Sky laid claim to broadcasting the U.K.’s first-ever...
Sky laid claim to broadcasting the U.K.’s first-ever live event in Ultra HD when it beamed 4K coverage by satellite of Saturday’s soccer match between West Ham and Stoke City. The contest telecast was produced and directed live by Sky’s…
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in-house football production and broadcast operations teams using four Sony F55 Ultra HD cameras and two Ultra HD servers for replays and graphics, Sky said. The production was done from a “purpose-built” location truck “in line with current live HD broadcast techniques,” it said. The coverage was beamed to a Sony 84-inch Ultra HD TV set up at Sky’s headquarters in Isleworth, about 11 miles southwest of central London, it said. “This was not a product launch, purely an early demonstration as part of Sky’s on-going tests to develop the broadcast requirements to meet any future demand for Ultra HD,” it said. “Sky is currently working with others in the wider TV industry, including TV manufacturers and studios, to assess the potential for Ultra HD."