a web-based interface for journalists to plan and book unilateral links and outside broadcasts.
Portal: a web-based interface for journalists to access their personal files, search media, and prepare EDLs.
Media Browse: a web-based interface for journalists to search and browse low-resolution media.
Unity: the central high-resolution media server with its own database and search engine.
Nearchive: the nearline high-resolution media server with its own database.
Applications: includes tools like NewsCutter for editing, Quantel for graphics, Fairlight for audio mixing.
Admin: the back-end interfaces for system administrators and engineers to manage servers, storage, etc.
Video Compression, Part 3-Section 1, Some Standard Video CodecsDr. Mohieddin Moradi
- ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29 and ITU-T are the main organizations that develop video coding standards through working groups like MPEG and VCEG.
- Early standards include H.261 for video telephony and conferencing, and MPEG-1 for DVD quality video.
- Later standards like H.264/AVC, HEVC, and future VVC provide increasingly higher compression through use of block transforms, motion compensation, and entropy coding in a hybrid video codec framework.
- Key organizations periodically collaborate through joint teams like JVT and JCT-VC to develop standards like AVC and HEVC.
HTV News in Croatia has undergone a complete digital transformation of its newsroom over 5 years. The project involved selecting an integrated newsroom platform from Avid and implementing new technical workflows and organization. The digitization has led to an increase in the number of daily newscasts from 12 to 28. Key aspects included choosing the right technical architecture, overcoming training challenges through super users, and creating new transversal teams to improve collaboration across silos. The new digital workflows are detailed and constantly updated to reflect changes. Security of the platform is ensured through redundancy across storage, servers and power supply.
Building Workflows for Digitsation and Digital Preservation - Tobias Golodnof...PrestoCentre
The document discusses the digitization of Danish Broadcasting Corporation's (DR) collection of 180,000 DAT tapes containing around 380,000 hours of broadcast content from 1989 to 2005. DR partnered with Memnon Archiving Services to industrialize the digitization process. Key steps included preparing requests for proposals, selecting Memnon based on their ability to meet requirements, and establishing a production line to digitize over 13,000 hours per month. The collaboration was successful due to both parties' expertise and flexibility during testing to optimize workflows and reduce costs to €3.03 per hour. Lessons learned included thorough preparation, allowing flexibility in testing, and optimizing processes to reduce labor costs for large-scale digitization projects.
This document summarizes various methods for transporting 3D television (3DTV) content. It discusses 3DTV broadcast over analog and digital television systems, focusing on different encoding formats like anaglyph, side-by-side, and video-plus-depth. It also examines transporting 3DTV over IP networks using protocols like RTP/UDP and the newer DCCP protocol, and how multiview video can be encoded and adapted for variable network rates. Transport methods discussed include both unicast and multicast streaming as well as peer-to-peer approaches.
Matador Travel and BootsnAll Travel are travel communities that allow users to share travel experiences and find travel opportunities. Matador Travel focuses on travel writing and sharing photos, while BootsnAll Travel offers forums, member blogs, and highlights affordable accommodation options like hostels, motels, and guesthouses. Both sites aim to connect travelers and provide information to inspire future adventures.
The document outlines the schedule and goals of a 4-day radio feature master course held in Berlin. The course consisted of 14 modules covering topics such as developing compelling stories, interviewing techniques, using music and sound effectively, and workshopping feature projects. Participants learned how to craft relatable characters and narratives, promote their work, and develop long-term plans for their projects with input from coaches. The goal was to provide hands-on instruction and feedback to help participants improve their skills in creating impactful radio features.
The document discusses the role and functions of the intake desk at VRT. It summarizes that the intake desk [1] acts as the central hub and first filter for all incoming information, [2] distributes news on a need-to-know basis after doing an initial fact check, and [3] makes the daily news calendar while also providing a one-hour faster summary of news than the Belga press agency through its single contact point.
Video Compression, Part 3-Section 1, Some Standard Video CodecsDr. Mohieddin Moradi
- ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29 and ITU-T are the main organizations that develop video coding standards through working groups like MPEG and VCEG.
- Early standards include H.261 for video telephony and conferencing, and MPEG-1 for DVD quality video.
- Later standards like H.264/AVC, HEVC, and future VVC provide increasingly higher compression through use of block transforms, motion compensation, and entropy coding in a hybrid video codec framework.
