With the 4K Summit taking place from next week in Seville, Spain, where broadcasters from France, Spain, and Italy will present their progress on UHD deployments, now is the perfect time to review the state of UHD broadcasting in Europe. In Spain, Televisión Española (TVE) was the first terrestrial broadcaster to offer Ultra High Definition (UHD) content. In February 2024, TVE launched a nationwide free-to-air UHD channel via Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT), initially simulcasting its main channel, La 1, in UHD/HDR. Notably, the SD switch-off has not yet fully occurred in Spain, and once SD broadcasting ceases, more spectrum will become available for additional UHD channels. In France, France Télévisions (FTV) was the first to offer UHD content on terrestrial…