Conference Session

This session will outline the potential for the development of HDTV on DTT in Europe, drawing on the experience gained during the deployment of DVB-T2 – MPEG-4 services in the UK. The session will inform delegates, of the benefits and limitations of implementing DVB-T2 in Europe from business, technical and viewer perspectives. The session will be split into three sections:
 
An introductory presentation by the DTG will investigate the business case for HD via DTT and in particular how DVB-T2 enables DTT to meet the challenge of an increasingly competitive marketplace.

The BBC will take delegates through the technical specifications of DVB-T2 and outline the technical challenges behind the implementation of the standard . This will include a presentation by Arqiva on the challenges of implementing DVB-T2 in tandem with Digital Switchover, while Panasonic will outline DVB-T2’s implications for receiver manufacturers

A summary session will focus on delivering HD via DTT to European viewers. A panel discussion will allow the audience to ask questions regarding the development of new receiver equipment and its functionality.

11:00: Welcome and Chairman’s Introduction
David Docherty, Chairman, Digital TV Group

11: 05: The Business Case for DVB-T2
Richard Lindsay-Davies
Director General, DTG 

11: 20: Implementing DVB-T2: Meeting the Technical Challenge
Graham Plumb
Head of Distribution Technology, BBC

11:40: DVB-T2 and Digital Switchover
Tony Mattera
DSO Network Design Director, Arqiva

11.55: DVB-T2: Implications for Receiver Manufacturers
Nigel Prankard
DVB Project Manager, Panasonic

12:15: Panel Session: DVB-T2, The Consumer Proposition and Q&A

12:30: Close


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