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We are in 2026, but you will only see part of the World Cup in 4K because of DAZN: TV manufacturers are already rubbing their hands

June 4, 2026 by usatoday24

You have a 4K TV, you have contracted Movistar Plus, Orange TV or DAZN and you are ready to live the Soccer World Cup 2026 in the best possible quality so as not to miss any details. Well we have bad news for you: almost all the games will arrive on your screen with a 1080i resolution, even if your television platform can broadcast in 4K. The fuse was lit as a result of the message from a user from Movistar Plus on X, in which he asked if he could watch the World Cup in 4K HDR. The initial response from Movistar was “Yes, as long as you have the UHD disc you can watch the games that will be broadcast on DAZN in 4K HDR.” The problem is that, when asked by our colleagues Xataka Mobileboth Movistar Plus and Orange TV have discarded that those matches are going to be broadcast in 4K. The controversy is served. The World Cup signal comes in 1080i: that changes everything DAZN is the one who has the rights to broadcast the 104 matches of the tournament in Spain. The problem is that your DAZN World signal arrives in 1080i resolution, not 4K. Since Movistar Plus and Orange TV only limit themselves to distributing the signal, what they receive is what they give you. Both operators have confirmed it: there will be no 4K on their platforms for the World Cup matches. In Xataka The gap between Samsung and TCL in the television market seemed unbridgeable. Until it stops looking like it This represents a clear setback in terms of resolution and image quality since in Qatar 2022, World Goal It broadcast the 64 matches of the championship in 4K UHD both on Movistar Plus and on its own app. However, all is not lost. In a corner of the reviled DTT we have a glimmer of hope left for those of us who want to see the World Cup in the USA, Mexico and Canada with the best possible quality: La 1 UHD (Ultra High Definition). Yes, on DTT RTVE took over the rights to World Cup broadcast and will offer 33 open matches, including the opening match, the two semi-finals, the third and fourth place and the grand final, in addition to all the matches in which the Spanish National Team participates. These 33 matches will be the only ones that can be seen openly and in 4K in Spain. However, this RTVE signal also has small print for television platforms such as Movistar Plus and Orange TV, since on its grid They carry La 1 HD, but not La 1 UHDso to watch the games in 4K it will be necessary to tune in to the La 1 UHD channel on DTT, not the platform. First impressions of the TCL RM9L with RGB MiniLED: the alternative to OLED for large format screens Only Vodafone TV customers, you just added the RTVE channel in 4K on your grill, and Digi TV They will be able to watch the matches broadcast by the public entity in 4K quality from their platform. In short: if you want the 33 games in 4K, you need DTT (free to air) or Vodafone TV and DigiTV (with subscription). If you want to see the rest, you’ll have to settle for 1080i resolution. All is not lost: your television can save the game This is where something that few people take into account comes into play. when buying a TV: he image processor and its algorithms image enhancement and scaling. No matter how good your TV is, it’s not going to convert a 1080i resolution signal into 4K by magicbut it can improve a lot quality in which you watch the World Cup. Current televisions apply a process called upscaling, in which they take the input signal and upscale it to the panel’s native 4K resolution by adding, through AI and other algorithms, data that was not in the original source. In fact, it is the same process used by 8K TVs to display content that is in 4K. {“videoId”:”x95se90″,”autoplay”:false,”title”:”How technology has changed football ⚽️”, “tag”:”webedia-prod”, “duration”:”708″} In this way, the processor “generates” an image that emulates 4K quality, improving the sharpness, color and motion processing of the original signal along the way. Therefore, how much the better the processor and the more refined the scaling and enhancement algorithms, the more convincing the result will be, reducing the difference between native content in 1080 and 4K. Amazon Prime Video, for example, has entire teams dedicated to ensuring make your signal look good on every type of screen and in every network condition. In practice, a high-end TV from Sony, Samsung or LG with a powerful processor can improve its quality when a 1080i game is displayed on a 4K panel. There is more detail, less noise, and the movement of the ball loses that artificial texture that poorly scaled signals have. On the other hand, with an entry-level television that does not have a reliable image processor and does not have optimized scaling algorithms, the signal is shown as it arrives: a 1080i expanded to cover the 4K panelbut without providing any improvement to the resulting image. In Xataka | Xiaomi castles in the QD-Mini LED in 2026: five new TVs and makes the leap to 98 inches with a knockdown price Image | Unsplash (Vitaly Gariev) (function() { window._JS_MODULES = window._JS_MODULES || {}; var headElement = document.getElementsByTagName(‘head’)(0); if (_JS_MODULES.instagram) { var instagramScript = document.createElement(‘script’); instagramScript.src=”https://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js”; instagramScript.async = true; instagramScript.defer = true; headElement.appendChild(instagramScript); – The news We are in 2026, but you will only see part of the World Cup in 4K because of DAZN: TV manufacturers are already rubbing their hands was originally published in Xataka by Ruben Andres .

