Is HDTV replacing standard analog television?
Most broadcasters, including NBC, will continue to provide standard analog transmissions for at least the next several years, while continuing to add more digital broadcasts. However, the federal government is encouraging broadcasters and consumers to adopt HDTV as quickly as possible, so that analog transmissions can be phased out. • What else does the digital future have in store? Digital technology creates the possibility of new programming forms, utilizing accompanying data, graphics and different camera angles to make television a far more interactive and informative experience than it is today. This is similar to the capability that can be found today on some DVDs. • I just heard about HDTV – when was it developed? The earliest work on analog HDTV started in Japan in the late 1960s, and development continued through the 1970s and 1980s. In 1987, US broadcasters petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reserve spectrum for HDTV broadcasting. The FCC formed an indu
