
First 4K fiction from RAI
Italy’s first drama series in the Ulta HD format will make its debut on Rai Uno next week. I Medici: Masters of Florence (The Doctors: Masters of Florence) is an Anglo-Italian co-production starring Dustin Hoffman and Richard Madden. The eight-part story of a wealthy banking dynasty begins next Tuesday, October 18, with the 4K version being distributed exclusively by Tivùsat over the Eutelsat Hotbird neighbourhood. It is the first time that a drama series has been shown in 4K

Sky D to kick off Bundesliga UHD in October
German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland will launch its Ultra HD/4K channel Sky Sport Bundesliga UHD on October 14, 2016 with the live transmission of the Bundesliga game Borussia Dortmund vs. Hertha BSC. Sky Deutschland will then broadcast one Bundesliga match live in UHD per week via satellite in collaboration with Astra Deutschland and on some cable networks. The next Bundesliga matches to be shown in UHD will be Hamburger SV vs. Eintracht Frankfurt on October 21, 2016 a

Vodafone Romania launches TV, strikes Netflix deal
Vodafone has entered the Romanian TV market and at the same time into a partnership with Netflix. Business Review reports that as of today (Monday, October 3), the company is offering an application named 4GTV+ that gives access to TV content via smartphones. The content can be viewed up to 72 hours after it has been transmitted through the TV channels available on the app. Subscribers to 4GTV can also receive Netflix for a period of three months, through the Red19 tarriff, a