Television in the Netherlands was officially introduced in 1951 . In the Netherlands , the television market is divided between a number of commercial networks, such as RTL Nederland , and a system of public broadcasters sharing three channels, NPO 1 , NPO 2 , and NPO 3 . Imported programmes (except those for children), as well as news interviews with responses in a foreign language, are almost always shown in their original language, with subtitles .
59-462: Peking Express is a Dutch – Flemish reality game show that follows a series of couples as they hitchhike to or from Beijing (only in the first three seasons; the following seasons are set elsewhere around the world). The series , first broadcast on 14 March 2004, ran for seven seasons from 2004 to 2008 and was revived in 2012 (as a sole Dutch production) and again in 2017. In the Netherlands , it
118-430: A Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2016 press conference its "Ultra HD Premium" specification, which defines resolution, bit depth, color gamut, high dynamic range (HDR) performance required for Ultra HD (UHDTV) content and displays to carry their Ultra HD Premium logo. Ultra-high-definition television is also known as Ultra HD, UHD, UHDTV, and 4K. In Japan, 8K UHDTV will be known as Super Hi-Vision since Hi-Vision
177-399: A color depth of 12 bits per component. As ultra-high-definition broadcasts at full resolution are designed for large, wall-sized displays, there is a possibility that fast-moving subjects may not be clear when shot at 60 fps, so the option of 120 fps has been standardized for these situations. To handle the sensor output of approximately 4 billion pixels per second with
236-530: A 20-minute broadcast would require roughly 4 TB of storage. The SMPTE first released Standard 2036 for UHDTV in 2007. UHDTV was defined as having two levels, called UHDTV1 ( 3840 × 2160 ) and UHDTV2 ( 7680 × 4320 ). In May 2007, the NHK did an indoor demonstration at the NHK Open House in which a UHDTV signal ( 7680 × 4320 at 60 fps) was compressed to a 250 Mbit/s MPEG2 stream. The signal
295-667: A call for proposals for the ATSC 3.0 physical layer that specifies support for 3840 × 2160 resolution at 60 fps. On April 11, 2013, Bulb TV created by Canadian entrepreneur Evan Kosiner became the first broadcaster to provide a 4K linear channel and VOD content to cable and satellite companies in North America. The channel is licensed by the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission to provide educational content. On April 19, 2013, SES announced
354-529: A color depth of up to 12 bpc with 4:2:2 chroma subsampling. Audio output can be up to 7.1 channels. Content is distributed online using the ODEMAX video service. External storage can be connected using eSATA , Ethernet , USB , or a Secure Digital memory card. On January 6, 2013, the NHK announced that Super Hi-Vision satellite broadcasts could begin in Japan in 2016. On January 7, 2013, Eutelsat announced
413-420: A data rate as high as 51.2 Gbit/s, a faster analog-to-digital converter has been developed to process the data from the pixels, and then a high-speed output circuit distributes the resulting digital signals into 96 parallel channels. This 1.5 in (38 mm) CMOS sensor is smaller and uses less power when compared to conventional ultra-high-definition sensors, and it is also the world's first to support
472-460: A fixed maximum amount of money from commercials. These commercials never interrupt broadcasts, and are only shown in between shows. The broadcasting organisations that use these channels are basically representative of the Dutch society. Every broadcasting company has members and the number of members gives them a status that is connected to the number of hours of broadcasting. Acceptance or refusal of entry
531-454: A fourth season premiered in spring 2020. In Romania, the series has aired successfully on Antena 1 since 2018 as Asia Express for its first four seasons, with the upcoming season being titled America Express , following the changing of its production location into Americas . In Greece, the series has started airing on Star Channel as Asia Express in fall 2022. האתר הרשמי של פקין אקספרס List of Dutch television channels In
590-430: A language they don't understand. Tension was added by including couples who had broken up "in real life", but were willing to work together for the sake of winning the race. In somewhat similar fashion to The Amazing Race , couples that come in last at various checkpoints along the way are eliminated from further competition. In the second series, each of the couples was given €1 per person/per day as their stipend along
