Dish’s Hopper 3 DVR Adds 4K Netflix Streaming
Dish’s Hopper 3 DVR (above) will now stream 4K Ultra HD content from Netflix. Direct-to-home satellite TV provider Dish said Friday that its latest Hopper 3 network DVR now has the ability to access 4K Ultra HD TV shows and movies from the Netflix catalog….
DirecTV To Launch 4K Channel, Will Show Masters In UHD
AT&T revealed Wednesday that its DirecTV satellite TV service will carry live coverage of the 2016 Masters Golf Tournament in 4K Ultra HDTV, April 7-10, 2016. The live 4K Masters event from the Augusta National Golf Course (pictured at top) will be the plumb in…
DirecTV To Add Streaming Service
AT&T’s satellite TV service DirecTV will join Dish in offering an over-the-top streaming service alternative to its traditional satellite-delivered multi-channel TV service, the company revealed Tuesday. Intended for use with smartphones, tablets, smart TVs and set-top boxes, the internet-based streaming TV service is planned to…
FCC To Proceed With Cable Box Rules Change Proposal
The Federal Communications Commission voted three-to-two Thursday to continue on with a proposal from Chairman Tom Wheeler to shake up cable and satellite equipment business models and possibly give subscribers new options for owning innovative new set-top boxes and other devices from multiple brands, instead…
Set-Up Tips to Make Your HDTV or 4K Ultra High Definition TV Super Bowl-Ready
The Consumer Technology Association estimates that better than 20 percent of all HDTVs are purchased for the specific purpose of watching the Super Bowl. But around 1 in 5 HDTV owners end up NOT watching the big game or other programs in high definition due…
Hollywood Executives See Bright Future For 4K UHD
Top level executives from the home entertainment divisions of Hollywood’s four leading studios gave 4K Ultra HDTV and all of its recent enhancements a unified endorsement during the Ultra HD Alliance meeting at the recent CES 2016 in Las Vegas. The UHD Alliance used its…
Dish Unveils `Hopper 3′ 4K DVR, `Hopper Go’ Accessory
Direct-to-home satellite TV provider Dish unveiled at CES 2016 Tuesday its Hopper 3 receiver/DVR that doubles the numbers of shows that can be recorded at one time – from eight in the current Hopper to 16 programs at once. Dish also revealed its new “Hopper…
Content Producers Debate Future Of 4K HDR Delivery
John Penney, Starz!; Steve Koenig, CTA; Rajan Mehta, WWE; and Dan Schinasi, Samsung New advances in video picture quality may be close to driving sales of better performing 4K Ultra HDTVs with high dynamic range and wide color gamut capability, but for the near…
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