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Japan's TV Broadcasts To Be All-Digital By 2011

Posted by timothy on from the thou-shalt dept.

Azuma writes "Officially, Japan will end Analog broadcasting by year 2011. Terrestrial digital television broadcasting services started on Monday, December 1st in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka, with Japan Broadcasting Corp (NHK) and private TV stations broadcasting special commemorative programs. The services will initially be available to around 12 million households. Here is an article from Chinaview. The Daily Yomiuri reports that small local TV stations are at a disadvantage due to high costs of the new technology."

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  1. Re:3.14 by seanadams.com · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375 ...

    If gzip (lameness filter) had found a way to compress that by better than 25.5:1, I'd have been mightily impressed. :)

  2. But Will This Go On My Permanent Record? by strelitsa · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    The word is "gomi".

    Thank $deity for your vigilance. It is only by the tireless efforts of people like you that spelling errors are not allowed to pass unchallenged on Slashdot.

    I'll be better next time.

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