The world's first 8K channel was launched in December by Japan's public broadcaster NHK. The ultra-HD format features four times the resolution of 4K, weighing in with a hefty 33 million pixels ...

While other TV makers focus on developing 4K technology%2C Japanese companies are banking on 8K The focus is an attempt to gain a sizable lead in the technology While 4K TVs have four times the ...

NHK is planning public demonstrations of 8K — 16 times the resolution of HD — in Los Angeles and New York. By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor Japan’s government and NHK are bullish about giving ...

as both public and private sectors team up to introduce "made in Japan" 8K resolution imaging technology. However, amid the current trend of declining TV viewers, how much of an impact will the ...

Japan began the world’s first regular 8K television broadcasts on Monday, five days ahead of the opening of the Olympic Games. 8K refers to broadcasts with a resolution of 7,680 x 4,320 pixels.

If you’ve bought a 4K television and are disappointed at the lack of content, this might not ease your frustration: Japan has is fast on the way to 8K TV broadcasting with a full service due in ...

We've only seen the beginning of a push for 8K this year, but now that there's actually a channel on the air somewhere it seems likely that things will ramp up next month at CES 2019. In Japan ...

The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic games are still on schedule to take place this summer, and Japan's public broadcaster has been planning for years to make sure its an 8K showcase event.

Test broadcasts in 8K began in August 2016, followed by the official launch of 8K and 4K channels across Japan in December last year, using its BSAT-4a satellite. NHK consumers pay a licence fee ...

If you’ve bought a 4K television and are disappointed at the lack of content, this might not ease your frustration: Japan has is fast on the way to 8K TV broadcasting with a full service due in ...