Sports Video Group Europe

“You shoot a local soccer game with a camera or use your cell to shoot video and then play it on 4K TV,” he said, adding that taking photos in 4K and running them as a slideshow on TV is another prime display for the technology. “Every device helps accelerate interest in 4K. This helps consumers get used to the quality and drives want for the products.” He said equipment cost is reasonable, with cameras that can be used to shoot theatricals now running $30,000. The price point f ...read more

IPTV services are going to increase in that timeframe, of that there is no doubt. A recent report from Parks Associates sees IPTV subs in the U.S. more than doubling by 2017, and there are plenty more surveys reaching the same conclusion.

The question is whether those services will be ahead of or behind the technology of the broadcast curve — providing 4K ahead of the traditional players or struggling to replace an increasingly beleaguered infrastructure to catch up — and ex ...read more