The dream of native 4K being broadcast over air just came a little bit closer following the DVB Steering Board’s decision to approve the DVB-UHDTV Phase 1 specification at its 77th annual meeting. If that sounds boring that’s because maybe it is, just a little. Nonetheless it’s a significant development because the new specification, which updates ETSI TS 101 154 ... Read More »

Following on from Panasonic’s lead, Samsung is also about to lay plasma TV to rest. A news piece from Reuters this week reported that Samsung is shuttering its plasma display panel (PDP) business due to declining demand, and will instead focus its efforts on building 4K UHD (ultra high-definition) TVs. Samsung isn’t going to deliver the coup de grâce immediately, ... Read More »

Sony’s TV business has been bleeding cash for the best part of a decade now, but the company insists that it’s on the verge of returning to profitability, and will do so by the end of this year. Masahi Imamura, head of Sony’s TV division, was speaking to reporters on the eve of Sony’s television services’ metamorphosis into something called ... Read More »