Media Corp HD5
MediaCorp TV HD5 or HD5 (formerly known as MediaCorp TV HDTV or HDTV) is a 24-hour Singapore first over-the-air HDTV channel simulcasting HD version of MediaCorp TV Channel 5 programming when available. It is the first terrestrial broadcast HD channel in Southeast Asia and also first in the world to use MPEG4/AVC compression.
There are about 10 hours of True HD programmes shown on HD5 every week. The types of programmes include movies, dramas and local productions.
At other times, HD5 shows simulcast of upconverted MediaCorp TV Channel 5 broadcast.
On 1 January 2007, MediaCorp officially rolled out its HD5 television signal.
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