
China
promised OTA HDTV in 2008, and they're not waiting to deliver it. Starting January 1, China's Central Television HD station moves from
digital cable-only to the airwaves in Beijing, and progressing to the rest of the country over the next few years. Viewers may need a new set-top box to receive
CCTV's DMB-T signals, and it will be broadcast on all public antennas and cable systems. Between the
Olympics,
CH-DVD, and
cheap HDM players 2008 will be a year of many interesting developments for high definition in China.