Internet HDTV and ADSL Quality in Greece

Last Sunday I watched the “el classico” of the Greek footbal via a High Definition broadcast from SKAI.gr, a pioneer radio/TV station of the country. With a 720p resolution and a relatively low bit rate (around 700Kbps) the broadcast made a decent watch. The thing is that it would not be possible to watch the match at a bit rate higher than this. And even its actual rate could not be sustained for a long continuous period (i.e. 90 minutes) by the network. Hickups and stalls happened all too often.

Maybe, those who argue that ADSL in Greece is enough to meet the service demand in the country should reconsider!

On a different tone this broadcast has many firsts for Greece. It was the first real-time HD emission over the Internet and it was also the first internet broadcasting whose analog rights were owned by another broadcasting station. By the way, SKAI was among the firsts (if not the first) stations that went live in the Internet and now broadcasts its entire program over the net.

If you follow the Greek broadcasting market it wouldn’t be a bad idea to watch out for news from SKAI.

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