DTV debuts NHL in 4K with Penguins @ Golden Knights live game

[LadyStanley]

AT&T DirecTV To Deliver First Live 4K HDR Telecast in U.S. With Tonight’s Penguins-Golden Knights Game

As first announced at the SVG Summit this week, AT&T DirecTV will become the first U.S. pay-TV provider to offer a live 4K HDR telecast with tonight’s production of the Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Vegas Golden Knights game. The NHL matchup will be simulcast on NHL Network. In addition to the Penguins–Golden Knights game, AT&T DirecTV will also broadcast 13 NBA games in 4K HDR this season.

For tonight’s 4K HDR production in Las Vegas, DirecTV will deploy Mobile TV Group’s 39 LEX mobile unit, which will produce the game natively in 4K HDR and serve as the home-feed truck. The HD feed for NHL Network will be derived from the 4K HDR show.

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[Fenway]

AT&T DirecTV To Deliver First Live 4K HDR Telecast in U.S. With Tonight’s Penguins-Golden Knights Game

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Watched it at a bar near TD Garden with NESN people - it was impressive.

The big problem is that the major TV production truck companies are still paying off loans on converting from SD to HD and the cost is enormous to upgrade yet again. The industry thinking is to wait a couple of years and then start upgrading trucks to 8K which will be tested starting with the 2018 Winter Games in South Korea.