TV4 produces Swedens annual political debates at the Almedalen Week in Sony 4K

The Almedalen Week is one of the most important weeks in Swedish politics, with tens of thousands of attendees gathering in the city of Visby to attend seminars, forums, and hear representatives of the major political parties give speeches. During the 2014 Almedalen Week, Swedish national broadcaster TV4 produced every speech given by the political parties leaders in 4K Ultra High Definition. This formed part of the on-going work to modernise and future-proof the production formats of TV4 and TV4 Play. At the heart of the production lies Sonys 4K live camera system, consisting of the PMW-F55 Super 35mm 4K CMOS sensor camera, the CA-4000 4K transmission fibre adapter, the BPU-4000 4K base band processor unit and the HDCU-2000 camera control unit.

Were continually working to develop TV4 and TV4 Play for the television experience of the future. 4K resolution will only become more and more popular, and we want to test the new opportunities this format can offer us and our viewers, said Cecilia Beck-Friis, Executive Vice President and Technology Manager at TV4-Gruppen.

Every party leaders speech in Almedalen was filmed using the Sony PMW-F55, with the speeches broadcast live on Sonys 85-inch 4K BRAVIA Professional Display for the gathered crowd to watch. Viewers could experience the quality of 4K, which delivers four times the resolution of regular HD.

The 4K signal was transported from the Almedalen Park to TV4s studio via a fibreoptic connection, said TV4s digital project manager Jonathan Nordin. We dont have any official information yet on when Swedish TV broadcasters might start offering 4K broadcasts to their regular consumers. The Almedalen production was mainly an opportunity for visitors who were on site to see and experience the new 4K format.

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