8K TV: Japan aims for 8K broadcasts in 2020

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Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK) – also known as the Japan Broadcasting Corporation – has confirmed its plans to broadcast the Japan 2020 Olympics in 8K (Super Hi-Vision).

Never one to rest on its technological laurels, NHK aims to "provide broadcasting and services of the world's highest standards, utilising leading edge technologies". And that means 8K TV, with 2020 the target year and timed to coincide with the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic games.

NHK confirmed its 8K project - first mooted last year - had been approved by its board of governors as part of the company's corporate plan for 2015-17.

Next month, NHK will be holding an 8K "public viewing" in Tokyo of footage shot at the Sochi Winter Olympics using an "experimental live relay utilising [a] wireless 8K transmission device".

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