Digital television

Just in case you had not noticed it, the buzzword in the discussions about digital television is MPEG-2. Pushed mainly by the broadcasters, ihe electronics industry is working hard ' to produce hardware to complement the new data compression techniques for'moving pictures, which were finalized more than a year ago. The tactic aim of the TV industry conglomerates is to make the start of the first MPEG-2 broadcasts coincide with this year's prestigious Berlin Funkaustellung (broadcasting exhibition).