International Broadcast Convention 1988

EDEecember 19.8 INTERNATIONAL BROADCAST CONVENTION 1988 =e" 1988 A report from our Technical Editor transmitted via D-MAC (important for the UK BSB project) and D2-MAC (im- portant for the West-German and French DBS projects). The International Broadcast Convention held in Brighton last September gave visitors a unique opportunity to see the future trends in audiovisual equipment for consumer as well as broadcaster. This year"s IBC concentrated mainly on technical aspects of High-Definition Television (HDTV), which will be with us in the not too distant future. Since HDTV equipment represents pro- fessional and consumer markets worth billions of pounds, it is not surprising that many manufacturers are eager to grab whatever share they can get. Once again, however, there is the danger of the radio & TV world being split in two or even more camps owing to incompatible standards. And once again, Oriental and European electronics giants have found the UK market a fine battleground. Fo...