Summary

Japan's Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications announced it will include the 720p format among its five official video standards for digital television broadcasting, set to begin no earlier than 2000. U.S. PC manufacturers had lobbied for 720p's inclusion due to its compatibility with computer technology and Internet data broadcasting.

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  June 1, 1999

Nikkei English News: Nikkei
Weekly-copyright Nihon Keizai Shimbun,Inc.

MINISTRY TO INCLUDE 720P VIDEO FORMAT
The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications said it will include the 720P format as one of its five video standards for digital television broadcasting, slated to begin in 2000 at the earliest. Personal-computer manufacturers in the U.S. have pushed for the inclusion of the 720P format, which is highly compatible with computer technology and offers text and data broadcasting and Internet compatibility.
The 720P format can also create images similar to other high-definition technologies, a ministry-appointed research panel reported.
The ministry had unofficially decided on five standards, including 720P, for broadcasts of digital satellite and ground TV, but had earlier said official selection depended on the results of field trials.

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