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THE Berlin correspondent of World Radio states that although the German Broadcasting Company inaugurated its experimental high-definition television service on March 22 last, suitable receivers are not yet available to the public, and when they are produced they will cost £30-£100 each. Both the German Post Office and the Broadcasting Company are, however, eager to provide the public with means whereby they can form an opinion of the entertainment value of the new service. Accordingly, the Post Office has opened a televiewing room in Berlin where reception is demonstrated every morning. Also, in co-operation with the German Listeners' Association, four similar rooms have been opened in other parts of the city where the public can witness the reception of the evening programmes. No charge is made for admittance, although to prevent undue crowding, tickets are issued and the attendance of each person is limited to half an hour. Thus during an evening programme of one hour and a half, three groups of 40-50 persons can have a demonstration at each centre. It is intended to extend these free facilities so that television, even in its present stage, will not be limited to the small group of persons who are financially in a position to buy apparatus.
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Television in Germany. Nature 136, 61–62 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/136061d0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/136061d0