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December 12, 2005
Singapore to start trial High Definition broadcasts next year
Singapore will start trial runs of high definition TV services or HDTV by the middle next year. Singapore's Media Development Authority will work with MediaCorp and industry players to start the test trials.
Several Asian countries have already launched HDTV and China has committed to HDTV telecasts of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Asian broadcasters are also taking advantage of broadband data networks to delivery HD TV content over the Internet. Last month Broadband TV announced plans to offer HDTV over DSL in Korea.
Information, Communications and the Arts Minister Lee Boon Yang has assured current TV viewers that Singapore will continue broadcasting regular TV however at some point they will have to switch to HD Tv sets.
The HDTV trials are expected to cost $20m to $30m.
Posted by admin at December 12, 2005 04:06 AM