Monday, January 16, 2006

Sept Trial Programme for Digital TV

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will start its trial programme for digital television in September with an initial funding of RM75 million to pave the way for the national digitalisation drive in broadcasting.

The trial programme will be led by Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM).

Deputy Information Minister Datuk Donald Lim said the allocation would allow RTM to buy digital equipment for its transmission centre as well as the digital TV transmitter system.

With the installation of the digital transmission system, RTM would be able to provide digital TV broadcast for households in the Klang Valley, he told Bernama in an interview at Angkasapuri, here.