Seven public site to screen Olympics in 8K
Sports fans will be able to attend a public site to watch Olympics in 8K.
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I see you 4K and I raise you… sort of.
At its AllFronts on Friday Seven announced an 8K public site screening of some of the Tokyo Olympics to be held in 2020.
The 8K Ultra High Definition live sport site screening will be at one or more public sites, to be announced, making it the the first Australian media company to host an 8K event.
It will be made possible due to Japan broadcaster NHK using 8K.
Seven will Broadcast and stream over 3500 live hours of Olympics coverage across 52 live event streams all in 1080p HDR as well as ‘numerous Ultra High Definition live streamed channels.’
Chief Digital Officer Clive Dickens said: “Tokyo 2020 will be the most watched Olympics ever, even more than The Sydney 2000 Games. Once again our Aussies will be going for Gold, and Seven will be supporting them every step of the way across multiple broadcast channels and via our 7plus Olympic Hub, Australia’s number one commercial FTA BVOD platform.
“We are committed to showing even more live event coverage, in higher than HD quality, across more Connected TV screens than any sporting event in Australian history. And we’re proud to announce the debut of a 8K Live Site in Australia as part of a very special event to celebrate the Greatest Show On Earth.”
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Don’t forget to mention the pre-roll ad that 7 will make you watch very time you want to switch between channels while streaming. No thanks!
Meanwhile, for those at home, the increasingly bitstarved SD multichannels will continue to be screening events in overcompressed sub-VHS quality.
We can watch on the …
“Resolutions of Seven…”
But can they promise less Bruce McAvaney?