Move over, 4K TV-- 8K TV broadcasts officially start in Japan, as 1 December 2018 sees NHK start first public broadcasts of both 4K and 8K channels (complete with 22.2-channel audio!) via satellite.
The broadcasts kick off after 2 years of testing. The technology, called "Super Hi-Vision" by NHK, has been in development since 1995, and promises 16 times the resolution of HDTV. As for the actual broadcast the BS8K channel features 12 hours of daily programming, including an information digest highlighting the future of the channel, a live broadcast from Italy and even an 8K version of the seminal 2001: A Space Odyssey.