Everyone has it but you.
Hi jordantsmith ,
No timeline currently for release of 4K ready hardware or channels. Lot of us are waiting for standardization of HDR which will likely see a lot more UHD/HDR channels become available, instead of the very limited content that is currently out there. Be sure to check back again.
If hardware is required, I wonder if this will slow the introduction of 4K even further:
Phill, can you elaborate on "Lot of us"? It seems Shaw is the only one waiting considering the other major providers already have it.
Sorry, to clarify I was addressing this more towards the networks and content providers. See this previous thread and comment from one of our System Architects about this...
https://community.shaw.ca/message/139643?commentID=139643#comment-139783
Hopefully we'll see further industry standardization soon and then we'll see networks such as HBO, the major US networks (FOX, NBC, ABC, CBS) and more jumping on 4K/HDR technology.
Heck, I'm still waiting for Spike and The Fight Network in HD, which I have been asking for for years.
Your wait for Spike in HD might be unfortunate, since it’s rebranding in a month and there’s some doubt as to whether it will be able to continue in Canada.
pbsfan wrote:
Your wait for Spike in HD might be unfortunate, since it’s rebranding in a month and there’s some doubt as to whether it will be able to continue in Canada.
According to this release Canadians will still have access to Spike TV after it gets re-branded as the Paramount Network.
from crtc.gc.ca - dated November 30th - 2017:
Renaming of Spike TV as Paramount Network on the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution
- In Distribution of Spike TV by broadcasting distribution undertakings, Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2005-9, 27 January 2005, the Commission approved the addition of Spike TV: The First Network for Men, a non-Canadian English-language men’s lifestyle programming service, to the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution (the list). This service is operated by the international media company Viacom Inc.
- In a letter to the Commission dated 23 August 2017, Viacom Inc.’s Canadian representative Jessop & Proulx LLP indicated that effective 18 January 2018, the service would change its name to Paramount Network and confirmed that the nature of the service would remain unchanged. Accordingly, the Commission amends the list to reflect this name change. The revised list can be found on the Commission’s website at www.crtc.gc.ca and may be obtained in hard copy on request.
Secretary General
Hi jordantsmith ,
No timeline currently for release of 4K ready hardware or channels. Lot of us are waiting for standardization of HDR which will likely see a lot more UHD/HDR channels become available, instead of the very limited content that is currently out there. Be sure to check back again.