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<P>I'd like to point out that transmission equipment for local television in Band IV/V done on a stand-alone basis from a small local site is not particularly expensive - apart from possibly the currently-available encryption hardware.<BR>
The RF part is totally comparable with the standard systems and techniques we use at present for Community Radio in Band II.<BR>Only if local TV broadcasters either choose or are forced to use existing TV transmission sites and structures do the costs become high - and probably prohibitive.<BR><BR>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=ecxMsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(38,38,38)">Ian Hickling<BR></SPAN></B><B><SPAN>Partner<BR>transplan UK<BR></SPAN></B></P><BR>
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> From: cma-l@commedia.org.uk<BR>> Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2011 18:24:25 +0100<BR>> To: cma-l@commedia.org.uk<BR>> Subject: [cma-l] Local TV calls for Muxco rethink<BR>> <BR>> Broadband TV News, 10.26 Europe/London, October 21, 2011 By Julian Clover<BR>> <BR>> Over 40 companies looking to launch local TV services in the UK have<BR>> written to culture secretary Jeremy Hunt asking him to reconsider<BR>> plans to force them to use a single multiplex operator.<BR>> <BR>> The letter is supported by Martin Campbell, until recently a senior<BR>> executive at Ofcom, and now chair of the Broadcast Journalism Training<BR>> Council. Other signatories include Kcom (the communications company in<BR>> Hull), the University of Lincoln and the UK’s oldest local TV channel,<BR>> Channel 7 in Grimsby.<BR>> <BR>> The operator of Muxco is yet to be determined, though as the UK’s<BR>> principal transmission provider, Arqiva would be the obvious choice.<BR>> <BR>> Muxco would own the equipment and retain the revenues from selling any<BR>> spare capacity on a local multiplex beyond a single local TV service.<BR>> <BR>> Jaqui Devereux from United for Local Television (ULTV), the industry<BR>> association, said: “All of the signatories to this letter support the<BR>> broad thrust of the government’s local TV policy but are asking for a<BR>> rethink on Muxco. Many of the smaller companies we represent feel most<BR>> strongly because they know Muxco will have little reason to want to<BR>> spend time and money to offer good coverage outside of big cities.”<BR>> <BR>> There are also concerns that plans to use the QPSK 2/3 coding rate,<BR>> outside of the Freeview-compliant D-Book, will also hit the reception<BR>> chances of the news stations.<BR>> <BR>> ULTV claims DTT transmission equipment is inexpensive and the £25<BR>> million in BBC funding secured by the government would be better used<BR>> to establish a start-up fund, administered by Ofcom, to support local<BR>> TV on multiple platforms.<BR>> <BR>> Further Information:<BR>> <BR>> - Local TV’s letter to Jeremy Hunt MP:<BR>> <BR>> http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2011/10/21/local-tvs-letter-to-jeremy-hunt-mp/<BR>> <BR>> Source: http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2011/10/21/local-tv-calls-for-muxco-rethink/<BR>> <BR>> \\<BR>> <BR>> Community Media Association<BR>> -- <BR>> http://www.commedia.org.uk/<BR>> http://twitter.com/community_media<BR>> https://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation<BR>> Canstream Internet Radio & Video: http://www.canstream.co.uk/<BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> <BR>> Reply - cma-l@commedia.org.uk<BR>> <BR>> The cma-l mailing list is a members' service provided by the Community Media Association - http://www.commedia.org.uk<BR>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/community_media<BR>> http://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation<BR>> Canstream Internet Radio & Video: http://www.canstream.co.uk/<BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> <BR>> Mailing list guidelines: http://www.commedia.org.uk/about/cma-email-lists/email-list-guidelines/<BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> <BR>> To unsubscribe or manage your CMA-L mailing list subscription please visit:<BR>> http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cma-l<BR></DIV> </div></body>
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