Spanish satellite operator Hispasat has decided to permanently broadcast a new Free-to-Air (FTA) channel in Ultra-HD, or 4K, across both North and Central America. The decision is part of the company’s goal to bolster its transatlantic coverage.
Hispasat has supported an open 4K channel in Europe since September 2013. The new FTA channel, called Hispasat 4K, was announced at NAB. The Amazonas 3 satellite will be used to broadcast the channel, which already serves several hours of programming. Hispasat also said it would supply advanced solutions for new video formats in order to accelerate the acceptance of 4K.
“We expect to rapidly increase the content available thanks to the agreement we have reached with High TV to broadcast via Hispasat 4K,” said Hispasat’s Business Director Ignacio Sanchis.
Sanchis added that Hispasat is investing heavily in research and development for 4K broadcasting, and that collaborating with decoder manufacturers is a top priority. So far, the company has demonstrated a Hispasat 4K broadcast using a High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) reference decoder designed by ST Microelectronics. Via transponder 94, Hispasat 4K will use second generation Digital Video Broadcasting — Satellite (DVB-S2) for Hispasat 4K.
Hispasat has supported an open 4K channel in Europe since September 2013. The new FTA channel, called Hispasat 4K, was announced at NAB. The Amazonas 3 satellite will be used to broadcast the channel, which already serves several hours of programming. Hispasat also said it would supply advanced solutions for new video formats in order to accelerate the acceptance of 4K.
“We expect to rapidly increase the content available thanks to the agreement we have reached with High TV to broadcast via Hispasat 4K,” said Hispasat’s Business Director Ignacio Sanchis.
Sanchis added that Hispasat is investing heavily in research and development for 4K broadcasting, and that collaborating with decoder manufacturers is a top priority. So far, the company has demonstrated a Hispasat 4K broadcast using a High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) reference decoder designed by ST Microelectronics. Via transponder 94, Hispasat 4K will use second generation Digital Video Broadcasting — Satellite (DVB-S2) for Hispasat 4K.