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Sky: First Ultra-HD-live broadcast of a football game
The pay-TV channel has broadcast around the world for the first time a football game live via satellite, in 2160p at 50 frames per second and encoded with the new standard HEVC.
World premiere at the pay-TV channel Munich Sky Germany : According to information from the transmitter a football match beamed on April 26 as the first TV station worldwide via satellite live in ultra-HD resolution of 3840 × 2160 pixels at 50 frames per second ( 2160p50) from - encoded with the new standard HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding).
Currently radiates Sky football games in 1080i format from, so interlaced with a resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels.
Currently radiates Sky football games in 1080i format from, so interlaced with a resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels. Enlarge
In the match between FC Bayern Munich and SV Werder Bremen on Matchday 32 of the Bundesliga came six 4K cameras are used, combined with a further four HD cameras that were upconverted in OB vans Ultra-HD. Was transmitting the encounter in the Sky Germany headquarters to Unterföhring. The coding was carried out by two companies: in the first half of Fraunhofer HHI / Rohde & Schwarz and in the second half of Elemental.
The HEVC-enabled Ultra HD receiver came from Technicolor, the Ultra HD displays from Samsung. With the South Korean electronics giant Sky wants to present the result on a "Curved Ultra HD" event tomorrow, Wednesday.
Already in December 2012, Sky had a soccer game in 4K recorded "purely for testing purposes" . Two matching cameras at the time were to be used In the Bundesliga match Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund.
According to Brian Sullivan, CEO of Sky Germany, skidding after the successful transfer of an entire Bundesliga game live "in a true end-to-end test of the complete Ultra HD production chain" the day approaching when it is possible to obtain a high quality to bring Ultra HD live sports production in the living rooms of consumers. "Need to get some things done, but I am very confident that we are on the right track as a leader in innovation, the viewing experience to revolutionize together with our partners
The pay-TV channel has broadcast around the world for the first time a football game live via satellite, in 2160p at 50 frames per second and encoded with the new standard HEVC.
World premiere at the pay-TV channel Munich Sky Germany : According to information from the transmitter a football match beamed on April 26 as the first TV station worldwide via satellite live in ultra-HD resolution of 3840 × 2160 pixels at 50 frames per second ( 2160p50) from - encoded with the new standard HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding).
Currently radiates Sky football games in 1080i format from, so interlaced with a resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels.
Currently radiates Sky football games in 1080i format from, so interlaced with a resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels. Enlarge
In the match between FC Bayern Munich and SV Werder Bremen on Matchday 32 of the Bundesliga came six 4K cameras are used, combined with a further four HD cameras that were upconverted in OB vans Ultra-HD. Was transmitting the encounter in the Sky Germany headquarters to Unterföhring. The coding was carried out by two companies: in the first half of Fraunhofer HHI / Rohde & Schwarz and in the second half of Elemental.
The HEVC-enabled Ultra HD receiver came from Technicolor, the Ultra HD displays from Samsung. With the South Korean electronics giant Sky wants to present the result on a "Curved Ultra HD" event tomorrow, Wednesday.
Already in December 2012, Sky had a soccer game in 4K recorded "purely for testing purposes" . Two matching cameras at the time were to be used In the Bundesliga match Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund.
According to Brian Sullivan, CEO of Sky Germany, skidding after the successful transfer of an entire Bundesliga game live "in a true end-to-end test of the complete Ultra HD production chain" the day approaching when it is possible to obtain a high quality to bring Ultra HD live sports production in the living rooms of consumers. "Need to get some things done, but I am very confident that we are on the right track as a leader in innovation, the viewing experience to revolutionize together with our partners