- Key organizations periodically collaborate through joint teams like JVT and JCT-VC to develop standards like AVC and HEVC.
HTV News in Croatia has undergone a complete digital transformation of its newsroom over 5 years. The project involved selecting an integrated newsroom platform from Avid and implementing new technical workflows and organization. The digitization has led to an increase in the number of daily newscasts from 12 to 28. Key aspects included choosing the right technical architecture, overcoming training challenges through super users, and creating new transversal teams to improve collaboration across silos. The new digital workflows are detailed and constantly updated to reflect changes. Security of the platform is ensured through redundancy across storage, servers and power supply.
Building Workflows for Digitsation and Digital Preservation - Tobias Golodnof...PrestoCentre
The document discusses the digitization of Danish Broadcasting Corporation's (DR) collection of 180,000 DAT tapes containing around 380,000 hours of broadcast content from 1989 to 2005. DR partnered with Memnon Archiving Services to industrialize the digitization process. Key steps included preparing requests for proposals, selecting Memnon based on their ability to meet requirements, and establishing a production line to digitize over 13,000 hours per month. The collaboration was successful due to both parties' expertise and flexibility during testing to optimize workflows and reduce costs to €3.03 per hour. Lessons learned included thorough preparation, allowing flexibility in testing, and optimizing processes to reduce labor costs for large-scale digitization projects.
This document summarizes various methods for transporting 3D television (3DTV) content. It discusses 3DTV broadcast over analog and digital television systems, focusing on different encoding formats like anaglyph, side-by-side, and video-plus-depth. It also examines transporting 3DTV over IP networks using protocols like RTP/UDP and the newer DCCP protocol, and how multiview video can be encoded and adapted for variable network rates. Transport methods discussed include both unicast and multicast streaming as well as peer-to-peer approaches.
Matador Travel and BootsnAll Travel are travel communities that allow users to share travel experiences and find travel opportunities. Matador Travel focuses on travel writing and sharing photos, while BootsnAll Travel offers forums, member blogs, and highlights affordable accommodation options like hostels, motels, and guesthouses. Both sites aim to connect travelers and provide information to inspire future adventures.
The document outlines the schedule and goals of a 4-day radio feature master course held in Berlin. The course consisted of 14 modules covering topics such as developing compelling stories, interviewing techniques, using music and sound effectively, and workshopping feature projects. Participants learned how to craft relatable characters and narratives, promote their work, and develop long-term plans for their projects with input from coaches. The goal was to provide hands-on instruction and feedback to help participants improve their skills in creating impactful radio features.
The document discusses the role and functions of the intake desk at VRT. It summarizes that the intake desk [1] acts as the central hub and first filter for all incoming information, [2] distributes news on a need-to-know basis after doing an initial fact check, and [3] makes the daily news calendar while also providing a one-hour faster summary of news than the Belga press agency through its single contact point.
The BBC Scotland digital media project was managed through strong leadership, a unified vision, and a well-resourced program office. Siemens was contracted to take on full technology delivery risk. The new facility has transformed workflows and positioned BBC Scotland well for the future. Key success factors included early business engagement, integrated networks, and constant communication. Areas for improvement include more clearly defined requirements, workflows, and decision-making processes to minimize change requests.
Pacific Quay has a core network with separately routed domains for users, television playout, radio production, post production, and a digital library. The fully converged network uses common hardware and protects core broadcast functions. It has a high bandwidth 40Gbps core with edge access switches connecting 22 hub rooms. Integration of different file formats, codecs, audio formats, metadata, and protocols between real-time and non-real-time systems presents challenges that require mapping schemas and determining if coupling is direct or loose. Questions can be directed to Brendan Mallon.
This document provides a summary of a visit to BBC News and BBC Training in London on June 6-7, 2005. It discusses insights gained into BBC News' vision for the future and new technical tools to support strategic needs. It emphasizes the important role of training in facilitating organizational changes. Over two days, participants learned about BBC News' integrated news production system called Jupiter, technical innovations for election coverage, and training initiatives in personal digital production, local TV, and blended journalism.