649-456: A limited ability to discern improvements in resolution when picture elements are already small enough or distant enough from the viewer. At some home viewing distances and current TV sizes, HD resolution is near the limits of resolution for the eye and increasing resolution to 4K has little perceptual impact, if consumers are beyond the critical distance ( Lechner distance ) to appreciate the differences in pixel count between 4K and HD. One exception
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#1733093583281708-407: A native video signal of 3840 × 2160 without having to rely on a video scaler . Sony announced they would market their 4K products as 4K Ultra High-Definition (4K UHD) . On October 23, 2012, Ortus Technology Co., Ltd announced the development of the world's smallest 3840 × 2160 pixel LCD panel with a size of 9.6 in (24 cm) and a pixel density of 458 px/in. The LCD panel
767-595: A resolution of 7680 × 4320 at 60 fps. The HEVC encoder has 17 3G-SDI inputs and uses 17 boards for parallel processing with each board encoding a row of 7680 × 256 pixels to allow for real time video encoding. The HEVC encoder is compliant with draft 4 of the HEVC standard and has a maximum bit rate of 340 Mbit/s. The HEVC encoder was shown at the NHK Science & Technology Research Laboratories Open House 2013 that took place from May 30 to June 2. At
826-540: A spatial pixel offset method to bring it to 7680 × 4320 . Subsequently, an improved and more compact system was built using CMOS image sensor technology and the CMOS image sensor system was demonstrated at Expo 2005 , Aichi , Japan, the NAB 2006 and NAB 2007 conferences, Las Vegas , at IBC 2006 and IBC 2008 , Amsterdam , Netherlands , and CES 2009 . A review of the NAB 2006 demo
885-545: A wide variety of shooting situations. The single-chip sensor uses a Bayer color-filter array, where only one color component is acquired per pixel. Researchers at NHK also developed a high-quality up-converter, which estimates the other two color components to convert the output into full resolution video. Also in May 2012, NHK showed the ultra-high-definition imaging system it has developed in conjunction with Shizuoka University, which outputs 33.2-megapixel video at 120 fps with
944-645: A year of testing, KPN launched ultra-high-definition television on 1 July 2017, with Xite 4K and Hispasat 4K TV. Eurosport 4K launched in the Netherlands on 5 June 2018. NPO 1 launched its first trials with ultra-high-definition television through KPN, CanalDigitaal and some minor networks on 14 June 2018, using the HLG standard . Ziggo Sport is available in UHD from March 2021. To serve those who have another native language than Dutch, there are few television channels in
1003-774: Is decided politically on the guidance of public opinion. In 2005, there was a sharp political debate over government plans to cut funding to public broadcasters and to abolish statutory broadcaster NPS . The three national television channels are: The three digital television channels that are provided by the Nederlandse Publieke Omroep organisation, are: There is also an international public channel: Most regions and provinces have their own television channel as well. These also receive government funding: The following (international) commercial channels broadcast localized versions of their programs: While there are many localised versions of international channels meant for
1062-482: Is designed for medical equipment and professional video equipment. On October 25, 2012, LG Electronics began selling the first flat panel Ultra HD display in the United States with a resolution of 3840 × 2160 . The LG 84LM9600 is an 84 in (210 cm) flat panel LED-backlit LCD display with a price of US$ 19,999 though the retail store was selling it for US$ 16,999. On November 29, 2012, Sony announced
1121-690: Is studying an extension to the Blu-ray Disc specification that would add support for 4K Ultra HD video. On January 25, 2013, the BBC announced that the BBC Natural History Unit would produce Survival —the first wildlife TV series recorded in 4K resolution. This was announced after the BBC had experimented with 8K during the London Olympics. On January 27, 2013, Asahi Shimbun reported that 4K Ultra HD satellite broadcasts would start in Japan with
