The Big Screen is Closer than you Think

Plans for domestic satellite broadcasting (DBS) in the 12 GHz band in Europe are well advanced. Services using the MAC-packet transmission standard adopted in Europe will commence this year. Over the next three years, a number of national satellites will be launched and there is the likelihood of additional pan-European services. Though it had been thought that implementation of high definition television was some way in the future, this highly competitive programme environment will spur the introduction of a higher definition television service suitable for large, wide aspect-ratio screens with stereo sound. An important feature of this evolution is the capability of the MAC-packet system to deliver this new form of television, while providing conventional pictures to existing receivers.

Published

1987-02

Content type

Original Research

DOI

10.5594/M00886

ISBN

978-1-61482-916-4