The document is Mark Sauer's portfolio from 2011. It includes samples of his work in urban planning and design from both his academic and professional experiences over the past seven years. The portfolio showcases projects such as sustainable neighborhood designs, site plans for residential and mixed-use developments in Florida and Ohio, and redevelopment plans. It aims to demonstrate Mark's graphic design skills and professional presentation style in urban planning.
This document provides background information on pedestrian planning in Milwaukee. It discusses how other major U.S. cities like Seattle and Portland have adopted pedestrian master plans to make their cities more walkable. In contrast, Milwaukee currently lacks a comprehensive pedestrian plan, though it does have a bicycle plan. The document also discusses Walk Score and SEWRPC as tools for evaluating walkability and existing pedestrian infrastructure and policies. It provides context for understanding the need and goals of developing pedestrian best practices and recommendations for Milwaukee.
This document provides background information on redevelopment strategies for Milwaukee's Inner Harbor area. It begins with a brief history of the Inner Harbor's role in Milwaukee's development from a marshy wetland to an industrialized port and shipping center. It discusses the changing demographic and industrial nature of the area over time. The document then outlines several key planning themes that will guide redevelopment strategies, such as improving access to the waterfront, remediating brownfield sites, leveraging the area's industrial heritage, and establishing sustainable practices. It also notes important stakeholders and anchors in the area, such as the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's new School of Freshwater Sciences. Finally, it discusses the political climate surrounding redevelopment under both a
This document is the Central Public Works Department's Analysis of Rates for Delhi, 2007. It provides a comprehensive analysis of rates for various construction-related items and replaces the previous 1997 version. The analysis incorporates current market rates for materials and labor in Delhi. It includes analysis for many new construction items and technologies to account for recent developments in the construction sector. The document is published in two volumes and is intended to serve as a useful reference for government agencies, private builders, and other construction professionals.
Ultra high definition TV over IP networksThomas Kernen
This document summarizes a demonstration of transporting Ultra High Definition TV (UHDTV) over an IP network. The demonstration showed that UHDTV video streams can be carried over existing IP infrastructure by using Quality of Service protocols to prioritize the video traffic. However, proper network management is required to ensure video quality is not degraded by other network traffic. The demonstration used commercial equipment to encapsulate UHDTV signals from a playout server into IP, transmit them over an IP network, then decode and display the signals with no visible quality loss or latency issues.
The Pacific Quay Project provides an overview of BBC Scotland's technology strategy and services. Key points include:
1) Implementing common file-based digital production systems, integrated desktop tools, and a core digital library to support television, radio, and online production across Scotland.
2) Upgrading facilities and infrastructure to support HDTV, 5.1 surround sound, and resilient broadcast capabilities.
3) Developing end-to-end file-based workflows for content ingest, editing, publishing, and sharing media across platforms and geographic locations.
4) Standardizing on "off the shelf" technologies and integrated systems to simplify operations and support multi-platform content production.
VRT implemented a Digital Media Factory (DMF) to transition its news production workflow from physical tapes to a fully digital and file-based system. The DMF centralized media storage and management and integrated various production tools. It allowed for easier content repurposing across media. While interoperability challenges remained, the DMF has supported fully integrated and cross-medial news production since June 2007. Future plans include expanding the system to other content areas and enhancing integrations between tools.
FRANCE24.com ranks third among international news TV websites and first on key markets such as France, Germany, and Italy according to Nielsen data. It stands among the leading news brands in the world with nearly 38,000 unique visitors. The website is the most international with 83% of its audience from outside of France. The reasons for its success include its multimedia, multilingual format across TV and websites and its use of video, interactivity and user participation.
This document outlines the schedule for a multi-day training programme taking place from June 5-7. The programme includes sessions on exploring projects, meetings with coaches, and a concluding lunch. Most sessions involve all participants and take place in room Marconi 3F, with breaks included. Individual meetings with coaches are also scheduled for each day in various rooms. On the evening of June 5th, an aperitif is planned at a nearby location.
The BBC is transitioning news production to a multimedia model. Key points of the transition include:
1) Combining TV, radio, and online news teams into a single multimedia newsroom to allow for faster collaboration and decision making across platforms.
2) Streamlining operations by consolidating some TV and radio news programming and closing redundant teams and facilities.
3) Creating new multimedia teams focused on areas like the world desk, media demand, and gathering user-generated content.
