Tanberg says MPEG4 offers more in Germany for HDTV

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More than "halving the bitrate" or more than 2 times the efficeincy.

http://www.advanced-television.com [...] tm#tandfor

Tandberg for German HD

"Tandberg announced that its HD MPEG-4 AVC video encoding and
distribution system has been chosen by DPC Digital Playout Centre for
the launch of HDTV in Germany. DPC, which is owned by SES Astra, an SES
Global company, is preparing for the launch of HD services to Europe’s
largest TV marketplace. In particular, DPC Playout customer Premiere AG
has already announced that it will start broadcasting its first HD
service in November this year. The Munich-based pay-TV operator will
transmit HDTV content on three dedicated channels for sport, film and
documentaries via the ASTRA satellite at 19.2° East.

To create a bandwidth and operationally efficient HD delivery system,
DPC is deploying a Tandberg Television HD video head-end with
statistical multiplexing and Tandberg EN5990 HD MPEG-4 AVC encoders. The
use of Tandberg Television’s first-to-market HD MPEG-4 AVC encoding
systems will enable DPC to achieve very efficient HD bandwidth
utilisation, more than halving the bit-rate required by MPEG-2 while at
the same time achieving the high picture quality that a HDTV service
demands."

Bob Miller