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RTL Nitro revs up 4K broadcast
Michelle Clancy
| 02 September 2016
Germany’s RTL Nitro has gone 4K with the production of three episodes of its car show Nitro Autoquartett in Ultra HD resolution.
mitro autoquartettGerman DTH satellite platform HD+ will simulcast the shows on its UHD1 by HD+ channel on Astra, in parallel to their broadcast in SD and HD resolution on RTL Nitro.
The first Ultra HD episode will air on 21 October, with the other two to follow on 4 and 18 November.
There is an increasing install base for 4K: according to research from Parks Associates, among broadband households planning to purchase a flat-panel TV, 59% in the UK, 57% in France, 53% in Spain and 49% in Germany plan to purchase a 4KTV even though content is not yet widely available. This resulted in an average of 54%. Moreover, 17% of such households were planning to buy a flat-panel TV in the next 12 months and over half consider 4K to be an important or very important feature of their next model.
Michelle Clancy
| 02 September 2016
Germany’s RTL Nitro has gone 4K with the production of three episodes of its car show Nitro Autoquartett in Ultra HD resolution.
mitro autoquartettGerman DTH satellite platform HD+ will simulcast the shows on its UHD1 by HD+ channel on Astra, in parallel to their broadcast in SD and HD resolution on RTL Nitro.
The first Ultra HD episode will air on 21 October, with the other two to follow on 4 and 18 November.
There is an increasing install base for 4K: according to research from Parks Associates, among broadband households planning to purchase a flat-panel TV, 59% in the UK, 57% in France, 53% in Spain and 49% in Germany plan to purchase a 4KTV even though content is not yet widely available. This resulted in an average of 54%. Moreover, 17% of such households were planning to buy a flat-panel TV in the next 12 months and over half consider 4K to be an important or very important feature of their next model.