This document summarizes the evolution of VRT's news asset management systems from 1953 to 2007. It describes how the systems transitioned from paper cards and film to digital databases and web interfaces. By 2007, the systems integrated Ardome and Basis+ for unified search across descriptions and content. This provided faster access to material across media, simultaneous access, and cross-media reuse while shortening delays for archiving news content.
The document discusses the transformation of news production at VRT Programme Management News. It outlines their vision to bring a cross-media news and sports offering to cope with changing consumer needs. Major challenges included implementing new digital systems and reorganizing into a single newsfloor. The approach focused on transformation management, learning and change, and traditional areas like processes, organization and technology. Lessons learned included getting early line management buy-in, clearly explaining changes, user-friendly technology, monitoring progress, realistic testing, and stabilizing after go-live.
This document provides an overview of the layout and workflow within a television newsroom and control room. It details the various areas including the news studio, control room, post-production, newsroom, and archive. Key aspects summarized are a fully IP architecture with no tape, immediate access to video files online, and flexibility to make last minute changes to broadcasts.
The document provides an overview of DR, the Danish public broadcaster. It discusses DR's transition to a fully digital production and archiving system, with a central media archive. Key points include:
- DR has implemented a digital system using various media formats and a central storage system with short and long-term storage.
- The media archive is a central resource for finding and reusing content across platforms. It contains digitized productions, items, programs and stock materials.
- DR has developed its own metadata standard to describe and allow searching of content in the archive.
The document discusses how broadcasters and media companies can now transition operations to an IP-based infrastructure without compromising quality, performance, or reliability. It argues that IP is inevitable due to its flexibility, agility, cost efficiency, ability to integrate new technologies, and support for changing video consumption patterns. The document examines how a well-architected IP environment using commercial off-the-shelf equipment can match or exceed the robustness, reliability, and performance of traditional SDI-based infrastructures.
Vuoi vender un viaggio da sogno? Vendi il Cuore, l’Emozione, un Customer Jour...Rachele Zinzocchi
Customer Journey da sogno, Customer Experience indimenticabile. Concetti già per definizione connessi da un fil rouge che proprio il Digital Marketing Turistico mostra con particolare forza. Qui come mai il viaggio del cliente col prodotto è il prodotto da vendere: e dev’esser dunque quanto mai memorabile. Come vendere, allora, un «viaggio da sogno»? La risposta, condivisa col pubblico del mio speech a Social Media Week, Rome, 12-16 Settembre 2016, sta tutta qui: nel reinterpretare e rinnovare la propria attività alla luce del principio del Nuovo Marketing, di un nuovo modello di business che in vendita metta non più il prodotto come tale ma, prima e in funzione di esso, l’esperienza che il cliente vivrà con il prodotto stesso: quel «fattore X» - direbbe Brian Solis – fatto di emozioni e sentimenti, che rende great il rapporto vissuto con un prodotto o servizio, scolpendolo «nel cuore, nella mente, nello spirito». Quel certo non so che da disegnare e accendere in un «viaggio del cliente» fatto «insieme col cliente» in ogni fase: prima che questi bussi alla porta, mentre valuta e poi acquista, al rientro a casa.
Driver del successo di un simile viaggio - del suo trasformarsi in Customer Experience davvero memorabile, che porti guadagni nel business - starà dunque qui come mai nell’Aiuto, nella capacità di assistere, prendere per mano il cliente-amico «accompagnandolo in viaggio» e predisponendosi al suo servizio dall’inizio alla fine. «Do you want to Sell? Help!»: ROI oggi è Responsabilità, Fiducia, un #SocialCare a 360 gradi pronto a dar il Cuore e tutto se stesso per l’altro. Un Heart-Marketing, Help-Marketing centrati su quella «Utilità-Per-Te» che vende: che crea Customer Experiences così memorabili, «viaggi» tanto «da sogno», che il cliente non sognerà che di ripeterli al più presto. E il ROI a fine anno arriverà davvero.
3 examples of open source fisheries and maritime applications
The European Commission’s Directorate-General of Fisheries and Maritimes Affairs – DG MARE – has worked in the past years in 3 projects that have been been made public under an open source licence: FLUX FMC, FLUX TL, and Ocean Tracker. The first two are tools to manage the exchange of fisheries data and to facilitate the expansion of a standard (UN/FLUX) outside of the EU borders. The third one is a tool for countries to share their voluntary commitments for significant and meaningful actions towards a clean, healthy and productive ocean. The context of the presentation is the renewal in 2020 of the Commission’s open source strategy, and subsequently the simplifying of the release of internal projects as open source.
