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The how and why of COFDM
244 Kb
J.H. Stott (BBC R&D)
EBU Technical Review, Winter 1999.

A similar paper by J.H. Stott appears at:
www.DigitalTelevision.com/dtvbook/ch8.shtml#howandwhy

The effects of phase noise in COFDM
590 Kb
J.H. Stott (BBC R&D)
This article first appeared in the EBU Technical Review (No 276, Summer 1998, pp. 12-25). We thank the EBU for their permission to reproduce it in this form. Copyright of this paper resides with the BBC.
EBU Publications

Explaining some of the magic of COFDM
J.H. Stott (BBC R&D)
Proceedings of 20th International Television Symposium 1997, Montreux, Switzerland.

Enhanced television service development
118 Kb
J.R. Hunter, H. Lau and D.J. White (BBC R&D)
International Broadcasting Convention (IBC 2000), Amsterdam, 8-12 September. IEE Conference Publication.

Access services for digital television: Matching the means to the requirement for audio description and signing
114 Kb
N.E. Tanton, T. Ware and M. Armstrong (BBC R&D)
International Broadcasting Convention (IBC 2000), Amsterdam, 8-12 September. Conference Publication.

DVB subtitling in an open environment
48 Kb
N.E. Tanton (BBC R&D), P. Weitzel (BBC Resources Ltd)
International Broadcasting Convention (IBC 99), Amsterdam, 10-14 September. Conference Publication, pp. 320-326.

Digital Television: Where is it and where is it going?
1.5 Mb
R.P. Marsden (BBC R&D)
ECEJ 2001.

Digitising Auntie
91 Kb
A.R. Lewis, S.R. Ely (BBC R&D) , N. Fry (BBC Resources) and D.J. King (BBC Broadcast)
International Broadcasting Convention (IBC 98), Amsterdam, September. IEE Conference Publication.

Delivering Digital Television to multiple platforms
65 Kb
P.A.O. Gardiner and P.G. Layton (BBC R&D)
International Broadcasting Convention (IBC 99), Amsterdam, 10-14 September. Conference Publication, pp. 314-319.

Teletext - old digits in a new age
38 Kb
P.Weitzel (BBC Resources Ltd) and J.R. Hunter (BBC R&D)
International Broadcasting Convention (IBC 99), Amsterdam, 10-14 September. Conference Publication, pp. 120-125.

The design and implementation of a system for the UK-wide distribution of BBC digital television services
117 Kb
N.E. Tanton (BBC R&D), G.P. Whiting (BBC Resources), R.P. Marsden (BBC R&D), J.D. Jackson (BBC Strategic Network Developments)
International Broadcasting Convention (IBC 98), Amsterdam, September, pp. 498-504. IEE Conference Publication.

Putting it into practice
Content authoring

Transposer systems for digital terrestrial television
542 Kb
P.B. Kenington (Wireless Systems International Ltd), K. Hayler (Crown Castle International Ltd), P. Moss (BBC R&D) , D.J. Edwards (University of Oxford), M. Johnstone (The Hymatic Engineering Company Ltd)
ECEJ 2001.

TV Anytime
38 Kb
S. Draper (BBC R&D) N. Earnshaw (BBC R&D), E. Montie (Philips Research Labs), S. Parnall (BBC R&D), R. Toll (Philips Research Labs), D. Wilson (NDS), G. Winter (BBC R&D)
International Broadcasting Convention (IBC 99), Amsterdam, 10-14 September. Conference Publication, pp. 103-108.

Strategies for supporting the DVB MHP in an MHEG-5 environment
45 Kb
J.C.W. Newell and I. Childs (BBC R&D)
International Broadcasting Convention (IBC 2000), Amsterdam, 8-12 September. Conference Publication.

Results of RF measurements with DVB-T chip-set and comparison with ATSC performance
48 Kb
A.P. Robinson and C.R. Nokes (BBC R&D)
Contribution to DVB-TM.

Results of tests with domestic receiver IC's for DVB-T
38 Kb
C.R. Nokes (BBC R&D)
International Broadcasting Convention (IBC 98), Amsterdam, September 1998, pp. 294-299. IEE Conference Publication.

VALIDATE and MOTIVATE: Collaborative R&D to speed up the launch of digital terrestrial TV
81 Kb
A. Oliphant (BBC R&D), P. Christ (Deutsche Telekom Berkom)
International Broadcasting Convention (IBC 98), Amsterdam, September, pp. 467-472 IEE Conference Publication.

VALIDATE -- a virtual laboratory to accelerate the launch of digital terrestrial television
A. Oliphant (BBC R&D)
ECMAST Conference, May 1998. Berlin, Germany.

The development of a digital terrestrial front end
J. Mitchell (BBC R&D), and P. Sadot (LSI Logic, France)
International Broadcasting Convention (IBC 97), Amsterdam, 12-16 September, pp. 519-524. IEE Conference Publication.

Evaluation of a DVB-T compliant digital terrestrial television system
C.R. Nokes, I.R. Pullen and J.E. Salter (BBC R&D)
International Broadcasting Convention (IBC 97), Amsterdam, 12-16 September, pp. 331-336. IEE Conference Publication.

VALIDATE: Verifying the European specification for digital terrestrial TV and preparing for the launch of services
A. Oliphant (BBC R&D)
Proceedings of 20th International Television Symposium 1997, Montreux, Switzerland.

DTT coverage predictions - how they are made and tested
155 Kb
I.R. Pullen (BBC R&D)
Digital News, Number 9, July 1999, pp. 14-15.

DTT coverage - predictions and measurement
65 Kb
I.R. Pullen (BBC R&D)
IEE Colloquium, 16 March 1999, Savoy Place, London.

Planning studies into the all-digital future and digital switch-over scenarios
288 Kb
C.R. Nokes, N.J. Laflin and D.J. Darlington (BBC R&D)
International Broadcasting Convention (IBC 2000), Amsterdam, 8-12 September. IEE Conference Publication.

UK DVB-T network planning and coverage verification
100 Kb
G.D. Plumb (BBC R&D), I.R. Pullen (BBC R&D), B. Tait (NTL)
International Broadcasting Convention (IBC 99), Amsterdam, 10-14 September. Conference Publication, pp. 393-398.