| Melita Cable to launch HDTV trial
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| Written by HiVoltage |
Wednesday, 27 June 2007
For the first time in Malta, Melita Cable will be launching an HDTV
trial in 300 homes. For those who have been living under a rock for the
past few years, HDTV stands for High Definition Television, and refers
to television broadcast at higher resolution than what we are used to
with standard PAL. Obviously, to be able to see the benefits of HDTV,
one would need to buy a new HD screen if not already available. The
trial will commence in the first week of August, and will last for 3
months. After that, we're assuming to see an official HDTV package
within a short time frame.
One thing to note, although it is a
bit early to start doing such comparisons, the only competition that
Melita has in the TV market, Go Watch (previously Multiplus), won't be
able to make a similar offer unless they will be able to get access to
the 8 "unused" frequencies that they are supposed to have rights to,
and even if they do, the package would still have to be limited,
considering the fact that the bandwidth that they have available is
much less than Melita can potentially have on their cable network,
especially if they get rid of their analogue packages.
Links:
Melita Digital HD Trial
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| Last Updated ( Wednesday, 27 June 2007 ) |
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