Beijing-Olympic to be broadcast through HDTV

BEIJING—The Beijing Olympic-2008 will be broadcast for the first time in the history of the game through a state of the art technology - High Definition Television (HDTV).
“The up-coming Beijing Olympic will be the first in the history of the games that would broadcast through HDTV,” said the President of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Genichi Hashimoto while briefing the media persons Monday on the 43rd General Assembly of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union being held in Beijing from Nov 7.
He said that the Beijing Olympics would be an auspicious occasion for broadcasting events through HDTV. A high-level delegation from Pakistan is also taking part at the General Assembly.
Hashimoto said that it would be a wonderful thing not only for the games but also for the broadcasting industry that the HDTV facility would be available in Beijing Olympic.
The President of the ABU said that he has great expectations from this kind of state of the art technology. He said that the technology of broadcasting is deeply related to the history of the Olympic games.
The Olympic games, which are held after every four years, the broadcasters make great efforts to come up with the improved and innovative technologies so that the audiences could enjoy with great deal.
The countries having no HDTV facilities can beam the signals after making adjustments in their existing broadcasting system.
While referring to the shifting of timings of Swimming and Gymnastic events of the Beijing Olympic, the President ABU remarked that “I think the Olympic games are some things that people all over the world are greatly looking forward to watch therefore I express my regret over the IOC decision and also expect that to pay special consideration so that such a regrettable think never happen in the future”.
Referring to the technology revolution taking place in the broadcasting industry, he said that at present people are enjoying programmes receiving broadcasting signals through variety of receiving systems this included 50-60 Inches television set to a small size screen of 1 to 3 inches at mobile terminals.
If we apply HDTV and other digital broadcasting functions we can come up with a variety of business.
He pointed out that the ABU is also holding Robot contests inviting college and universities students from this region. They make Robots by themselves and this year the contest was held in Kuala Lumpur and he had opportunity to be there during that contest. He said that he was very impressed to see the enthusiasm among the contestants.—Agencies