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NBC Olympics is distributing 4K Ultra High-Def coverage provided by Olympic Broadcasting Services and Japan’s NHK to its U.S. distribution partners; Each has chosen how they make the 4K content ...

FIFA Films has installed a Quantel Pablo Rio suite at the International Broadcast Centre in Rio to edit and polish 4K footage of the World Cup Final and two other matches in 4K for an official film of ...

Owners of Ultra HDTVs who are also customers of DirecTV, Dish Network or Comcast are in luck: They’ll be the only people in the U.S. able to watch NBC Olympics’ 83 hours of coverage from Rio in the ...

Brazilian broadcaster TV Globo is building a 4K over IP mobile unit in preparation for its unilateral coverage of the Rio Olympics 2016. Claimed as the world’s first 4K/IP OB vehicle, the unit will be ...

Instead, Olympic Broadcast Services is eyeing virtual reality for the 2016 Games. By Adrian Pennington, Carolyn Giardina Summer Olympics Michael Phelps 200m Butterfly - H 2012 While the consumer ...

NBC has announced that it will make content from this year's Olympic Games available to carriers in 4K and HDR, however there's one little catch. In a setup that will seem familiar for early HDTV ...

Even though 4K content is only now arriving, parts of the 2016 Rio games in August will be shot in 8K video and virtual reality. The Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) confirmed that it will air ...

Swimming, track and field and basketball will get 4K treatment. By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor “The Olympics have been a consistent driver of technological advancements, and Rio will be no different, ...

Given the well-publicized concerns about crime and the Zika virus, watching the 2016 Rio Olympics from home may actually be the best way of catching the action this year. And for a select few who have ...