Why is there so little HDTV programming?
Critics such as Hugh Thompson argue that if HDTV is to become the wave of the future more programming in high definition is needed. Thompson works for Digital Home Canada, Canada’s leading home theatre, home automation and technology website. The company looked through various HDTV data and found the lack of programming is a major problem. In its two-part report it states that the lack of HDTV programming will mean that in 2007 only 2.3 per cent of Canadians will be watching HDTV programming despite the large number of HDTV sets that are sold in Canada. “I’ve been a big fan of HD for the last three years. I thought its popularity would skyrocket and everyone would have it. But many people don’t understand the technology and it costs a lot,” Thompson says. Thompson believes cost is a big factor when it comes to HDTV programming. It costs networks millions of dollars to produce programming in high definition. Production costs quickly grow because they must pay for additional, technologic
