Sri Lanka and Japan have signed an agreement on the engineering consultancy service contract related to the implementation of Sri Lanka’s Terrestrial Television Broadcast Digitalisation Project (DTTB).
According to the Ministry of Mass Media, the signing of the agreement was carried out by the Minister of Mass Media, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa and the Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Isomata Akio.
The contract was signed at the Ministry of Digital Economy located at the Sri Lanka Information and Communication Technology Agency in Colombo by Secretary to the Ministry of Mass Media Dr. Anil Jasinghe and the Managing Director of the Japan Engineering Consultancy Services Institute, Gaku Adachi.
Issuing a statement, the Ministry of Mass Media said that, due to the removal of Terrestrial Television signal irregularities, the Digitalisation process will enable the ability for a clear viewing of Television programmes.
Commenting on the occasion, Minister Nalinda Jayatissa said that Sri Lankans have been receiving analogue television services for nearly 45 years and that in future, people will be capable of having the highest quality possible during their television watching experience. (Islandnews)
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