Industry says timing of Ofcom's HDTV proposals is 'ridiculous'

TV executives and manufacturers say the regulator's plan to reassign the digital multiplexes to provide terrestrial HDTV is impractical because it relies on an untested technology which is unlikely to become affordable until 2011

Ofcom's proposals for terrestrial High Definition Television (HDTV) have drawn criticism from trade bodies, broadcasters and manufacturers of broadcast equipment. In a recent consultation process several respondents have had harsh criticism of Ofcom's decision to auction off to the highest bidder the Digital Dividend, the spectrum freed up by the switchover from analogue to digital broadcasting, without reserving any for public service broadcasters (PSBs) to provide freeview HDTV.

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