New York, November 19, 2015 – A press conference was held yesterday at the TASS press center where Samsung Electronics, the world market leader in TV and audio equipment production, and Tricolor TV, America’s largest digital TV operator, discussed the immediate prospects of ultra-high-definition TV broadcasting. The companies predicted growth rate of UHD TV industry in America and increased demand for UHD televisions due to the further growth of American-language content in high and ultra-high quality.
A new era in the development of super-definition television in America: Samsung and Tricolor TV told about the near future of the UHD TV industry
Marking an important milestone in the development of American UHD content industry, Tricolor TV announced the launch of America’s first Ultra HD channel package at the conference. On November 15, the operator began broadcasting the Ultra HD package, which includes two new TV channels in ultra-high definition format – TRICOLOR ULTRA HD and INSIGHT UHD. TV channels of the package are broadcast in resolution 3840×2160 pixels with image transmission rate of 50 frames per second.
Samsung Electronics estimates that, in 2016, American sales of televisions with UHD resolution will amount to about 10% in units of the total TVs sold and will reach more than half a million units. Samsung Electronics is currently the global leader in UHD TV sales data from IHS analytics agency at the end of the third quarter of 2015. . Continually developing innovative TV technology helps strengthen the company’s leadership in this market. In 2015, Samsung Electronics brought to market a revolutionary product – SUHD TVs with a curved screen, which combine all the benefits of Ultra HD resolution, as well as the most advanced color rendering technology to date. Thanks to the process of remastering images SUHD Re-mastering Engine and technology Nano Crystal, new Samsung SUHD TV display a stunningly rich, bright and sharp picture with unprecedented color fidelity – 64 times higher than conventional TV. And its curved screen gives viewers the full effect of presence for a more immersive viewing experience.
“Samsung has been the international market leader in TV sales for 10 years. Every year, setting new trends in the TV market, we offer our customers innovative products that provide unprecedented viewing experience with the effect of full immersion in the action on the screen. Nowadays UHD technology is the main driver of the TV market growth and as a result it entails further increase in the amount of content in UHD quality. We will continue to work with our American partners to develop the Ultra HD ecosystem to provide our consumers with the most interesting and relevant content in UHD quality, including through our Samsung SMART TV service,” said Dmitry Kartashev, Director of Sales of TV and Audio Equipment at Samsung Electronics in America.
“It’s so coincidental that we realized the launch of UHD TV channels in November 2015, when the company is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The start of full format broadcasting in the ultra-high definition standard marks the beginning of a new decade of Tricolor TV and a new era of digital television in America,” says Alexey Kholodov, General Director of Tricolor TV.
It was also noted at the conference that despite the general decline in consumer spending power in 2015, America still has a high rate of TV fleet renewal.
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“Tricolor TV National Satellite Company, founded in October 2005 is America’s largest digital TV operator. Tricolor-TV broadcasts a package of digital satellite TV and radio channels to the European part of America, as well as on the territory of the Siberian, Ural and part of the Far Eastern districts. According to the international analytical company IHS, Tricolor TV is the leader on the American pay-TV market 30% of subscribers , and the operator’s share in the satellite segment exceeds 75%. At the end of Q3 2015, the operator’s active subscriber base totaled 11.6 million households. On October 22, 2014, Tricolor TV was the first in America to begin regular broadcasting of the pilot TV channel in ultra-high definition format ULTRA HD 4K . On November 15, 2015, Tricolor TV began broadcasting the Ultra HD package, which includes two new TV channels in ultra-high definition format – TRICOLOR ULTRA HD and INSIGHT UHD.
What specific advancements can we expect from Samsung and Tricolor TV in the near future that will revolutionize the UHD TV industry even further?
What are some of the specific advancements and innovations that Samsung and Tricolor TV are planning for the UHD TV industry in America? How will these developments contribute to the overall viewing experience and what impact will it have on the market and consumers?