What’s in a name
By Sam Matheny Ultra HD Forum Board Member, CTO & Executive Vice President at the National Association of Broadcasters. In Act II, Scene I of Romeo and Juliet, Juliet both asks a question and answers it with a profound statement, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell […]
Bang for the Bit – Benefits of HDR
The Ultra HD Service Tracker list business to consumer (B2C) and business to business (B2B) TV services around the world that offer Ultra HD video content. Now, Ultra HD covers a few different spatial formats. The most well-known in main-stream parlance is 4K resolution, but 8K resolution is also under the ‘Ultra HD’ banner, as is 1080p […]
The most popular distribution networks for Ultra HD
The Ultra HD Forum’s Service Tracker lists Ultra HD services available directly to consumers as well as channels that are offered as a B2B service to IPTV and cable operators for distribution to their subscribers. The B2B channels may be delivered in various ways, and are often done by satellite, but because they use multiple […]
Seven years of Ultra HD service uptake
By Yoeri Geutskens The Ultra HD Forum’s Service Tracker keeps a record of Ultra HD services worldwide, covering services offered directly to consumers as well as ‘B2B’ services supplied to service providers, who in turn offer these to consumers. These B2C service providers include IPTV, cable, satellite (DTH), and terrestrial (DTT) operators, as well as streaming video […]
Do B2C service providers still need to choose between PQ and HLG for HDR?
By Yoeri Geutskens The Ultra HD Forum’s Service Tracker keeps a record of Ultra HD services worldwide, covering services offered directly to consumers as well as ‘B2B’ services supplied to service providers who in turn offer these to consumers. These B2C service providers include IPTV, cable, satellite (DTH), and terrestrial (DTT) operators, as well as streaming video […]
The Forum’s initial reaction to 8K buzz
8K buzz took the industry by surprise in 2018. This blog describes the Ultra HD Forum’s initial response.
