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The fully integrated multichannel broadcast system: harder than it looks

Lude, 1997

Document ID
4978708060924786177
Author
Lude P
Publication year
Publication venue
1997 International Broadcasting Convention, IBS 97 (Conf. Publ. 447)

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The modern large multichannel broadcast facility is far more then a multiplicity of traditional single-channel television stations. Business requirements for large DBS or digital cable services demand that such a system manage hundreds of play-out channels, sharing …
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