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THE INSTITUTIONOF ELECTRICALENGINEERS
DIGITAL SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY AND ELECTRONIC NEWSGATHERING
Colloquium organised by Professional Groups E14 (Television, radio and data
broadcasting), and E9 (Satellite communication)to be held at Savoy Place on
Wednesday, 13 January 1993
PROGRAMME
With the rapid advances In Image compression techniques, the
possibility now exists of transmitting digital television over
medium and low power satellites for a wide range of
applications. This Colloquium will update the television
Industry on the latest digital satellite technology advances.
Satellite technology includes image compression techniques,
digital modulation methods and error coding, together with
space segment technology, up-links and electronic newsgatheringvehicles.
10.00 am Registration and coffee
10.30 Chairman's introduction: A Mason (NTL)
Part 1 INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
1 10.40 RACE FLASH
"Evolution of digital HDTV transmission systems for
outside broadcasting": R Crescimbeni (Space Engineering,Rome), J Fang (Alcatel Telspace, Nanterre), and
A Morello (RAI, Italy) presented by M cominetti (RAI,
Italy)
2 11.05 RACE HD-SAT
"Concatenated coding for digital satellite HDTV
broadcasting": D E Newton and J Ashworth (University of
salford)
3 11.30 RACE CATALYST
"CATALYST - getting the IBC started": J Ashworth
(University of salford)
4 11.55 MPEG/VADIS
"The status of digital coding standardisation": N D Wells
(BBC Research)
12.20 LUNCH (available at the IEE)
Part 2 TRANSMISSION
5 2.15 pm "A low bit-rate television system for satellite
transmission": D K W Hopkins and S Bigg (NTL)
6 2.40 "innovations in satellite uplinking": p R M Barnett (NTL)
UB/TIB Hannover 89
3.05 TEA 110 635 37X
Part 3 ELECTRONIC NEWSGATHERXNG
7 3.25 "Digital newsgathering": S Rogers (Multipoint)
8 3.50 "Getting the story back with the new technology":E V Taylor (ITN)
9 4.15 DISCUSSION
4.40 CLOSE
REFERENCE NO: 1993/006
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