ULTRA HD VIA SATELLITE Christoph LIMMER (climmer@eutelsat.com )

Michel CHABROL ( mchabrol@eutelsat.com )

Director of Marketing Innovation & Digital Cinema

Ultra High Definition TV (Ultra HDTV) will offer (*)

• Higher resolution

• Higher frame rate(s)

• More colours

• Higher Dynamic Range (HDR)

• Immersive audio

(*) With respect to High Definition

ULTRA HDTV IN A NUTSHELL (1)

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ULTRA HDTV IN A NUTSHELL (2)

High Definition and Ultra High definition …

High Definition (HD) HDTV (ITU-R BT.709)

− Up to 2.1 Mpixels per frame (1920 pixels x 1080 lines)

− Frame rate: 25 or 30 fps (frames per second or Hz)– May be 50 / 60 fps (3G) in the future

− Colour depth : 8 bits (16.7 Mcolours) in DTH (Direct To Home), 10 bits in contribution (1 Billion)

Ultra HDTV : 2 formats defined by ITU* (ITU-R BT.2020)

− UHDTV1 (“4k TV”) : 3840 x 2160 pixels = 8.3 Mpixels

− UHDTV2 (“8kTV” / Super Hi-Vision by NHK): 7680 x 4320 pixels = 33.2 Mpixels

Note: Quad HD = « Temporary » Ultra HD format based on BT.709

*ITU = International Telecommunication Union

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ULTRA HDTV IN A NUTSHELL (3)

Ultra HDTV should also offer:

Progressive mode (instead of interleaved)

Frames rates:

− The experts recommend 50 / 60 fps as a minimum for UHDTV1 (Phase 1)

− Higher frame rates later on (100 / 120 fps): Phase 2 of UHDTV1 + UHDTV2 (Super Hi-Vision)

Colour depth: 10 bits (1 billion colours) or 12 bits (68.7 billion colours)

Colour gamut : considerably increased (see slide 6)

− More colours and more nuances

High Dynamic Range (also possible with HD): greater dynamic range of luminosity

Immersive audio later on

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UHDTV2 (8k TV) or Super Hi-Vision (7680 x 4320 p) = 33.2 Mpixels

UHDTV1 (4k TV) & Quad HD

(3840 x 2160 p) = 8.3 Mpixels

4k C

inem

a (

4096 x

2160)

HD 1080i or p

(1920 x 1080) = 2.1 Mpixels

2k C

inem

a

(2048 x

1080)

SD 576i (720 x 576)

HD 720p (1280 x 720)

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4k TV : 3840 pixels / line

4k cinema: 4096 pixels / line

2160 lines

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ULTRA HDTV IN A NUTSHELL (5)

4k

Cin

em

a (4

09

6 x

21

60

)

Human vision

UHDTV (BT.2020)

HDTV (BT.709)

ULTRA HD (4KTV) OUTSIDE EUROPE BETWEEN NOW AND 2016

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KOREA:

South Korean DTH operator KT SkyLife and Japanese Sky PerfecTV! have launched first UltraHD channels in June 2014

KT SkyLife is broadcasting 4 hours of UltraHD content per day and is planning to have 2 full UltraHD channels by beginning of 2015

JAPAN:

NexTV (consortium) via Sky Perfect JSAT broadcasts 6 hours of Ultra HD content per day

Sky Perfect JSAT plans to open two Ultra HD commercial channels in 2015

Three 4k TV channels planned in Japan in 2016

USA:

Major US player DirecTV announced UHD VoD for end 2014

CALENDAR OF IMPLEMENTATION (TENTATIVE)

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Ultra HDTV implementation:

UHDTV 1 (4k TV): 2 phases are envisaged by DVB

(tentative)

Phase 1: up to 50 / 60 fps (colour space: BT 709, or : BT 2020)

Phase 2: 100 / 120 fps (BT 2020)

Then UHDTV2 (8k TV)

CALENDAR (2) : FROM DEMO TO COMMERCIAL

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Demos, tests, showcases implementation

UHDTV 1 (4k TV)

Phase 2 (100 / 120 fps) commercial

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Rio 2016 Olympic Games

Experiments Receiver Production

Promotion

26 May 2014: Eutelsat launches on HOT BIRD

an Ultra HD demo channel in HEVC 50 fps, 10-bit colour depth

Phase 1 (up to 50 / 60 fps) commercial

NHK /Super Hi-Vision UHDTV 2 (8k TV)

January 2013: 1st European UHD Permanent demo channel

by Eutelsat (Quad HD MPEG-4) at 10° East

Test Broadcast Broadcast

2016: Three 4kTV channels on air in

Japan

2015: Sky Perfect 4k commercial channel in

japan

2 June 2014: Start of 4kTV broadcasting by NexTV / SKY Perfect in Japan

+ KT SkyLife in Korea

CALENDAR (3)

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Encoding / compression:

MPEG-4: good efficiency with progressive mode, but industry is now focused on a new standard: HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding)

HEVC: − should be 30 to 50% better than MPEG-4 (H264/AVC) − can be applied to all formats: HD, Ultra HD

Ultra HD needs HEVC to take off…

Connectivity:

HDMI 2.0 connectors

4k Blu-ray players + Game stations: 2015

4k UHD TV set: HDMI 2.0: 2014 (50/60fps)

(Some with embedded HEVC decoder)

4k Satellite Set Top Box With HEVC: 2015

CALENDAR (4): UHDTV1 (4K TV) GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION + HOME

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4k camcorders : • Consumer : end 2014 • “Prosumer”: end 2014

