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2012 London Olympics to push broadcast 1080p?

by Richard Lawler posted Oct 4th 2008 at 8:37AM

Good decision London, you will never top the Beijing Olympic Games Opening Ceremony, so why not try pushing them on resolution. That's the potential idea coming out of a recent roundtable discussion at Rapid News TV. Reps from Tektronix and Pace cited interest from their customers in 1080p-ready equipment and the potential for an IBC 1080p feed in 2012 as reasons to believe, while the Tandberg rep -- from the company that previously predicted the onslaught of 1080p VOD via satellite -- was more concerned about finding enough bandwidth. Hit the read link for the full discussion, while we ponder a world where NBC could actually get 1080i right before going to 1080p, or least show the 100m final live, somewhere.

1080p channels on the way, according to Tandberg CEO

by Richard Lawler posted Apr 16th 2008 at 8:29AM


Tandberg TV is preparing for the next big thing in broadcast HD - 1080p. According to CEO Eric Cooney, satellite providers are already preparing to offer full HD channels in the next few years to separate themselves from cable and IPTV competition with more limited bandwidth. Aside from the company's current projects rolling out MPEG-4, he sees 1080p/60Hz as an inevitable progression, with the hardware already in place. Three years from now, after switched digital's hit and fiber continues to expand its territory offering "Blu-ray quality movies" might be a great selling point for Dish and DirecTV, although we shudder to think what kind of DVR we'd need to store the programming.

TANDBERG to deliver HD webcam for Microsoft in 2009

by Darren Murph posted Mar 24th 2008 at 6:53PM


Sure, 2009 may seem like quite aways away, but in around a dozen months or so, you should be able to acquire Microsoft's first HD webcam for the consumer market. Announced at VoiceCon 2008, TANDBERG will be responsible for delivering said device as a part of Redmond's unified communications platform. Apparently, the aforementioned firm is "expected to deliver the camera in conjunction with Microsoft's intended support of high-definition video in its next release of Microsoft Office Communications Server," and if all goes to plan, it should be released during the first half of 2009 for between $300 and $400.




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