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Survey: IP, 4K adoption 10 years away
A
global survey into the industry’s
views on IP and 4K adoption has
revealed that the transition to IP
broadcast infrastructure will take up to
10 years to complete for the majority of
broadcasters and that full-scale IP and
4K adoption will be considerably slower
than many would have us believe.
The survey, commissioned by
broadcasting technology specialist Quantel
and Snell, they say provides an
informative, real-world review of where the
industry is – and where it’s going – with IP
and 4K.
The headline findings on IP are that
only 19% of respondents thought that SDI
routers would be completely replaced by IP
within two years, 42% within five years and
27% only seeing this happen within ten
years. Interestingly, 9% of respondents
predicted that SDI will never be completely
replaced. When asked if they would be
using live signals over IP in 2016, 20% said
not at all, 47% somewhat and 29%
extensively – with just 4% indicating that
they are going fully IP next year.
On 4K, 60% of respondents saw it as
relevant
The results of our only in the
survey will go a future, with
long way to the majority
dispelling the of
myths predictions
spread
across the two to five year timescale. We
also asked whether High Frame Rate (HFR)
or High Dynamic Range (HDR) would bring
Videotron claims UHD
DVR first
Canadian quad-play
operator Videotron says it
has passed a major
technological milestone by
becoming the first
telecommunications
provider in Canada to
release an ultra-highdefinition (UHD) set-top
box across its entire service
area. Combined with
Videotron’s network
capabilities, the set-top box
will enable Videotron
customers who have
purchased a UHD television
set to begin viewing content
in UHD format when the
the most economic benefit to respondents;
47% saw HDR as a potential revenue
generator, only 22% HFR, with 31% seeing
no potential benefit from either.
Finally, to learn where IP and