DocumentCode
3046582
Title
"Who\´s Afraid of High Def?\´ Institutional Factors Influencing HDTV Diffusion in the Netherlands
Author
Baaren, Eva ; van de Wijngaert, L. ; Huizer, Erik
Author_Institution
Utrecht Univ., Utrecht
fYear
2008
fDate
10-15 Feb. 2008
Firstpage
42
Lastpage
48
Abstract
Since digital HDTV has made an entrance in the Netherlands, HD ready´ TV sets are sold and HDTV cable subscription services are available. In contrast, no Dutch TV channel offers HD content and publicity is mostly negative. This paper analyses the economical, organizational, historical and cultural background of HD diffusion in the Netherlands. Results show that the diffusion of HDTV is influenced by international standardization of peripheral equipment, competing TV uses and a deadlock in content broadcasting.
Keywords
digital television; high definition television; socio-economic effects; HD content; HDTV diffusion; Netherlands; cultural background; digital HDTV; economical background; historical background; institutional factors; organizational background; Cable TV; Displays; Europe; HDTV; High definition video; Image resolution; Manufacturing; Pixel; Subscriptions; TV broadcasting; Diffusion theory; HDTV; Innovation; New Media; Technology;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Digital Society, 2008 Second International Conference on the
Conference_Location
Sainte Luce
Print_ISBN
978-0-7695-3087-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICDS.2008.33
Filename
4456017
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