More news about television. The BBC is to start trialing high definition TV - mooted as conventional TV’s saviour (or the only reason to bother) - next year.
The BBC website reports that BBC director general Mark Thompson has pledged to deliver free-to-air HDTV on all BBC digital platforms “as soon as practical”, which is expected to be by about 2010.
The BBC trials aim to test out how HDTV broadcasts are transmitted and received. The corporation said they would not affect the reception of current channels.
Its trials are expected to last a year. The BBC has yet to decide how many participants will take part in the trials, or how they will be selected.
Sky plans to launch its own HDTV service in 2006, which will include live Premiership football.
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