Fremont, California, December 16th 2015: Ultra HD Forum continues to grow with the arrival of 15 new members since IBC bringing the total to over 45. New members include Broadcom, DIRECTV, TNO, Marvell, Sky, Unified Streaming, Fox, Sigma Designs, SkyPerfecTV, Communicare Digital.
The forum has made significant progress on defining first version of its Guidelines that will enable operators to deploy next generation UHD services integrating High Dynamic Range in 2016. Currently under review by the Forum’s members the guidelines will be published before NAB’16.
The next Ultra HD Forum Member meeting will take place on the 5th January from 4pm to 8pm in Las Vegas and non-members are welcome to attend as observers. Please send an email toinfo@ultrahdforum.org to register you interest. Amongst the subjects to be discussed will be Next Generation Audio, Backward compatibility, Security, 2016 field trials including live events and ATSC 3.0 testing.
For additional insight the recently released Ultra HD Forum webinar and panel session videos are now available for on demand viewing at the forum website at http://www.v-net.tv/ultra-hd-what-is-it-and-when-will-we-see-it
Ultra HD Forum CES 2016 activities:
- Inter SDO Meeting Tuesday January 5, 1pm-3pm The Ultra HD Forum will be represented at this invitation only event.
- Ultra HD Forum Members Meeting Tuesday January 5, 4pm-8pm, (Please contact info@ultrahdforum.org to attend as seating is limited). All members welcome, non-members welcome as observers.
- CTA Alliance of Alliance Community Reception Thursday January 7, 16:00-18:00 @ Venetian Level 2, Bellini 2005 The forum will be represented at this reception which is open to all CES attendees
About the Ultra HD Forum
Formed in 2015, the Ultra HD Forum is the global organization responsible for promoting market adoption of Ultra HD by defining industry best practices for the phased introduction of the wide set of technologies that will facilitate the next generation viewing experience. The organization facilitates interoperability testing and collaborates with industry standards bodies to align standard development activities. A list of participating member companies is available at https://ultrahdforum.org/Members.html.
Additional information about the organization is available at https://ultrahdforum.org
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