German public broadcaster ARD will showcase HD during this year’s consumer electronics show IFA in Berlin. With a special HD version of its Eins Festival channel the broadcaster will show a variety of cultural and music programming in full HD quality. The broadcaster will be available across Europe as a free-to-air signal in MPEG-4 (H.264) on the Astra satellite at 19.2 degrees East.

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