Eutelsat Begins 4K Demo Channel Broadcast
Satellite operator
Eutelsat is launching a 4K TV demonstration channel.
Eutelsat will begin
transmitting in 4K from today. According to the Paris-based operator, the
channel is designed to benefit everyone in the broadcasting chain who wants to
acquire expertise in 4K, including production companies, pay TV operators,
rights owners and TV set manufacturers.
Eutelsat has teamed up with
video compression provider Ateme to deliver the channel, which will be uplinked
from its teleport in Rambouillet, Paris.
Eutelsat is launching the
channel to coincide with the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where 4K
or Ultra HD is expected to be a key highlight, with a number of new Ultra HD TV
sets beingshowcased by consumer electronics manufacturers.
The channel will operate in
progressive mode at 50 frames per second, transmitting in the MPEG-4 format at
40Mbps in four Quad HD (2160p) streams.
“This new step towards 4K
continues Eutelsat’s longstanding commitment to achieving new broadcast
milestones that over the last 20 years have included digital TV, HDTV and 3D,”
said Jean-François Leprince-Ringuet, Eutelsat’s commercial director. “Early and
close collaboration between all players in the broadcast chain will be a key
success factor for this new revolution and so we are delighted to propose this
first broadcast platform for Europe.”
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