1180-417: Is that even if resolution surpasses the resolving ability of the human eye, there is still an improvement in the way the image appears due to higher resolutions reducing spatial aliasing . UHDTV provides other image enhancements in addition to pixel density. Specifically, dynamic range and color are greatly enhanced, and these impact saturation and contrast differences that are readily resolved greatly improve
1239-496: Is too much of a leap and that it would be better to start with 4K UHDTV. In the same article, Masakazu Iwaki, NHK Research senior manager, said that the NHK plan to go with 8K UHDTV is for economic reasons since directly going to 8K UHDTV would avoid an additional transition from 4K UHDTV to 8K UHDTV. On October 18, 2012, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced that it had been unanimously agreed by
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#17330935832811298-573: The 2008 Tour de France , and the 2008 Summer Olympics in HD and additionally allowed them to test their systems before the scheduled launch of their permanent HD service in early 2009. The NPO planned to launch their permanent HD service with HD versions of their three channels Nederland 1 , Nederland 2 , and Nederland 3 . Most of the programming in the early stages consisted of upscaled material from their SD channels as in time more programs became available in HD. Technicolor Netherlands [ nl ] ,
1357-535: The 2014 FIFA World Cup . Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications decided on this move to stimulate demand for 4K Ultra HD TVs. On February 21, 2013, Sony announced that the PlayStation 4 would support 4K resolution output for photos and videos but wouldn't render games at that resolution. On March 26, 2013, the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) announced
1416-549: The DVB-T2 HEVC standard in October 2018, this transition completed on 9 July 2019. The first trials with high-definition television in the Netherlands began in 2006 with the broadcast of the 2006 World Cup in HD. After the trial the larger cable companies continued a HD service with a small number of channels such as National Geographic Channel HD , Discovery HD Showcase , History HD , Film1 HD and Sport1 HD . The demand for HD
1475-498: The IBM T220/T221 LCD monitors . NHK researchers built a UHDTV prototype which they demonstrated in 2003. They used an array of 16 HDTV recorders with a total capacity of almost 3.5 TB that could capture up to 18 minutes of test footage. The camera itself was built with four 2.5-inch (64 mm) CCDs , each with a resolution of only 3840 × 2048 . Using two CCDs for green and one each for red and blue, they then used
1534-558: The International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The Consumer Electronics Association announced on October 17, 2012, that "Ultra High Definition", or "Ultra HD", would be used for displays that have an aspect ratio of 16:9 or wider and at least one digital input capable of carrying and presenting native video at a minimum resolution of 3840 × 2160 . In 2015, the Ultra HD Forum was created to bring together
1593-501: The Snapdragon 800 chip. On January 8, 2013, Broadcom announced the BCM7445, an Ultra HD decoding chip capable of decoding High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) at up to 4096 × 2160 at 60 fps. The BCM7445 is a 28 nm ARM architecture chip capable of 21,000 Dhrystone MIPS with volume production estimated for the middle of 2014. On the same day THX announced
1652-404: The "THX 4K Certification" program for Ultra HD displays. The certification involves up to 600 tests and the goal of the program is so that "content viewed on a THX Certified Ultra HD display meets the most exacting video standards achievable in a consumer television today". On January 14, 2013, Blu-ray Disc Association president Andy Parsons stated that a task force created three months ago
1711-504: The 4K Ultra HD Video Player in the future. On November 30, 2012, Red Digital Cinema Camera Company announced that they were taking pre-orders for the US$ 1,450 REDRAY 4K Cinema Player, which can output 4K resolution to a single 4K display or to four 1080p displays arranged in any configuration via four HDMI 1.4 connections. Video output can be DCI 4K ( 4096 × 2160 ), 4K Ultra HD, 1080p, and 720p at frame rates of up to 60 fps with
1770-589: The 4K Ultra HD Video Player—a hard disk server preloaded with ten 4K movies and several 4K video clips that they planned to include with the Sony XBR-84X900. The preloaded 4K movies are The Amazing Spider-Man , Total Recall (2012), The Karate Kid (2010), Salt , Battle: Los Angeles , The Other Guys , Bad Teacher , That's My Boy , Taxi Driver , and The Bridge on the River Kwai . Additional 4K movies and 4K video clips will be offered for