The BBC Scotland digital media project was managed through strong leadership, a unified vision, and a well-resourced program office. Siemens was contracted to take on full technology delivery risk. The new facility has transformed workflows and positioned BBC Scotland well for the future. Key success factors included early business engagement, integrated networks, and constant communication. Areas for improvement include more clearly defined requirements, workflows, and decision-making processes to minimize change requests.
Pacific Quay has a core network with separately routed domains for users, television playout, radio production, post production, and a digital library. The fully converged network uses common hardware and protects core broadcast functions. It has a high bandwidth 40Gbps core with edge access switches connecting 22 hub rooms. Integration of different file formats, codecs, audio formats, metadata, and protocols between real-time and non-real-time systems presents challenges that require mapping schemas and determining if coupling is direct or loose. Questions can be directed to Brendan Mallon.
This document provides a summary of a visit to BBC News and BBC Training in London on June 6-7, 2005. It discusses insights gained into BBC News' vision for the future and new technical tools to support strategic needs. It emphasizes the important role of training in facilitating organizational changes. Over two days, participants learned about BBC News' integrated news production system called Jupiter, technical innovations for election coverage, and training initiatives in personal digital production, local TV, and blended journalism.
The document is Mark Sauer's portfolio from 2011. It includes samples of his work in urban planning and design from both his academic and professional experiences over the past seven years. The portfolio showcases projects such as sustainable neighborhood designs, site plans for residential and mixed-use developments in Florida and Ohio, and redevelopment plans. It aims to demonstrate Mark's graphic design skills and professional presentation style in urban planning.
This document provides background information on pedestrian planning in Milwaukee. It discusses how other major U.S. cities like Seattle and Portland have adopted pedestrian master plans to make their cities more walkable. In contrast, Milwaukee currently lacks a comprehensive pedestrian plan, though it does have a bicycle plan. The document also discusses Walk Score and SEWRPC as tools for evaluating walkability and existing pedestrian infrastructure and policies. It provides context for understanding the need and goals of developing pedestrian best practices and recommendations for Milwaukee.
This document provides background information on redevelopment strategies for Milwaukee's Inner Harbor area. It begins with a brief history of the Inner Harbor's role in Milwaukee's development from a marshy wetland to an industrialized port and shipping center. It discusses the changing demographic and industrial nature of the area over time. The document then outlines several key planning themes that will guide redevelopment strategies, such as improving access to the waterfront, remediating brownfield sites, leveraging the area's industrial heritage, and establishing sustainable practices. It also notes important stakeholders and anchors in the area, such as the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's new School of Freshwater Sciences. Finally, it discusses the political climate surrounding redevelopment under both a
This document is the Central Public Works Department's Analysis of Rates for Delhi, 2007. It provides a comprehensive analysis of rates for various construction-related items and replaces the previous 1997 version. The analysis incorporates current market rates for materials and labor in Delhi. It includes analysis for many new construction items and technologies to account for recent developments in the construction sector. The document is published in two volumes and is intended to serve as a useful reference for government agencies, private builders, and other construction professionals.
Ultra high definition TV over IP networksThomas Kernen
This document summarizes a demonstration of transporting Ultra High Definition TV (UHDTV) over an IP network. The demonstration showed that UHDTV video streams can be carried over existing IP infrastructure by using Quality of Service protocols to prioritize the video traffic. However, proper network management is required to ensure video quality is not degraded by other network traffic. The demonstration used commercial equipment to encapsulate UHDTV signals from a playout server into IP, transmit them over an IP network, then decode and display the signals with no visible quality loss or latency issues.
The Pacific Quay Project provides an overview of BBC Scotland's technology strategy and services. Key points include:
1) Implementing common file-based digital production systems, integrated desktop tools, and a core digital library to support television, radio, and online production across Scotland.
2) Upgrading facilities and infrastructure to support HDTV, 5.1 surround sound, and resilient broadcast capabilities.
