Communications chip vendor Broadcom today said it supported Russian pay-TV player NTV-PLUS to deliver a live satellite broadcast in Ultra High Definition (Ultra HD) of the opening ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.
Broadcom, Elemental and NTV-PLUS designed and deployed an 4K HEVC workflow leveraging Broadcom-enabled real-time decoders, Elemental Live video encoders, NTV-PLUS satellite uplink and signal receiving systems and Sony PMW-F55 Cine Alta 4K Digital Cinema cameras for playback on Panasonic 65-inch 4K TVs.
The special broadcast is the first to provide real-time Ultra HD TV via a satellite link on a single set-top box chip, said Broadcom.
Oleg Kolesnikov, chief technology officer of NTV-PLUS, said: “Building on our broad sport programming and satellite offerings, broadcasting the Winter Olympics in 4K resolution shows what can be accomplished when operators and silicon vendors work together to deliver Ultra HD content.”