While half the world is worried about aging, one industry is rubbing its hands: the elevator industry

February 28, 2026 by usatoday24

The world ages. And at a good pace too. If the World Health Organization (WHO) hits the nail on the headin 2050 the percentage of people over 60 years of age will double that of 2015. From representing 12% it will become close to 22%. Beyond the percentages, this aging translates into challenges in economic, health and social matters. Also in juicy business opportunities, like the one that he thinks he has before him the elevator industry. In their case, an older world will be a world with more work. What has happened? That TK Elevator has shaken the elevator sector by openly recognizing that the gradual aging of the planet (very visible already in Europe or countries like Japan either Korea) represents a lucrative business opportunity. The reason is simple: the more elderly, the greater the need for elevators in buildings. Especially since these and their services are also aging. “A growing trend”. If TK’s words have generated so much expectation, it is because it is not just any company. The firm, based in Düsseldorf, is a heavy weight within the sector, where it is responsible for both manufacturing machinery and maintaining it. Their models can be found in emblematic skyscrapers in New York, although the bulk of their business comes from much more modest buildings occupied by homes, offices or shops. His prediction about the future of the sector in an increasingly aging world has not been made anywhere either. has shared it with one of the most influential newspapers in the US, Financial Times. “As the population ages there is a need to install elevators. We see this becoming a growing trend,” recognize the firm’s executive director, Uday Yadavl. The example of Japan. During his interview, Yadaval cited a specific case: Japan, perhaps one of the countries that is most clearly suffering from the winds of demographic winter. Although all your attempts to reactivate its population engine (and there have been many), the birth rate continues at levels historically low while on the streets it is increasingly easier to find elderly people. According to Our World in Datathe country has the highest “old-age dependency ratio” (the ratio between people over 64 and people of working age) in the world: in 2021 it exceeded 50%, which means that there are only two people of working age for every elderly person. And since then demographic indicators have not exactly improved. It is estimated that about 30% of the country’s population is 65 or older, which is equivalent to tens of millions of people. A widespread phenomenon. Japan is not the only nation facing an aging population, a problem with which Europe fights and other countries, such as South Korea either China. In general the WHO has warned that the trend seems to be accelerating globally and remember that in 2020 the number of people aged 60 or over exceeded that of children under five. “In 2030, one in six people in the world will be 60 years old or older,” insists the WHO, recalling that by then the world population over 60 years old will total 1.4 billion people, well above the 1,000 in 2020. Demographics (and more). It’s not just that more and more older people live in cities and need elevators to get to their homes, it’s that the buildings themselves need renovations. At the end of the day, we age… and the blocks in which we reside. Yadav estimates There are about 22 million elevators worldwide, of which a third (30%) are more than two decades old. In practice, this translates into an immense number of facilities that probably need improvements and tune-ups, a demand that, assures the manager from TK Elevator, is already “growing in a meaningful way.” “More than remarkable”. Although his weight in the sector gives him special relevance, Yadav is not the first to have publicly recognized the good forecasts that the elevator industry has. Last summer Roland Berger published a report in which he provided several insights into the global elevator market, valued according to his calculations at 107 billion dollars. After “several ups and downs” in recent years, marked by COVID-19 or the real estate crisis in China, companies now face a “more than notable growth panorama.” A trend that connects the sector with the flourishing silver economythe economy driven precisely by aging. Images | Zhuojun Yu (Unsplash) In Xataka | In Japan there is no doubt that they live worse than 30 years ago. Houses are literally getting smaller.

Now it is more likely that Intel ends up chopped. TSMC and Broadcom are already rubbing their hands

February 17, 2025 by usatoday24

In the middle of last September, just two and a half months before leaving Intel, Pat Gelsinger revealed that the company’s board of directors was wearing the possibility of Escind your manufacturing business of semiconductors in A movement very similar to the AMD In 2009. This last company broke up its integrated circuit production subsidiary and created GlobalFoundries. Since then It has been objectively well. Intel pursues the same: recover financial health and increase its competitiveness. Gelsinger is already completely disconnected from Intel, but the possibility of separating the chips manufacturing subsidiary from the rest of the company is still on the table. However, like We explain to you At the end of November, if you finally decide to do so, you will not have complete freedom. And he will not have it because he has contracted obligations with the US government as a result of the reception of the 7,860 million dollars given by the Department of Commerce as a subsidy. And also of the 3.5 billion dollars which will receive from the Department of Defense to make chips for military applications. TSMC and Broadcom are interested in getting two essential parts of Intel Intel’s commitment to the US administration directly involves the splitting of its semiconductor manufacturing division in the form of an independent subsidiary. The US government has asked Intel to maintain the property of at least 50.1% of Intel Foundry if this business unit finally got to separate and acquire the form of a new private legal entity. And now more than ever this possibility is very tangible. TSMC is preparing an offer that would allow you to control the integrated circuit manufacturing plants of Intel According to The Wall Street Journal (TWSJ), which in the field of relations between companies does not usually give stitch without thread, TSMC and Broadcom are interested in getting two fundamental parts of Intel. The Taiwanese manufacturer of semiconductors, which leads the global market with A fee close to 60%you are preparing, always according to TWSJ, an offer that would allow you Control manufacturing plants Intel integrated circuits. At the current situation this strategic decision makes sense. TSMC is interested in developing its manufacturing infrastructure beyond Taiwan’s borders with the purpose of protecting its business if a war conflict between China and its country of origin is triggered. This company currently is building new plants of semiconductor production in Arizona (USA), Germany and Japan, but adding the factories that Intel has not only in the US, but also in Europe, Israel and Asia would allow him to consolidate his expansion very quickly. Interestingly in the middle of last October CC Wei, the current president and general director of TSMC, declared that he did not contemplate The possibility of buying Intel factories. However, it is reasonable that an executive with his responsibility Do not confirm an operation of this size until it is essentially closed. Whatever TSMC is not at all the only company that is interested in getting a piece of Intel. And is that, According to TWSJthe American chip designer Broadcom is also preparing an offer to get the integrated circuit design and marketing divisions of Intel. In any case, if the TSMC initiative will finally prosper will stumble in all likelihood with the government’s opposition led by Donald Trump. Currently it is unlikely that the administration approves the purchase of such an important division of an American company by a foreign company. Especially if, in addition, your business develops in a strategic industry such as semiconductors. Image | Intel More information | The Wall Street Journal In Xataka | Bill Gates has radiographed Intel. And his diagnosis is overwhelmingly accurate

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