News Digital Systems. (contract with European Broadcasting Union for MPEG-2 video compression equipment)(Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, June, 1997 by Dickson, Glen

News Digital Systems has received a $10 million contract from the European Broadcasting Union to supply MPEG-2 4:2:2 compression equipment that will convert the EBU's internal Eurovision transmission network to digital. Eurovision is used to distribute programs among EBU members via transponders on the Eutelsat II-F4 satellite.

The EBU's new digital network will incorporate 55 transmit and receive earth stations and will increase the EBU's network capacity from seven TV channels to more than 20.

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