The Broadcast Bridge assesses how far UHD has come and finds rollout hindered by being inextricably bound up with the complexities of High Dynamic Range (HDR). The industry was hoping for 4K consumer displays sales to kick up, driven with the UHD HDR broadcast of the FIFA World Cup from Russia, alongside many other major sporting events. 

I need a new TV

Okay, I want a new TV, but my old Sony projection TV, circa 1995, just won't quit. The second receiver built into the set did stop working, but I don’t need it because I’m watching via cable.  Even though the TV set is not even ATSC compliant, I refuse to replace it until it dies.

A must-see session at the NAB Show New York will discuss why UHD (Ultra High Definition) and HDR (High Dynamic Range) can be a blessing and a curse for today’s broadcasters.

Move over video. When it comes to the medium of choice for powerful storytelling, audio has always been a competitor. In its golden age, audio — or radio as it was called then — was known as the theatre of the imagination. Today, it has different names, but audio storytelling is back.

As broadcasting hurtles at unprecedented speed to IP, exposing antiquated working practices, laying bare integration issues and questioning our very understanding of how television should work, are we a bit guilty of looking at SDI through rose-tinted spectacles?

The Ultra HD Forum will expand on priorities for the next “Phase B” of UHD technologies at IBC 2017 in response to a detailed survey of 50 TV operators from around the world.

For editors, production and post technology will be the focus of their interests at 2017 NAB.

As new formats like ATSC 3.0 and HDR along with digital operations and higher speed networks become commonplace, broadcast and video engineers need new ways to support and maintain these signals. Here is a preview of new test and measurement technology to be highlighted at IBC 2017.

As the IOC prepares the largest 8K UHD production yet, from the Winter Olympics in South Korea, it’s worth asking if this ultra-high resolution format will ever be broadcast wider than the shores of Japan. In short, the answer is negative, but that won’t stop vendors developing a full production chain, just in case.

The Society for Information Display’s Display Week introduced more innovative ways of putting images on screens than ever seen before.