Broadcasters from the Asia-Pacific region and Europe will step up the exchange of information on digital terrestrial broadcasting, to help cross the digital divide. The decision came at the 40th General Assembly of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, the ABU, in Istanbul.
The assembly unanimously adopted a resolution that the ABU and the EBU should work together to exchange technical information on DTT, and promote the exchange of programme content produced in digital formats, as well as information to promote and assist in the production of such content.
ABU President Katsuji Ebisawa described the migration from analogue to digital television as “an irreversible global trend” that, once in place in a proper context would bring many benefits.