HDTV arrives in Europe
Pocket Lint has the scoop on some new information about the analog to digital transition that is happening all over the world right now.
A television station in Germany is the first in Europe to launch a high-definition television channel.
The free-to-air broadcaster plans to show selected programs in HDTV on its two main channels, ProSieben and Sat.1, starting with the Hollywood blockbuster “Minority Report” starring Tom Cruise on Sunday.
Other European broadcasters including BSkyB in Britain, CanalSat in France and Sky Italia in Italy have all promised HDTV by next June in time for the football World Cup, which will be used as a showcase for the format.
The UK government has confirmed that by 2012 owners of analogue television set won’t be able to get a signal to watch television.
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