During MIPTV, Globo will launch Dangerous Liaisons, an adaptation of the novel “Les Liaisons Dangereuses”. With characterisation of the characters, plots that stir emotions, and cinema photography, the period miniseries portrays the lives of amoral, narcissistic personalities, concealed under an elegant, refined surface. The refinement and glamour of the story are reflected in the images of the miniseries, which was entirely shot and post-produced in 4K. In addition to contributing to the … [Read more...] about Globo launches Dangerous Liaisons
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Weekly Launches
Cathay Pacific and CNN’s global campaign CNN International announced a new global campaign with Cathay Pacific that will run for six weeks, starting 22 October. The campaign centres around the sponsorship of a series of six on-air segments titled The Trip That Changed My Life, supported by a digital campaign, video content and image galleries, as well as a social media campaign. AsiaSat first UHD channel Hong Kong–Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat) announced … [Read more...] about Weekly Launches
AsiaSat announces UHD broadcast initiative
Hong Kong – Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat) announced the plan to deploy Asia’s first dedicated Ultra HD (UHD) broadcast platform in the next few months. Initially using a C-band transponder on AsiaSat 4 at 122°E, the UHD platform, based on DVB- S2 and HEVC solutions, will be able to deliver 2-5 full time UHD channels. Transmissions will be in a free to air format, available for reception by terrestrial TV stations, pay-TV platforms and home viewers across … [Read more...] about AsiaSat announces UHD broadcast initiative
UHD TV​ sets to enter market sooner than expected
Dublin – Research and Markets’ report states that LCD UHD TVs shipped close to 1.2M pcs from January to August of 2013 in the panel base. The UHD TV panel shipment penetration accounts for 0.8% (Korea 4.7%, Japan 0.6%, Taiwan 81.4% and China 13.3%) of the total TV panel shipment. In August, this panel shipment rose to 353K pcs per month. This research foresees that the increase panel shipment trend could result in a total figure of 2.6M units … [Read more...] about UHD TV​ sets to enter market sooner than expected
CommunicAsia2013, EnterpriseIT2013 and BroadcastAsia2013 concluded
Singapore – The four-day event, held from 18 to 21 June at the Marina Bay Sands, saw more than 51,000 attendees from 100 countries/regions throng the exhibition halls and conference suites. “The shows have done extremely well this year. Attendees, including exhibitors, conference speakers and delegates, as well as members of the press, have expressed fulfillment with what they were able to achieve this year. For us, this is testament to the success of the shows,” says Stephen … [Read more...] about CommunicAsia2013, EnterpriseIT2013 and BroadcastAsia2013 concluded
CommunicAsia: SES on the feasibility of Ultra High Definition
With the advent of Ultra High Definition (UHD), questions have been raised about the imminent increase in bandwidth consumption. In a presentation at CommunicAsia, Deepak Mathur, Senior Vice President, Commercial, Asia Pacific and the Middle East at SES, explained how bandwidth efficiency can be improved by Highly Efficient Video Coding (HEVC). HEVC allows UHD to be transmitted at 20 Mbits/s, as compared to MPEG-2 coding, which requires more bandwidth at 80 Mbits/s. SES' satellite service, … [Read more...] about CommunicAsia: SES on the feasibility of Ultra High Definition
