Digital Switchover Strategies '09

Associate Sponsor

SES ASTRA is the leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite system in Europe. The satellite fleet currently comprises 16 ASTRA and SIRIUS satellites at five orbital positions. The combined satellite system delivers services to more than 117 million DTH and cable households and transmits nearly 2,500 analogue and digital television and radio channels.

SES ASTRA also provides satellite-based multimedia, internet and telecommunication services to enterprises, governments and their agencies. With almost 70 High Definition (HD) channels on its main orbital positions, ASTRA and SIRIUS represent the most important HDTV platform for Europe's leading broadcasters. The prime orbital positions for ASTRA and SIRIUS are 19.2° east, 28.2° east, 23.5° east, 5° east and 31.5° east.
www.ses-astra.com

Arqiva operates at the heart of the broadcast and mobile communications industry and is at the forefront of network solutions and services in an increasingly digital world. The company provides much of the infrastructure behind television, radio and wireless communications in the UK and has a growing presence in the US and Europe.

Arqiva’s roots lie in being the transmission provider for the main UK commercial TV networks. Most recently Arqiva has been awarded contracts by the BBC, Digital 3 & 4 and SDN for new digital TV network infrastructure after Digital Switch Over. The company also provides transmission services to more than 90% of UK commercial radio stations and is working to establish mobile TV broadcasting, having undertaken a range of consumer and technical trials.

Other company activities include satellite-based media content management and distribution services with global reach; neutral host, multi-operator, wireless communication networks; and communications managed services and support to the UK emergency services.

Arqiva is owned by a consortium of Australian investors led by Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group. In April 2007 the company acquired National Grid Wireless, with the intention of forming a unified UK transmission infrastructure provider.

T-VIPS, a global leader in professional video contribution and distribution, develops award-winning solutions that make the transport of high quality broadcast video easier and more cost-effective. By getting video to the right place at the right time, in the right quality, T-VIPS help its customers deliver next-generation TV services such as HDTV, high quality live sports and event coverage, and localised content and advertising.

T-VIPS utilizes the efficiencies and flexibility of increasingly available IP enabled networks and deploys innovative technologies to ensure its solutions deliver best-in-class performance across broadcast contribution, studio-to-studio media exchange and post-production; as well as in the distribution of content to transmitters and regional head ends.

Our award winning range of IP Video gateways with JPEG2000 compression for HD and SD combined with our advanced equipment for regional adaptation of TV-services has made T-VIPS the natural choice for many DTT operators world-wide in the Digital Switchover phase. www.t-vips.com

Awards Dinner Sponsor

Digital UK explains switchover to the public through a seven-year communications programme; manages the upgrading of the UK’s 1,154 television transmitters for digital; and works with industry to ensure understanding and support for the switchover project. For more information, visit www.digitaluk.co.uk

Endorsing Association

Digital UK explains switchover to the public through a seven-year communications programme; manages the upgrading of the UK’s 1,154 television transmitters for digital; and works with industry to ensure understanding and support for the switchover project. For more information, visit www.digitaluk.co.uk

ACT - The Association of Commercial Television in Europe, ACT, was formed in July 1989. Our object is to represent the interests of commercial broadcasters at the EU Institutions. The ACT's 29 member companies are active in thirty four European countries and encompass several business models, from free-to-air television broadcasters to multimedia groups and digital TV platforms operators. Cumulatively, these companies offer many hundreds of television channels and are the leading source of information and entertainment to millions of European citizens. For more information, visit www.acte.be