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Annex 1

/ ITU-ABU Pacific Media Partnership Conference 2015:
Partnering for Broadcasting
25-27 August 2015
Apia, Samoa /

Supported by:

PRELIMINARY AGENDA

Objectives:

a)To share country experienceson transition from analogue to digital terrestrial televisionbroadcasting

b)To provide information on new technologies and services for digital television and radio broadcasting

c)To build skills enabling smooth transition from analogue to digital terrestrial televisionbroadcasting

TUESDAY 25 AUGUST 2015
Workshop 1: Digital Broadcasting (Day 1)
0830-0900 / REGISTRATION
0900-0930 / Opening Session:
Welcome Address
1.ITU
2.ABU
0930-1000 / GROUP PHOTO AND COFFEE BREAK
1000-1100 / Session 1: Digital Terrestrial TelevisionBroadcasting Implementation in Asia and the Pacific
This session will present the current status of the digital terrestrial televisionbroadcasting implementation in Asia and the Pacific and is shared by a few countries representation on their experiences.
1100-1200 / Session 2:Policy and Regulatory framework & digital dividend
This session will share policy and regulatory experiences of countries in introducing digital terrestrial televisionbroadcasting in their countries.
1200-1330 / LUNCH BREAK
1330-1500 / Session 3: Broadcasting Standards for digital television (DTMB, ATSC, ISDB-T, DVB T/T2) and radio.
This session will update the technologies and standards for digital broadcasting of TV and radio.
1500-1530 / COFFEE BREAK
1530-1645 / Session 4: Market & Business Development in mobile TV, satellite TV, Cable TV, IP TV, etc.
This session will provide the experience in doing business with the technologies and services in digital terrestrial televisionbroadcasting.
1645-1700 / Q & A
WEDNESDAY 26 AUGUST 2015
Workshop 1: Digital Broadcasting (Day 2)
0900-1030 / Session 5: Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting: Challenges & Way forward
This session will be shared by countries’ representatives that have undertaken or are undergoing transition from analogue to digital terrestrial television broadcasting.
1030-1100 / COFFEE BREAK
1000-1200 / Session 5 (Con’t): Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting: Challenges & Way forward
This session will be shared by countries’ representatives that have undertaken or are undergoing transition from analogue to digital terrestrial television broadcasting.
1200-1330 / LUNCH BREAK
1330-1430 / Session 6: Emergency Communications
This session will be shared with the Japan and Pacific experience in managing the emergency communications.
1430-1530 / Session 7: Digital terrestrial television broadcasting in the VHF/UHF bands
This session will provide information on the implementation of digital terrestrial television broadcasting in VHF/UHF bands.
1530-1600 / COFFEE BREAK
1600-1700 / Session 8: Interactive Multimedia Services in Asia-Pacific: Trends and Insights
This session will provide an updated on the convergence of technologies in many different services, applications, and technologies.
THURSDAY 27 AUGUST 2015 (Day 3)
PACIFIC MEDIA PARTNERSHIP CONFERENCE 2015
  • Opening Session
  • The Move from a Radio Broadcaster to a Multimedia Organization
  • Challenges in Human Capacity Building
  • Disaster Recovery – Pacific Experience – Vanuatu Case Study
  • DSO Challenges
  • IBB & OTT – Telco’s Perspective
  • Regulatory Aspects of Media Communication in Modern Era
  • Climate Change and Media
  • Closing

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