It enjoyed monopoly of the air waves and the remote control was not necessary. Then almost overnight came liberalisation of broadcasting laws and availability of satellite-delivered programmes to the public on the African continent. Cross border television broadcasts by satellite has suddenly become an issue of great concern to TV executives on the continent of Africa. Technology has brought competitors with greater financial resources and experience. These television stations must not only compete with the other stations but also multimedia-Internet etc.
Digital television brings a new era in broadcasting and computing.
For the consumer this means a wide range of options. Predicting the future is therefore more important than ever. I think about these question and my head begins to ache and my neck begins to pain. I went to the 20th International Television Symposium and Technical Exhibition to find answers. There was a lot of new information, the world's first digital terrestrial TV system - the ATSC DTV standard recently approved for the United States and the DVB standard developed by and for Europe were demonstrated.