Rad TV Supercharges Creator Studio with 4K Upscaling, Smart Audio Upmixing to Surround, and Multilingual AI Automated Subtitles

LOS ANGELES - November 14, 2025 - Rad TV, the streaming platform empowering next generation creators in AI, Web3, VR, and streaming video, today announced a major upgrade to its Creator Studio. Three new powerful features: 4K Video Upscaling, Smart upmixing stereo audio to surround sound, and multilingual AI-Generated Subtitles, are now seamlessly integrated into the platform's upload flow. This solidifies Rad TV's commitment to delivering the highest quality and most accessible content for creators and audiences alike. These new premium tools leverage AI and image and audio analysis automatically during the upload and processing stages, enhancing content with no extra effort required from the creator. A new Creator+ subscription package has been introduced to give creators enormous new powers and tools for only $29.99 a month.

"These new features combine 3 steps into one simple and more affordable package, where creators are spending countless hours, or even days, inside multiple tools," said Tony Mugavero, CEO at Rad TV. " Now, every creator can deliver a premium, theater-quality 4K video and upmix their stereo only audio to a surround sound experience with a single upload, while our multilingual AI subtitles make their content accessible to a global audience. All assets are downloadable and stored in the cloud for producers and creators to access anytime." 

4K Video Upscaling

In the past, creators needed to use 3rd party upscaling tools first, then export and upload to Rad TV in 4K. Now, Rad TV's new 4K Video Upscaling handles the work automatically as part of the distribution process. When a creator uploads their content (e.g., 720p or 1080p HD video) through the Creator Studio, our new engine automatically analyzes and enhances the footage during a new preprocessing stage. It intelligently sharpens details, reduces noise, and upscales the video to a clean 4K resolution (3840 x 2160). This means all content, new and old, can be streamed in stunning ultra-high-definition across Rad TV's ecosystem, including PS5, Apple TV, and high-end smart TVs. This is the baseline of the new pipeline. The company is extensively experimenting with different upscaling models to give a clean and natural look with a meaningful increase in quality while creating millions of new pixels.

In the examples below, the images on the left are from the 720p original and the image on the right is upscaled to 4K using Rad TV’s new engine. The goal is to give a cleaner upscaled image without making creative decisions (or even hallucinating) on what should be there, and only to quickly, naturally, and affordably upscale to 4K.

Rad TV 4K upscaled AI video on the right generated from Google Veo 720p original on the left.

Rad TV 4K upscaled AI video on the right generated from Google Veo 720p original on the left.

This example from traditional film has the 4K upscaled image on the left and the 480p (!) original image on the right. That’s a significant number of new pixels being created and a clear improvement in the image quality. Again, the goal was to ensure a natural and higher quality result without over-cranking the upscaler, creating new details, or washing out existing details.

Rad TV 8 Mile 4K upscale. Image on the left is upscaled to 4K from the 480p source on the right.

Upmixing Stereo to 5.1 & 7.1 Surround

Standard stereo audio no longer meets the demands of modern streaming and home theater audiences, especially with all AI audio tools only exporting stereo. Rad TV’s new upmixing audio processing instantly turns stereo audio into a surround mix. The system detects standard stereo audio tracks, or even 5.1 inputs, and uses advanced audio-shaping intelligence to make a 3 mix output of stereo and immersive 5.1 and 7.1 surround sound mixes. This allows all creators to deliver a captivating audio experience that matches the high-end visual quality of the platform, without ever needing to touch an audio mixing console. As an added bonus, video that’s uploaded in 5.1, 7.1, or greater will get a stereo downmix for free, while maintaining the surround mix for ultimate compatibility. Again, this is the first pass of the new pipeline, with numerous improvements and remixing options in the works.

AI Subtitle Generation

To improve accessibility, Rad TV is launching AI-Generated Subtitles. The new AI tool automatically transcribes the audio from every major language. The subtitles can go from native language to native subtitles, or any language to English. The generated subtitle file is inserted into the streaming HLS as well as a high resolution mp4 download, making content instantly accessible to a wider, global audience and improving its SEO ranking within the Rad TV ecosystem. Additional improvements to this pipeline are forthcoming.

AI driven multi-lingual subtitles on Rad TV, included in all streams and downloadable assets, and rolling out to all players.