The RTVE-UPM Chair will carry out the world's first UHD 8K broadcast on DVB-T2

For this first UHD 8K signal broadcast in DVB-T2, the Chair will have the collaboration of Cellnex Telecom, Dolby, Sapec, Televes, Sony, Sgo, Samsung and Abacanto.

The RTVE Chair at the Polytechnic University of Madrid is at the head of the world's first broadcast of a UHD 8K signal in DVB-T2.

This Wednesday, October 21, thanks to the collaboration of all the members of the Advisory Committee of the Chair on technological aspects (Cellnex Telecom, Dolby, Sapec and Televes Corporación -Gsertel, TRedess and Televes-), together with Abacanto as a collaborating entity. The Chair will carry out the world's first broadcast in Ultra High Definition 8K on DVB-T2.

To capture the signal, there will be the collaboration of Sony, and for the post-production of the signal with that of SGO.

For this first UHD 8K signal broadcast in DVB-T2, we have counted on Dolby AC-4 as an audio format to ensure the delivery of the highest quality audio. The display of the signal will be carried out by Samsung, which has prepared a model Samsung QLED 8K adapted for the occasion.

Following the recommendations and security measures appropriate for the COVID-19 situation, the RTVE Chair at the Polytechnic University of Madrid will organize a blended event. Attendees will be able to follow the event remotely, thanks to the streaming signal provided by the website of the Official Institute of RTVE.

A presenter will do brief interviews with a small number of participants on a set, who will explain the technical characteristics of the broadcast pilot. Samsung QLED 8K TVs will be available to display signal reception, as well as signal monitoring equipment.

The signal will be broadcast from the television headend of the Higher Technical School of Telecommunications Engineers of the UPM, located in the University City of Madrid, on channel 44 of the UHF, temporarily assigned to the RTVE Chair at the UPM by the Secretary of State for Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructures (SETID) for its test broadcasts.

The 8K signal jammer it will also be carried out on the UHD channel broadcast by Cellnex Telecom from the broadcasting centres of Torrespaña and San Fernando de Henares in Madrid, on channel 36; Collserola and Baix Llobregat in Barcelona, on channel 43; Valencina (Seville) on channel 36; Mijas (Málaga), on channel 26; Monte Pedroso, in Santiago de Compostela, on channel 33; and La Muela (Zaragoza), on channel 23.

This pilot is part of the activities of the RTVE Chair at the Polytechnic University of Madrid, established in January 2015, and which has participated in the development of a wide range of experiences in the production and broadcasting of UHD signals in recent years.

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