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FTA in S’pore to go fully digital by 2013
Singapore’s seven free-to-air (FTA) TV channels will go fully digital by the end of 2013, using the DVB-T2 standard. The total switchover from analogue to digital broadcasting will be completed by 2020, in line with ASEAN’s agreed timeframe for making the switch.
Making this announcement at last month’s well-attended opening ceremony of Infocomm Media Business Exchange (imbX2012) at the Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, said that the move to digital TV broadcasting would free up scarce spectrum for other services such as wireless broadband.
The adoption of the DVB-T2 standard comes after a successful trial conducted last year with MediaCorp and pay-TV operator StarHub. The trial, which involved some 500 households, in Ang Mo Kio and Bedok housing estates, showed that the new standard was suitable for deployment in Singapore’s urbanised environment.
To ensure a smooth switchover, there will be a simulcast period, where both digital and analogue FTA TV signals will be broadcast to ensure that all households have time to get accustomed to receiving their FTA TV signals digitally.
Once DVB-T2 broadcasting begins, consumers can enjoy an enhanced viewing experience when watching MediaCorp’s FTA digital TV channels. This includes sharper and clearer images, cinematic surround-sound effects and new content and services such as an electronic programme guide
Singapore’s seven free-to-air (FTA) TV channels will go fully digital by the end of 2013, using the DVB-T2 standard. The total switchover from analogue to digital broadcasting will be completed by 2020, in line with ASEAN’s agreed timeframe for making the switch.
Making this announcement at last month’s well-attended opening ceremony of Infocomm Media Business Exchange (imbX2012) at the Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, said that the move to digital TV broadcasting would free up scarce spectrum for other services such as wireless broadband.
The adoption of the DVB-T2 standard comes after a successful trial conducted last year with MediaCorp and pay-TV operator StarHub. The trial, which involved some 500 households, in Ang Mo Kio and Bedok housing estates, showed that the new standard was suitable for deployment in Singapore’s urbanised environment.
To ensure a smooth switchover, there will be a simulcast period, where both digital and analogue FTA TV signals will be broadcast to ensure that all households have time to get accustomed to receiving their FTA TV signals digitally.
Once DVB-T2 broadcasting begins, consumers can enjoy an enhanced viewing experience when watching MediaCorp’s FTA digital TV channels. This includes sharper and clearer images, cinematic surround-sound effects and new content and services such as an electronic programme guide
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