TELEVISION YEAR

Opunake Times, 19 January 1934, Page 2

TELEVISION YEAR

I A WORRYING POINT I Advances made in the developbent of television have been s<i Satisfactory that English broadFasting organisations are now Concerned about the cost of using t, according- to Mr E. T. Fisk, ■hairman of directors of Amalgamated Wireless (Aust.), Ltd. "Television will mean for the n-oadeasting companies the equiv dent of providing continuous talking pictures, continually changing," he sa id on his return to. Sydney by the Monterey from a world tour. The enormous cost, of providing television programmes is the worrying point. "But," added Mr Fisk, "it will be a feAv years yet before television becomes as commonly used as radio is today. Its use within that period, however, will become practicable." Mr Fisk said the Beam service with England was being so improved that there would be an increase in speed and in the hour? of working. In designing and manufacturing there would be a lot of changes and considerable technical improvement. Australia _ was recognised abroad as being very up-to-date and progressive in its wireless transmission, h e said. In broadcasting allowing f or the small population, compared favourably with other parts of the world.