FIFA World Cup and IBC Take Ultra HD Centre Stage

IBC Consumer interest in Ultra HD should get a shot in the arm(chair) this summer when FIFA markets the higher-than HD resolution capture of the last three matches from the Maracanã stadium. It's not clear if any of FIFA's rights holders have opted to broadcast the feed which will nonetheless be used by several of them to demonstrate to their boardrooms what is possible.

http://www.ibc.org/page.cfm/action=library/libID=2/libEntryID=228/listID=4

Will your future 4K Ultra HD TV set be good enough?

Sports Video Group

Ultra HD sets could make up nearly half of all global TV set sales in four years time, but will they all be technologically obsolete? 

http://svgeurope.org/blog/headlines/will-your-future-4k-ultra-hd-tv-set-be-good-enough/

War Horse charges into 4K live

TVB Europe
Adrian Pennington goes behind the scenes ofWar Horse as the National Theatre production becomes the first event to be aired live to cinemas in 4K.

http://www.tvbeurope.com/war-horse-charges-4k-live/

Take Two for Welsh TV

Broadcast - p21 

Inward investment is creating a strong platform on which to build the Welsh TV sector but local indies say sustaining it over the long term is the challenge. 

http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/home/digital-editions/broadcast-18-april-2014/5070731.article#.U1JfJpS5jKE.twitter

Worldwide, Viewers Prefer Pay TV Services to SVOD, Says Informitv

StreamingMedia

Informitv's first Multiscreen Index suggests that a rise in pay TV subscriptions worldwide is a long-term trend.

http://www.StreamingMediaGlobal.com/Articles/Editorial/Featured-Articles/Worldwide-Viewers-Prefer-Pay-TV-Services-to-SVOD-Says-Informitv-96338.aspx

Dimensional Imaging

Published in shots issue 149.

Glasgow’s Dimensional Imaging has pioneered 3D markerless performance capture and is now helping Oscar-winning actors translate virtual characters to screen, writes Adrian Pennington, but can they now help to crack the age-old problem of the ‘uncanny valley’ and bring soul to CGI humans?

http://www.shots.net/features/article/83728/dimensional-imaging%253A-pixel-perfect

Broadcast Gear Makers Risk Financial Ruin, Warns Industry Body

THR
The International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers has warned members that they face extinction without sufficient scale, specialism or willingness to co-operate with one another.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/broadcast-gear-makers-risk-financial-695958

Elemental to Test 4K HEVC MPEG-DASH in NAB Demo with Akamai

Streaming Media

The software video processing developer powers half a dozen 4K demos at NAB, is partnering with Ericsson EVE, and claims to be the fastest growing vendor around.

http://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/News/Online-Video-News/Elemental-to-Test-4K-HEVC-MPEG-DASH-in-NAB-Demo-with-Akamai-96163.aspx

Mark Edinoff: Out of the Dark Room

Published in shots 149

Editor Mark Edinoff tells Adrian Pennington he doesn’t miss the bad old days of editing, being ordered around by chain-smoking alcoholics in darkened rooms, preferring now to hang out with his directors, explore their sense of humour and build a relationship that can bring forth unexpected creative fruits.

http://www.shots.net/features/article/83621/mark-edinoff%253A-out-of-the-dark-room

Room for manoeuvre

Broadcast

It’s glass half full, glass half empty at the UK’s studios as tax rebates put a squeeze on space.

http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/features/room-for-manoeuvre/5070318.article

Small firms feel the squeeze

Broadcast 

As the broadcast technology supply sector consolidates, the survival of smaller manufacturers rests on continual research and development, and greater co-operation.

http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/techfacils/small-firms-feel-the-squeeze/5070310.article

Will La Liga broadcast in 4K soon?

TVB Europe

The much trumpeted 4K test broadcast of Spain’s El Clásico football match last week involved some smoke and mirrors on the part of production company and rights holder MediaPro.
http://www.tvbeurope.com/will-la-liga-broadcast-4k-soon/

For-A debuts specialist 4K camera products

TVB Europe
Japanese camera manufacturer For-A is debuting an extraction system that allows operators to frame and extract specified HD scenes at any size from 4K sources.
http://www.tvbeurope.com/debuts-specialist-4k-camera-products/

Broadcasters join Colorfront Ultra HD cloud service

TVB Europe Digital dailies workflow tools developer Colorfront says broadcasters and content producers in the UK, Europe, Japan, Brazil and the US are working with Colorfront Cloud Services as they adopt large-sensor cameras for Ultra HD production.

http://www.tvbeurope.com/broadcasters-join-colorfront-ultra-hd-cloud-service/

The HDR revolution

TVB Europe

The Ultra HD debate revolves around getting a richer picture to the living room with implications for capture, post production and retail. Is there a need for an enhanced, richer-pixeled version of Ultra HD that includes greater luminance and colour alongside higher frame rate and resolution? 

http://www.tvbeurope.com/hdr-revolution/

Sony evolves live Ultra HD, HD and 3D workflow for Papal broadcast

Sports Video Group

In a world first outside broadcast, the ceremony at which Pope Francis will canonise Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII will be transmitted live in 3D and in Ultra HD. 
http://svgeurope.org/blog/headlines/sony-evolves-live-ultra-hd-hd-and-3d-workflow-for-papal-broadcast/

Small firms feel the squeeze

Broadcast Tech p28

As the broadcast technology supply sector consolidates, the survival of smaller manufacturers rests on continual research and development.

http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk//launch.aspx?eid=5fc88742-b547-4d7d-9689-b2070d04a8ae]

Challenges in the edit

Broadcast Tech - p32 
The DPP's deadline for file delivery has thrown insert editing and the complications faced by post production companies into sharp relief.
http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk//launch.aspx?eid=5fc88742-b547-4d7d-9689-b2070d04a8ae