1829-472: The CEA's Board of Industry Leaders that the term "Ultra High-Definition", or "Ultra HD", would be used for displays that have a resolution of at least 8 megapixels with a vertical resolution of at least 2,160 pixels and a horizontal resolution of at least 3,840 pixels. The Ultra HD label also requires the display to have an aspect ratio of 16:9 or wider and to have at least one digital input that can carry and present
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1888-469: The Dutch market, many television providers also broadcast 'domestic television' networks as part of the basic subscription package. Other 'domestic' channels may be received as part of extended packages. Many basic subscriptions include: In the Netherlands customers can receive high-definition television channels by cable or satellite. Until 2018 there was no terrestrial HD service available. KPN started to switch its digital terrestrial television platform to
1947-577: The NHK Open House 2013 the HEVC encoder used a bit rate of 85 Mbit/s, which gives a compression ratio of 350∶1. On May 21, 2013, Microsoft announced the Xbox One , which supports 4K resolution ( 3840 × 2160 ) video output and 7.1 surround sound . Yusuf Mehdi, corporate vice president of marketing and strategy for Microsoft, has stated that there is no hardware restriction that would prevent Xbox One games from running at 4K resolution. On May 30, 2013, Eye IO announced that their encoding technology
2006-618: The NPO decided to adopt the 1080i/25 HD standard. The main commercial broadcasting organizations in the Netherlands the SBS Broadcasting Group ( NET 5 , SBS 6 , Veronica ) and the channels of RTL Nederland followed in HD via cable and satellite, using the same HD standard as the NPO. The first television channels in 4K UHD were officially launched in the Netherlands in 2017. In April 2017, satellite provider CanalDigitaal added Insight TV 4K UHD in its channel line-up. After more than
2065-774: The Netherlands broadcasting in one of the regional languages of The Netherlands. Those broadcasting in English usually target an international audience as well. Most of these channels broadcast through the internet only or have a very limited broadcasting area, with Omrop Fryslân as most notable exception. These channels are: Ultra-high-definition television Ultra-high-definition television (also known as Ultra HD television , Ultra HD , UHDTV , UHD and Super Hi-Vision ) today includes 4K UHD and 8K UHD , which are two digital video formats with an aspect ratio of 16:9 . These were first proposed by NHK Science & Technology Research Laboratories and later defined and approved by
2124-405: The Netherlands, television can be watched analog or digital (the latter with the option of HDTV or UHD ). Over 2018, 89.2% of Dutch viewers received television digitally. Analogue television is only available via some cable operators and some fiber to the home providers, since the Dutch government ended analogue reception via airwaves in 2006. Dutch largest cable company Ziggo began to phase out
2183-576: The Rec. 709 color space covers only 35.9%. UHDTV's increases in dynamic range allow not only brighter highlights but also increased detail in the greyscale. UHDTV also allows for frame rates up to 120 frames per second (fps). UHDTV potentially allows Rec. 2020, higher dynamic range, and higher frame rates to work on HD services without increasing resolution to 4K, providing improved quality without as high of an increase in bandwidth demand. The first displays capable of displaying 4K content appeared in 2001, as
2242-556: The UK in the UHDTV format, before broadcasting over the internet to Japan. On May 19, 2011, Sharp in collaboration with NHK demonstrated a direct-view 85 in (220 cm) LCD display capable of 7680 × 4320 pixels at 10 bits per channel. It was the first direct-view Super Hi-Vision-compatible display released. Before 2011, UHDTV allowed for frame rates of 24, 25, 50, and 60 fps. In an ITU-R meeting during 2011, an additional frame rate
2301-510: The analogue signal in 2018. Watching digital television is possible through a variety of ways, the most common being: Which television channels can be received is heavily dependent on the operator and in most cases also the channel package that is paid for. However, there is a small selection of channels that every operator must carry . Since 2014, these are the following channels: The Netherlands has three nationwide channels for publicly funded television ( NPO ). These channels can only make
