dramatically in the next five years, climbing…
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Portuguese operator goes big on 4K
Portugal Telecom has launched a new 4K Ultra HD set-top box and has unveiled plans…
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Warner Bros readies first UHD Blu-ray titles
Warner Bros Home Entertainment will release its first Ultra High Definition Blu-ray titles – the…
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US, Euro 4K TV take-up set to boom
Household penetration of 4K TVs will reach 34% in the US and 25% in the…
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Amazon launches 4K Fire TV
Amazon is launching a 4K Ultra HD version of its Amazon Fire TV media player….
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David Zaslav on cutting beards and growing 4K and international
New Discovery Channel boss Rich Ross was lauded early this year for calling time on…
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FunBox 4K channel expands reach
Pay TV channel provider SPI International has launched its FunBox 4K UHD channel on Vodafone…
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Discovery ‘driving hard’ on 4K
Discovery says it is ‘driving hard’ on 4K to ensure it is ready when pay…
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Gusto adds spice to foodie market
“There is no owners manual that comes with a broadcast license,” says Knight Enterprises’ Chris…
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4K set sales soar
Shipments of 4K TVs jumped by 699% year-on-year in 2014 to 11.6 million units, according…
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Sky ‘plans 4K set-top’
UK service provider Sky is reportedly planning to launch a next-generation set-top box in the…
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Czech, Slovak public broadcasters begin 4K tests
Czech Republic public TV provider Ceska Televize (CT) and Slovakian public broadcaster RTVS are due…
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Amazon adds 4K content to Prime Instant Video
Amazon has added 4K, Ultra High-Definition movies and TV shows to its subscription VoD service,…
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Vimeo adds 4K downloads
Vimeo has added Ultra High-Definition, 4K video support to its site, allowing Vimeo PRO members…
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MIPTV 2014: Four-day focus on 4K in Cannes
A host of broadcasters, technology companies and producers are joining forces for a 4K showcase…
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Japanese pubcaster launching 8K in 2020
Japanese public broadcaster NHK will launch a full 8K service in 2020 to coincide with…
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OTT leads the way on 4K
As if the OTT players weren’t bumping heads with traditional broadcasters enough already, they’ve now…
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News brief: NHK completes 8K test
As broadcasters and programme makers increasingly move to the 4K medium, Japanese public broadcaster NHK…
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Netflix adds subs, plots European expansion
Netflix is set to “embark on a substantial European expansion” later this year, as it…
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Netflix CEO: Web firms to benefit first from 4K
Ultra High Definition, also known as 4K, will benefit online firms before traditional broadcasters, with…
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Sony collaborates with Netflix on 4K
Sony is optimising its 2014 line of 4K Ultra HD TVs to support 4K streaming…
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Amazon pledges to make all originals in 4K
Amazon Studios, the original film and TV production arm of the online shopping giant, has…
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Netflix begins 4K trials
Netflix has reportedly added a small number of Ultra HD videos to its US site,…
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Digiturk launches Turkish 4K channel
Turkish pay TV provider Digiturk has launched a 4K demonstration channel in partnership with satellite…
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MIPTV News: Cannes will be in ultra high definition
The organisers of MIPTV have teamed with Sony to showcase ultra high definition television in…
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3D TV is dead says HBO technology boss
3D TV with glasses is “dead”and 4K TV is highly unlikely to succeed, according to…
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Eutelsat starts 4K demo channel
Satellite operator Eutelsat is launching a 4K TV demonstration channel. Eutelsat will begin transmitting in…