Eutelsat supports first Rai UltraHD documentary

A new documentary shot in UltraHD/4KTV by Rai Strategie Tecnologiche in collaboration with Eutelsat has been given its first screening.

Directed by Lina Wertmüller, and to be broadcast at the end of April 2014 through one of Eutelsat's UltraHD satellite demonstration channels on EUTELSAT 10A using HEVC encoding, the documentary "Roma, Napoli, Venezia... in un crescendo rossiniano" displays the artistic and cultural heritage of Rome, Naples and Venice. The Italian public broadcaster and leading satellite operator then had the objective to validate shooting and production technologies for the 4K standard.

"[Our] commitment to sharing expertise and resources for the advancement of Ultra HD at every stage of the production and transmission chain," said Eutelsat Italia CEO Renato Farina. "Since the launch in January 2013 of Europe's first UltraHD channel via a Eutelsat satellite, we have partnered with industry-leading players to support 4KTV. This collaboration with Rai underscores our strategy and adds to the growing library of exceptional content able to deliver an immersive experience to viewers."

Added Luigi Rochi, Director of Rai Strategie Tecnologiche: "This project illustrates the technological innovation that Rai has identified as priority objective on its roadmap for the future and our commitment to display original content with new production methods.

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