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contribution INSIGHT TV spearheads the 4K UHD HDR revolution According to Rian Bester, CEO, INSIGHT TV, when the broadcaster took the decision to launch a new channel in 2016, it knew it had to do something very different to what was already available. T his meant taking leadership for the type of content it commissioned and produced and also how that content was created, which left one option, UHD HDR at 50fps. This was a huge challenge but the results are showing that the company made the right decision. In much of the world, the way in which we consume television has completely transformed in the past two or three years: now we can watch what we want, when we want and where we want in the highest quality, and we can use social media whilst we’re watching to share our experience. Statistics show that our viewing habits, size of screen, sign up to subscription services and how often we watch TV is likely to be dependent on our age. Baby boomers and Generation-X are still watching the big screen (the bigger the better) whilst Millennials and Generation-Z are more likely to be plugged into YouTube on a phone, tablet or a laptop with a pair of Beats headphones glued to their ears. A UK Televis