SES Launches 24/7 Ultra HD Channel for Testing HDR Content
Luxembourg-based satellite provider SES launched a 24/7 Ultra HD test channel for transmitting HDR content, it said Thursday. It’s demonstrating the channel at its Industry Days event in Luxembourg this week. Attendees can view HDR implementations such as HDR 10,…
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Dolby Vision, Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG) and the Technicolor/Philips solution on TVs from major manufacturers, said the company. Currently, SES carries Ultra HD content provided by LG using HLG and is demoing the HLG HDR content on LG’s E6 4K OLED TV, it said. HDR will be a “major improvement” for satellite TV on Ultra HD TVs, said SES’ Thomas Wrede, vice president-reception systems. SES has begun implementing “relevant HDR technology” at its Munich playout facility, he said.