Some 2014 TV sets can be directly connected

to the satellite dish ! (Embedded DVB-S2 demodulator

and HEVC decoder) 2015

//

DTH satellite

Ready

4k via fiber: same time as via satellite, but not

everywhere

4k via DTT: not before 2015 with DVB-T2 & HEVC, and not everywhere

2015

4k via ADSL : with HEVC, but not everywhere

New boxes for 4k TV

DTT retransmitter

Over 800 Ultra HD channels within the next

10 years predicted with a CAGR of almost 50%*

Growth mainly driven by North America (40%),

Asia (17%) and Western Europe (14%)

HTS will support roll-out in selected

regions, notably in North America and Western Europe

PREDICTED ULTRA HD CHANNEL GROWTH

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2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

*Northern Sky Research, 2014

Number of UltraHD Channels*

SATELLITE TO DRIVE ULTRA HD CHANNEL GROWTH

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2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

DTH Others

With almost 70% of channels distributed

via DTH platforms, satellite will drive Ultra HD roll-out*

For 2015, already 12

UltraHD channels are expected

About 60% of channels broadcast via satellite

will be from North America, Western Europe and East Asia

Number of UltraHD Channels by platform*

*Northern Sky Research, 2014

1st channel launched on 8 January 2013: Quad HD MPEG-4

• Transmitted via Eutelsat 10A (10° East)

• Technical solution set up with ATEME 4 Full HD streams (1920 x 1080p 50 fps) + 1 Audio (stereo now) MPEG-4 encoding : 4 video streams of 10.28 Mbit/s (50 fps)

• Modulation: DVB-S2 8PSK

2nd channel launched for IBC 2013: HEVC at 30 fps

Channel in cooperation with Samsung launched for IFA 2013 (10° East) – (Quad HD MPEG-4)

HEVC 50 fps demo channel launched on 26th May 2014

• HEVC encoding

• 50 fps

• 10-bit colour depth (1 billion colours)

• On HOT BIRD: premium DTH position over Extended Europe

EUTELSAT DEMONSTRATION CHANNELS

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EUTELSAT HOT BIRD AT 13° EAST

16 Widebeam downlink coverage

EUTELSAT 5 West A at 5° West:

• Live retransmission of Roland Garros in HEVC, 50 fps,

with the French Tennis Federation and France TV Sport

• Live retransmission of 2 matches (+ tests on 28 June) of the 2014 FIFA World

Cup Brazil to a big cinema in London (VUE Westfield), with FIFA, HBS, Sony,

IDC, Dolby, DSAT, dcinex, ATEME, …

Decoding of Quad HD MPEG-4 in a Eutelsat Teleport and live re-encoding in

HEVC 60 fps with an ATEME Titan encoder

LIVE BROADCASTING (SOME EXAMPLES)

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LIVE UHD RETRANSMISSIONS DURING THE WORLD CUP

EUT 5 West A

5° West

Remote control of reception

via ADSL

from the NOC in Italy

(NOC = Network Operations Center)

1,5 m dish

(can receive 2 satellites)

Audio 5.1

Existing satellite receiver

« Live » 2D, 3D, UHD

+ push

(BISS de-encryption)

Loudspeakers

UHD Reception in a cinema

(VUE – London Westfield)

EUT 10A

10° East

European distribution

World Cup : Live Ultra HD retransmissions directly to cinemas with HEVC re-encoding

(Frame rate : 60 fps)

4 x HD MPEG-4

Decoders

IP output

HEVC UHD decoder

4k / UHD

Sony Projector

HFR up to 60 fps

4 x HDMI 1.4 Or:1 HDMI 2.0

EBU teleport

Europe

Quad HD

MPEG-4

4:2:2

10 bits

92.7 Mbit/s

BISS

HEVC encoder

Quad HD

MPEG-4

4:2:2

10 bits

92.7 Mbit/s

BISS

HEVC

4:2:0

8 bits

29 Mbit/s

BISS

HEVC

4:2:0

8 bits

29 Mbit/s

BISS

Quad HD

coming from Rio

(around 92.7 Mbit/s)

Teleport of Rambouillet

LIVE DTH RETRANSMISSIONS WITH RE-ENCODING

Stadium

Opera

Concert Hall

…

Contribution satellite

Live Ultra HD retransmissions in DTH with HEVC re-encoding

(Recommended frame rate : 50/ 60 fps)

TV Studios

CONTRIBUTION

Now:

Quad HD MPEG-4 4:2:2 – 10 bits

40, …, 90 Mbit/s

(Very) Soon :

HEVC 4:2:2 – 10 bits

30, 40 … Mbit/s

Direct To Home (DTH)

After re-encoding in the TV studios or

the teleport :

HEVC 4:2:0 – 8 or 10 bits 13 to 20 … Mbit/s

Teleport

Quad HD

Or

HEVC encoding

Re-encoding to / in HEVC

for DTH

(with pay-TV encryption)

DTH satellite

BISS

encryption

Pay-TV

encryption

BISS

encryption

Pay-TV

encryption

LIVE DTH RETRANSMISSIONS WITHOUT RE-ENCODING

Stadium

Opera

Concert Hall

…

Contribution satellite

Live Ultra HD retransmission in DTH without HEVC re-encoding

(Recommended frame rate : 50/ 60 fps)

TV Studios

CONTRIBUTION

Already possible:

HEVC 4:2:0 – 8 or 10 bits

13, …, 30 Mbit/s

Direct To Home (DTH)

After retransmission

without re-encoding:

HEVC 4:2:0 – 8 or 10 bits

13, …, 30 Mbit/s

Teleport

HEVC encoding

Retransmission without HEVC

Re-encoding

(but with pay-TV encryption)

DTH satellite

BISS

encryption

Pay-TV

encryption

BISS

encryption

Pay-TV

encryption