Translation of "HDTV " (English → French) :

9. Recommends facilitating the prompt exploitation of the ‘Digital Dividend’ for new mobile broadband services through a harmonised and technology-neutral pan-EU approach, giving economies of scale and avoiding detrimental cross-border interference issues, while not interfering with existing Digital TV/HDTV reception based on international standards; emphasises the need for the EU to support projects and experiments with ‘wireless cities’;

Not only terrestrial broadcasting needs sufficient spectrum to fulfil general interest objectives, but satellites also need sufficient spectrum to continue pioneer and deploy innovative technologies that promote advanced digital services, including new audiovisual services of high quality, such as HDTV or 3DTV.

This model is based on (among others) “2k” resolution (a resolution of 2048x1080) or “4k” (a resolution of 4096x2160 for screens over 15 metres), and the introduction of the JPEG 2000 format using digital technologies such as HDTV Broadcast, Blu-Ray and video-on-demand.

There is no incremental revenue for HDTV at the moment, as it does not generate additional advertising or subscription revenues; however, all broadcasters, including the CBC, must make the transition to HDTV. This transition is well under way in the U.S.—it is less than two years away there—and we must make this important change if we expect to retain our Canadian audiences.

This decision addresses five crucial areas: these areas are: 1. technology - to ensure that the industry develops all the necessary equipment in time for the launch of HDTV services; 2. standards - to promote the adoption of the European standard as the single world standard for the origination and exchange of HDTV programmes; 3. the market - to promote the widest use of the Euroepan system throughout the world; - 2 - 4. services - to promote the timely introduction of HDTV services in Europe; and 5. programmes - to ensure that the European film and televison production industry achieves the necessary capacity and experience in HDTV ...[+++]to be competitive on the world market.

In view of the exceptional importance of the introduction of HDTV for the European electronics industry, the Community has repeatedly announced its support for the Eureka HDTV project and other initiatives leading to the adoption and industrial development of the HDTV system devised in Europe.