2360-518: The company responsible for the technical realisation of the broadcasts of the NPOs television and radio channels, began the summer 2008 test broadcast of Nederland 1 HD in 720p /50 as the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) recommends. During the test period an additional 1080i /25 version of the channel was made available to the cable companies because of quality complaints from viewers. In 2009
2419-474: The end-to-end video production ecosystem to ensure interoperability and produce industry guidelines so that adoption of ultra-high-definition television could accelerate. From just 30 in Q3 2015, the forum published a list up to 55 commercial services available around the world offering 4K resolution. The "UHD Alliance", an industry consortium of content creators, distributors, and hardware manufacturers, announced during
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2478-475: The experience of 4KTV compared to HDTV. UHDTV allows the future use of the new Rec. 2020 (UHDTV) color space which can reproduce colors that cannot be shown with the current Rec. 709 (HDTV) color space. In terms of CIE 1931 color space , the Rec. 2020 color space covers 75.8%, compared to coverage by the DCI-P3 digital cinema reference projector color space of just 53.6%, 52.1% by Adobe RGB color space , while
2537-536: The first Ultra HD transmission using the HEVC standard. The transmission had a resolution of 3840 × 2160 and a bit rate of 20 Mbit/s. On May 9, 2013, NHK and Mitsubishi Electric announced that they had jointly developed the first HEVC encoder for 8K Ultra HD TV, which is also called Super Hi-Vision (SHV). The HEVC encoder supports the Main 10 profile at Level 6.1 allowing it to encode 10 bpc video with
2596-489: The first dedicated 4K Ultra HD channel. Ateme uplinks the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC channel to the Eutelsat 10A satellite. The 4K Ultra HD channel has a frame rate of 50 fps and is encoded at 40 Mbit/s. The channel started transmission on January 8, 2013. On the same day Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs announced that mobile devices capable of playing and recording 4K Ultra HD video would be released in 2013 using
2655-481: The first ever public live transmission of UHDTV, from London to the conference site in Amsterdam. On June 9, 2010, Panasonic announced that its professional plasma display lineup would include an 152-inch (3.9 m) plasma display with 4K resolution. At the time of announcement, it was the largest 4K display and the largest television. On September 29, 2010, the NHK partnered up and recorded The Charlatans live in
2714-612: The first four seasons of local version Pekín Express aired on Cuatro from 2008 to 2011; Atresmedia acquired the rights in 2015 and has produced two seasons since. An Italian version has been produced since 2012 by RAI and shown on Rai 2 successfully until 2020, when it passed on Sky Uno . In Poland, the series has been broadcast on TVN since 2016 and was known for its first two seasons, which were set in Asia, as Azja Express . From season 3 onwards, it has been known as Ameryka Express , with its production location changing to America ;
2773-576: The format in ITU-R Recommendation BT.2020 . On September 15, 2012, David Wood, Deputy Director of the EBU Technology and Development Department (who chairs the ITU working group that created Rec. 2020), told The Hollywood Reporter that South Korea plans to begin test broadcasts of 4K UHDTV next year. Wood also said that many broadcasters have the opinion that going from HDTV to 8K UHDTV
2832-652: The full specifications of the ultra-high-definition standard. During the 2012 Summer Olympics in Great Britain, the format was publicly showcased by the world's largest broadcaster, the BBC , which set up 15-meter-wide screens in London, Glasgow, and Bradford to allow viewers to see the Games in ultra-high definition. On May 31, 2012, Sony released the VPL-VW1000ES 4K 3D Projector,
2891-542: The future, they would begin test broadcasts of UHDTV on channel 66 in Seoul . At the time of the announcement, the UHDTV technical details had not yet been decided. LG Electronics and Samsung are also involved in UHDTV test broadcasts. In May 2012, NHK showed the world's first ultra-high-definition shoulder-mount camera. By reducing the size and weight of the camera, the portability had been improved, making it more maneuverable than previous prototypes, so it could be used in
