A Final Farewell to Vittorio Arrigoni
Vittorio Arrigoni, a Founding Member of HD Forum Italia and a prominent figure in the Italian and international television production industry, passed away on May 13.
Rai: DVB-T2 Broadcasting Tests Begin
By September 1st, following the guidelines set by the service contract between the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy and Rai for the period 2023-2028, Rai will activate a national Multiplex using the new DVB-T2 transmission standard, thereby initiating the technological transition towards next-generation digital terrestrial television, encoded with the HEVC system. The selected…
With the Olympics, 4K Returns
Eurosport launches a 4K channel dedicated to the upcoming Olympics, kicking off already with the Roland-Garros tennis tournament. In addition to being available on discovery+, it will also be viewable on TimVision and Sky. The summer of 2024 promises to be a great season for sports. Between the UEFA European Championship in Germany (June 14…
Sanremo Festival in 4K
Sanremo Festival in 4K The 2024 edition of the Italian Song Festival, the seventy-fourth, is being produced and broadcast in 4K format for the first time in its history. This remarkable production effort involved approximately 340 people and required the use of 12 UHD cameras, 40 digital radio microphones, around 800 lighting projectors, 1,600…
Six Honorary Members for HD Forum
HD Forum Italia Appoints Its Honorary Members In its session on December 12th, the Board of Directors had the pleasure of designating, on its own initiative, six Honorary Members. The association’s statute reserves this appointment for individuals who have distinguished themselves in the fields of innovation and the dissemination of audiovisual technologies through academic…
