The information comes from Advanced Television, which reports that DirecTV's Senior Vice President of Video & Space Communications Phil Goswitz confirmed the plans at the TranSPORT conference in NY. The goal is to compete with linear live content, specifically in sports. Ahead of that launch, DirecTV has been testing 4K broadcasts with Ultra HD sports offerings. "But I think content is king; the plane is ready to take off and there is no king on board".

Furthermore, Goswitz said the company has a capacity for 50 UltraHD channels at 30 Mb/s in addition to its existing HD and SD offerings.

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