All 8K articles
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Industry TrendsPowering on to an 8K future
The Tokyo Olympics was set to showcase 8K to the wider world. But despite its postponement, vendors are pushing ahead with UHD HDR announcements, writes Adrian Pennington.
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Industry Trends
Live sports innovations on track
IBC365 looks at the latest innovations in covering live sport, from internet streaming protocols and virtual sets to 5G contribution and 8K production.
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News
NHK confirms plans for 8K broadcast of 2020 Olympics and Paralympics
Japanese broadcaster NHK has outlined its plans to broadcast the upcoming Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in 8K across seven disciplines.
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BT Sport and Samsung achieves first UK 8K live sports broadcast
A screening of the UEFA Europa League match between Arsenal and Olympiacos last night was successfully delivered in 8K by BT Sport and Samsung.
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Executive Interviews
“Future evolution of wireless”: Looking beyond 5G
Visionary technology leader, strategist and researcher across the fields of AI, ML, data analytics and mobility, InterDigital CTO Henry Tirri sits down with Alana Foster on pioneering 5G, innovating technologies and a 6G future.
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News
Samsung launches Galaxy S20 with 8K capability
Samsung has launched its new range of flagship smartphone devices, offering the ability to record videos in 8K 24fps.
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NTT Docomo to launch 5G streaming service in March
NTT Docomo has revealed plans to launch a new 5G streaming service in March, delivering high-definition video of concerts, theatre and sporting events to smartphone users in Japan.
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Industry Trends
CES 2020: Evolution, expectation and innovation
Amelia Kallman reports from CES 2020 on the biggest trends and tech impacting the future of broadcasting.
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Industry Trends
The higher-resolution revolution will be televised
A flurry of 8K TV launches at CES confirmed that resolution continues to exert a profound effect on new product development. But with rotating sets and several other notable concept TVs, it’s hardly the only manifestation of the sector’s current creativity.
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News
Industry orgs and TV vendors back UHD Alliance’s Filmmaker Mode
CES 2020: The UHD Alliance has received backing for its Filmmaker Mode standard from a number of industry organisations and new vendors.
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News
Samsung and 8K Association launch TV certification scheme
Samsung Electronics has partnered with the 8K Association to launch an 8K TV certification scheme.
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Industry Trends
Back to the future: A 2019 technical retrospective
How do you capture a snapshot of the year in technology? It’s impossible to cover everything, especially in a market as diverse and exciting as media and entertainment, but here we cast an eye over some of 2019’s top tech moments.
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News
NHK to “mass produce” 8K content
SMPTE 2019: NHK developed its own 8K camera system after the Japanese broadcaster decided to shoot upcoming sports broadcasts in the country in the format. At SMPTE 2019, NHK spoke about the key elements of the format.
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Industry Trends
IBC2019 technical papers: Encoding
Encoding was once again high up the agenda in the Technical Paper submissions at IBC2019.
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Industry Trends
CDNs: Innovation, higher bandwidth and interactivity
The advent of 4K and now 8K, as well as interactive applications that require sub-1 second latency, are obliging CDN service providers to enhance capacity and efficiency, writes David Davies.
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Technical Papers
A study on the transmission scheme for the advanced ISDB-T and verification by large-scale field experiments in Japan
In this paper, NHK explores the development of advanced terrestrial broadcasting technology to transmit ultra-high-definition television signals.
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Technical Papers
Advanced video compression and rendering for highly immersive 8K+ applications
In this paper, Spin Digital Video Technologies, PSNC and Ars Electronica Futurelab join to explore a set of tools designed to simplify the distribution, playback and adaptation of high-quality immersive content for new immersive environments.
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Industry Trends
Enthusiasm of 8K
At IBC2019 there were several announcements about the 8K future. Chris Forrester looks at some of the enthusiasm around 8K.
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Industry Trends
Embracing the journey to IP
At IBC2019, Halls 1, 4, 5 and 6 provided a fascinating insight into the state of the industry. It’s not just that it’s changing – it’s the pace of change that is startling, driven by the opportunity that IP offers.
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Industry Trends
Streaming, 8K and AR: How bringing production in-house will transform Rugby World Cup 2019
The Rugby World Cup has brought production in-house for the 2019 World Cup. As the tournament kicks off in Japan, Steve McCaskill finds out what innovations will feature at RWC2019.