3) Developing end-to-end file-based workflows for content ingest, editing, publishing, and sharing media across platforms and geographic locations.
4) Standardizing on "off the shelf" technologies and integrated systems to simplify operations and support multi-platform content production.
VRT implemented a Digital Media Factory (DMF) to transition its news production workflow from physical tapes to a fully digital and file-based system. The DMF centralized media storage and management and integrated various production tools. It allowed for easier content repurposing across media. While interoperability challenges remained, the DMF has supported fully integrated and cross-medial news production since June 2007. Future plans include expanding the system to other content areas and enhancing integrations between tools.
FRANCE24.com ranks third among international news TV websites and first on key markets such as France, Germany, and Italy according to Nielsen data. It stands among the leading news brands in the world with nearly 38,000 unique visitors. The website is the most international with 83% of its audience from outside of France. The reasons for its success include its multimedia, multilingual format across TV and websites and its use of video, interactivity and user participation.
This document outlines the schedule for a multi-day training programme taking place from June 5-7. The programme includes sessions on exploring projects, meetings with coaches, and a concluding lunch. Most sessions involve all participants and take place in room Marconi 3F, with breaks included. Individual meetings with coaches are also scheduled for each day in various rooms. On the evening of June 5th, an aperitif is planned at a nearby location.
The BBC is transitioning news production to a multimedia model. Key points of the transition include:
1) Combining TV, radio, and online news teams into a single multimedia newsroom to allow for faster collaboration and decision making across platforms.
2) Streamlining operations by consolidating some TV and radio news programming and closing redundant teams and facilities.
3) Creating new multimedia teams focused on areas like the world desk, media demand, and gathering user-generated content.
This document summarizes the evolution of VRT's news asset management systems from 1953 to 2007. It describes how the systems transitioned from paper cards and film to digital databases and web interfaces. By 2007, the systems integrated Ardome and Basis+ for unified search across descriptions and content. This provided faster access to material across media, simultaneous access, and cross-media reuse while shortening delays for archiving news content.
The document discusses the transformation of news production at VRT Programme Management News. It outlines their vision to bring a cross-media news and sports offering to cope with changing consumer needs. Major challenges included implementing new digital systems and reorganizing into a single newsfloor. The approach focused on transformation management, learning and change, and traditional areas like processes, organization and technology. Lessons learned included getting early line management buy-in, clearly explaining changes, user-friendly technology, monitoring progress, realistic testing, and stabilizing after go-live.
This document provides an overview of the layout and workflow within a television newsroom and control room. It details the various areas including the news studio, control room, post-production, newsroom, and archive. Key aspects summarized are a fully IP architecture with no tape, immediate access to video files online, and flexibility to make last minute changes to broadcasts.
The document provides an overview of DR, the Danish public broadcaster. It discusses DR's transition to a fully digital production and archiving system, with a central media archive. Key points include:
- DR has implemented a digital system using various media formats and a central storage system with short and long-term storage.
- The media archive is a central resource for finding and reusing content across platforms. It contains digitized productions, items, programs and stock materials.
- DR has developed its own metadata standard to describe and allow searching of content in the archive.
The document discusses how broadcasters and media companies can now transition operations to an IP-based infrastructure without compromising quality, performance, or reliability. It argues that IP is inevitable due to its flexibility, agility, cost efficiency, ability to integrate new technologies, and support for changing video consumption patterns. The document examines how a well-architected IP environment using commercial off-the-shelf equipment can match or exceed the robustness, reliability, and performance of traditional SDI-based infrastructures.
Vuoi vender un viaggio da sogno? Vendi il Cuore, l’Emozione, un Customer Jour...Rachele Zinzocchi
Customer Journey da sogno, Customer Experience indimenticabile. Concetti già per definizione connessi da un fil rouge che proprio il Digital Marketing Turistico mostra con particolare forza. Qui come mai il viaggio del cliente col prodotto è il prodotto da vendere: e dev’esser dunque quanto mai memorabile. Come vendere, allora, un «viaggio da sogno»? La risposta, condivisa col pubblico del mio speech a Social Media Week, Rome, 12-16 Settembre 2016, sta tutta qui: nel reinterpretare e rinnovare la propria attività alla luce del principio del Nuovo Marketing, di un nuovo modello di business che in vendita metta non più il prodotto come tale ma, prima e in funzione di esso, l’esperienza che il cliente vivrà con il prodotto stesso: quel «fattore X» - direbbe Brian Solis – fatto di emozioni e sentimenti, che rende great il rapporto vissuto con un prodotto o servizio, scolpendolo «nel cuore, nella mente, nello spirito». Quel certo non so che da disegnare e accendere in un «viaggio del cliente» fatto «insieme col cliente» in ogni fase: prima che questi bussi alla porta, mentre valuta e poi acquista, al rientro a casa.
