China expects to build up a digital television (DTV) broadcasting
system by the year 2010 to replace the current analogue
broadcasting system, Thursday's
China Daily reported.
The newspaper quoted the
State Administration of Radio, Film and Television as saying
that analogue broadcasting will be halted by 2015, and eight
satellite TV channels will produce and transmit DTV programs by
2005.
It
means that Chinese audiences can enjoy much clearer television
programs in the near future as long as they add a small facility to
receive digital coding.
The newspaper said that Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen currently
have set up regional DTV networks as part of a trial.
However, the crucial problem for DTV's development in China now is
the formulation of DTV transmission standards.
Experts predict that cable television will be the first section
where DTV technology is widely utilized.
(
February 21, 2002)