2950-599: The route. The music used during the opening sequence is "Summon the Worms" from Brian Tyler 's soundtrack to the 2003 miniseries Frank Herbert's Children of Dune . subtitle La route des 3 continents (episodes 4-10) The 3 Continents' Route In this version, there are only celebrity couples. In this version, there are mainly Hungarian VIP couples. In this version, there are mainly VIP couples. In this version, there are only celebrity couples. In this version, there are only celebrity couples. A German version
3009-399: The world's first consumer-prosumer projector using the 4K UHDTV system, with the shutter-glasses stereoscopic 3D technology priced at US$ 24,999.99. On August 22, 2012, LG announced the world's first 3D UHDTV using the 4K system. On August 23, 2012, UHDTV was officially approved as a standard by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), standardizing both 4K and 8K resolutions for
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#17330935832813068-469: Was achieved with a total of 16 different wavelength signals. On December 31, 2006, NHK demonstrated a live relay of their annual Kōhaku Uta Gassen over IP from Tokyo to a 450 in (11 m) screen in Osaka . Using a codec developed by NHK, the video was compressed from 24 Gbit/s to 180–600 Mbit/s and the audio was compressed from 28 Mbit/s to 7–28 Mbit/s. Uncompressed,
3127-487: Was added to UHDTV of 120 fps. On February 23, 2012, NHK announced that with Shizuoka University they had developed an 8K sensor that can shoot video at 120 fps. In April 2012, Panasonic, in collaboration with NHK announced a 145 in (370 cm) display ( 7680 × 4320 at 60 fps), which has 33.2 million 0.417 mm square pixels. In April 2012, the four major South Korean terrestrial broadcasters ( KBS , MBC, SBS, and EBS) announced that in
3186-625: Was input to a 300 MHz wide band modulator and broadcast using a 500 MHz QPSK modulation. This "on the air" transmission had a very limited range (less than 2 meters), but shows the feasibility of a satellite transmission in the 36,000 km orbit. In 2008, Aptina Imaging announced the introduction of a new CMOS image sensor specifically designed for the NHK UHDTV project. During IBC 2008 Japan's NHK , Italy's RAI , BSkyB , Sony , Samsung , Panasonic Corporation , Sharp Corporation , and Toshiba (with various partners) demonstrated
3245-582: Was low because no Dutch network had made the move to HD. Broadcasting in widescreen and the quality of the standard-definition PAL signal was good enough for most people. Since the 2006 trials, none of the main Dutch networks made the move to HD. This changed in the summer of 2008 when from 1 June 2008 until 24 August 2008, the Netherlands Public Broadcasting (NPO) organisations made their primary channel, Nederland 1 temporary available in HD. This made it possible to broadcast Euro 2008 ,
3304-447: Was published in a broadcast engineering e-newsletter. Individuals at NHK and elsewhere projected that the timeframe for UHDTV to be available in domestic homes varied between 2015 and 2020 but Japan was to get it in the 2016 time frame. On November 2, 2006, NHK demonstrated a live relay of a UHDTV program over a 260 kilometer distance by a fiber-optic network . Using dense wavelength division multiplex (DWDM) , 24 Gbit/s speed
3363-485: Was screened by Net 5 and in Belgium by VT4 during its original 2000s run before moving to Q2 in 2017. The game show concept has also been sold to a number of countries around the world since 2005. The theme of the show is to demonstrate how various couples deal with the challenges and pitfalls of attempting a long-distance hitchhike to a strange city, together with all the difficulties presented by trying to communicate in
3422-643: Was shown in 2005. The concept has also been sold to Scandinavia where it was broadcast for the first time in the autumn of 2007. The Scandinavian version is shown on Kanal 5 in Sweden, TVNorge in Norway and Kanal 5 in Denmark. A French version named Pékin Express is screened by M6 , with twelve seasons aired so far from 2006 to 2019, and a thirteen and fourteen planned for 2020. It can be seen on TV5 outside France. In Spain,
3481-454: Was the term used in Japan for HDTV. In the consumer electronics market companies had previously only used the term 4K at the 2012 CES but that had changed to "Ultra HD" during CES 2013. "Ultra HD" was selected by the Consumer Electronics Association after extensive consumer research, as the term has also been established with the introduction of " Ultra HD Blu-ray ". Two resolutions are defined as UHDTV: The human visual system has
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