The European Broadcasting Union or EBU has released a document titled “EBU POLICY STATEMENT ON ULTRA HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION” and they conclude their paper by stating that the EBU proposes that an enhanced 1080p format be developed for broadcasting. They see the current 4K Ultra-HD approach of the consumer electronics industry is unsatisfactory and will be of limited success in broadcasting. It will lead to significant public confusion by associating the term UHDTV only with an increase of resolution (“4k”).
You can download the “EBU POLICY STATEMENT ON ULTRA HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION” HERE