Brazilian government officially chooses Japanese standard for digital television
[ 2006-06-30
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Brasilia, Brazil, 30 June - Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Thursday signed in Brasilai a decree for the installation of digital television in Brazil and officially chose the Japanese digital TV standard.
The Brazilian DigitalTerrestrial Television System (SBDTV-T), is based on Japan’s “Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial”
will incorporate Brazilian technological innovations and should be available all over the country within seven years.
ISDB-T is currently only available in Japan, while the European system ahs been adopted by around 100 countries, and the US system by just four.
The memorandum of understanding signed between the Brazilian and Japanese governments, put an end to an almost ten-year-long discussion of the subject.
The decree forces television companies to adopt the SBDTV-T system and ensures free public access to the new system.
As of July 2013, Brazilian television concessions will be exclusively digital. (macauhub)
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