The EBU (European Broadcasting Union) has included two enhanced versions of HD among four alternative profiles for broadcasters to adopt on the road way towards future immersive services that incorporate all aspects of full Ultra HDTV (UHDTV). These are detailed in a new technical report, Video System Requirements for UHDTV and an Advanced 1080p Television Format, whose main premise is that an increase in spatial resolution alone will not provide a sufficient boost in the viewing experience to justify worldwide adoption of a new television system.
I was all set to write my next chapter on standards and terminology when the The Broadcast Bridge published an article quoting the Olympic Broadcast Service (OBS) that said, 4K is just a Bus Stop to 8K (along with 22.2 audio channels).
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