By III. HAK - Bezauer Wirtschaftsschulen

Where the Americans are most similar to usBy Sabrina FlatzTelevisionWhile zapping through different TV-channels it isstriking that in our programmes American shows prevail.So you will find 311 American shows on 22 channelsfrom Monday to Sunday in prime time between 6 pmand 12 pm, but a lot of these programmes are broadcastat the same time. In sum these are 9655 minutesper week. If you saw all these shows one after theother, then you would watch American TV 6 days and15 hours.Quelle: dschungelcamp.tvMost of these series are thrillers. They are followedby Comedy broadcasts, cartoons and programmes forchildren.In addition to American series casting shows are verypopular whereas these shows are also often producedafter the model of our friends from the West. Andshould that not be the case, then an educated man,who looks as if he had just jumped out from the lastspot for toothpaste, or scruffy looking farmers arelooking for the woman of their life.Those who don’t want to see these “culturally valuable”shows, can watch less prominent celebrities ,often stuck in a financial straits in the jungle of Australia,who eat maggots, worms and other crawliesfor a crown made of palm leaves.However the really interesting reports, documentationsand discussions which show real life, are shownat 11 pm or even later. Why? The answer is onlyknown by the TV producers themselves.HD TV - The new revolutionBy Sebastian HalderFor almost half a year, the ORF broadcasting corperation, and theProSieben Sat1 and RTL Group, transmit their programmes in high definition.But does this new technology really live up to its promises?Better sound, spectacularimage quality, that is whatpeople expect from the newHD technology, which has recentlybeen introduced by several Germanand Austrian broadcasters.Already 46% of Austrians use thistechnology, although often a newreceiver and a new TV-set must bebought. Private Providers chargeviewers extra.HD television costsFor television in high definitioneach month fall at a cost of € 6,90.The standard is free, because thequestion arises whether it is reallyworth to buy this package. Thecost of this technology amountsfor the program, but only for thetechnical effort. M7 also Vice PresidentOlaf Castritius indicates thatit was common all over theworld to pay for high-definitiontelevision. Only € 6.90this is not the only cost.In addition, there are costs fora new ORF receiver and a smartcard.What makes it interesting?The high-definition television hasa better colour, sound and picturequality, which is perfect for flatpanel TVs. Michael Stix, CEO ofProSiebenSat.1 Austria comments:„We have four stations broadcastin HD. We have hired an additionalsatellite transponder. Thisalso means a massive investment.„In addition, the costs for Austriaand Germany were equally high,though the latter has far moreviewers. However, this TV alsobroadcasts groups are continuingin Austria.Even Sony‘s Playstation 3 is availablein HD. The Playstation 3 gamesconsole uses high definition fortheir games as well. This new technologyallows computer gamesseem like FIFA 12, true to life. Also,for this be-compels one additionalmaterial, such as a television-forthwith HDMI port and an HDMI cable.FactsHD AUSTRIA - THE PACKAGE``Ten Channels in HD-Quality:Puls4, ProSieben Austria, Sat1Österreich, Kabel1 Austria,Comedy Central, Nickelodeon,N24, RTL, RTL2 and Vox.``Technical Equipment:Digital satellite, HD-compatiblereceiver (there are speciallylicensed units of HD Austria)or a device with a slot for CI +module and a new ORF smartcard (ICE card, since automn2009)``Costs:49,90 €/ Year, 6,90 €/ Month.12Quelle: diepresse.com