“Study Group on Upgrading of Broadcasting Services” to be held

1.Background and purpose

  Environments surrounding communication and broadcasting services are changing significantly as seen in a dramatic improvement of transmitting capacities of optical fibers, satellites and other cable/wireless media and CPU processing capacities. As a result, it is becoming easier to realize upgrading of individual services and provision of highly-convenient services by collaboration of communication and broadcasting.
  Taking into account these situations, the proposals on three fields (“4K/8K (Super Hi-Vision)”, “smart TV” and “cable platform”) were made from the Information and Communications Council in July 2012, concerning future efforts for communication and broadcasting services. Based on those proposals, the “Study Group on Upgrading of Broadcasting Services” will be held for the purpose of deliberating necessary matters for materializing the efforts.
 

2.Major points to be deliberated

  1. Formulation of roadmap for practical use and dissemination of broadcasting services and receiving equipment related to 4K/8K (Super Hi-Vision)
  2. Materialization of rules for smart TV required from a perspective of ensuring safety and security of viewers, and how to develop their promotion system
  3. Functions required for cable TV platform, and how to develop them
  4. Others
 

3.Schedule

  The first meeting will be held on November 12 (Mon), 2012.