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