State of the Union on UHD Live Sports Streaming in the US
By Thierry Fautier, Managing Director, Your Media Transformation, former President of the Ultra HD Forum. Initially published in May 2024, updated in November 2024. Introduction In the year 2024, as we prepare for the Paris Olympics, which will be produced entirely in UHD HDR for the first time, I want to provide updates on the […]
LUTs for Single Stream SDR-HDR Live Production used for the Olympics Shared with the Industry by NBCU
Early live Ultra HD transmissions, including HDR, have been at the bleeding edge for over five years. One unfortunate side effect has often resulted in subpar SDR for consumers that didn’t have access to an HDR-capable set. With global events that include dozens of cameras and complex workflows, it is not commercially viable to maintain […]
Climbing the Ultra HD OTT ladder
By Thierry Fautier, Past President of the Ultra HD Forum, VP Strategy at Harmonic. I will provide in this blog some personal insights and observations on the Ultra HD OTT market, looking at it from different perspectives: services worldwide, special events, characteristics of production and distribution, devices, interop, and challenges remaining. Version 3 (major updates […]
Newest Version of ATSC 3.0 System Standard Addresses HDR Emission
The ATSC “System Standard” (Document A/300) is the central guiding document in the ATSC 3.0 suite of standards. Updated annually, it details the most recent versions of the ATSC 3.0 standards in force for that year and provides general informative guidance about the standards. The latest version, ATSC A/300:2022-04 “System Standard,” passed the ATSC membership […]
OMDIA’s NAB 2022 Market Update
During the Ultra HD Forum NAB session on the reality of Ultra HD deployments in 2022, Maria Rua Aguete provided OMDIA’s latest relevant market update, with some surprises, which you can watch below. If you want access to the slide deck please reach out directly to Maria.
Brazil adopts TV 3.0 with many component technologies described in the Ultra HD Forum’s Guidelines
After a lengthy and challenging Call for Proposals (CFP) for a next-generation digital TV system called “TV 3.0”, the Brazilian Terrestrial Television System Forum (SBTVD) recently finalized the technical evaluation phase. The SBTVD Forum has thoroughly tested and evaluated different technologies for distributing current and future formats up to 8K resolution to broadcast and OTT […]