Driver del successo di un simile viaggio - del suo trasformarsi in Customer Experience davvero memorabile, che porti guadagni nel business - starà dunque qui come mai nell’Aiuto, nella capacità di assistere, prendere per mano il cliente-amico «accompagnandolo in viaggio» e predisponendosi al suo servizio dall’inizio alla fine. «Do you want to Sell? Help!»: ROI oggi è Responsabilità, Fiducia, un #SocialCare a 360 gradi pronto a dar il Cuore e tutto se stesso per l’altro. Un Heart-Marketing, Help-Marketing centrati su quella «Utilità-Per-Te» che vende: che crea Customer Experiences così memorabili, «viaggi» tanto «da sogno», che il cliente non sognerà che di ripeterli al più presto. E il ROI a fine anno arriverà davvero.
3 examples of open source fisheries and maritime applications
The European Commission’s Directorate-General of Fisheries and Maritimes Affairs – DG MARE – has worked in the past years in 3 projects that have been been made public under an open source licence: FLUX FMC, FLUX TL, and Ocean Tracker. The first two are tools to manage the exchange of fisheries data and to facilitate the expansion of a standard (UN/FLUX) outside of the EU borders. The third one is a tool for countries to share their voluntary commitments for significant and meaningful actions towards a clean, healthy and productive ocean. The context of the presentation is the renewal in 2020 of the Commission’s open source strategy, and subsequently the simplifying of the release of internal projects as open source.
PADdef presentation at IBC2014, on EBU boothBenoit Maujean
Mikros Image provides video and film production services including VFX, animation, and digital lab services. They are working with francetélévisions on the PADdef project to deliver long-form television programs. The project will unify video, audio, and metadata in MXF files before secure transfer using EBUCore metadata. It includes builder, sender, receiver, and admin modules to check files, transfer securely between sites, and manage the system. PADdef leverages EBUCore's unified metadata model and Audio Definition Model for enhanced metadata handling of television programs delivered to francetélévisions' new broadcasting center.
Project of Digitisation of the Czech TV Archive - Martin Bouda (Czech TV, CZ)EUscreen
Presentation by Martin Bouda about the digitisation process of the Czech TV archives at the Second EUscreen International Conference on Use and Creativity, which took place at the National Library of Sweden, Stockholm, on September 15-16, 2011.
This document summarizes an agenda for a conference on advanced web-based education technologies. The conference will feature presentations and discussions on tools for structuring, analyzing, modeling, and personalizing online educational content and user experiences. Speakers will cover topics like content structuring, learning analytics, user modeling, and using technologies like video lectures to enable personalized and accessible open educational resources.
UNMS-NVSM: Code Discovery and Reengineering (Ch. Danhier & F. Van de Weerdt)NRB
UNMS/NVSM is one of the main Healthcare Insurers Organizations (Mutualités/Mutualiteiten) of Belgium. In order to make their application independent of its local federations, UNMS/NVSM decided to reengineer completely its IBM Mainframe applications (> 12 Mio lines of code), helped by NRB in this complex project.
The content will be of value for all IT decision takers confronted with a major Software reengineering project.
In order to improve the understanding of the Copernicus Marine Environment Service by the general public and potential tenderers, Mercator Ocean is organising webcasts where we allow participants to interact with our Experts. This presentation was shared during the first session last February 6th 2015. Visit this page for more information: http://mercator-ocean.fr/actualites-agenda/actualites/actualite-Copernicus-Marine-Service-Open-Information
This document describes the digital video broadcasting system for 11/12 GHz satellite services. It specifies the framing structure, channel coding, and Quaternary Phase-Shift Keying (QPSK) modulation used. The system uses concatenated error correction codes, including a convolutional code and Reed-Solomon code. It is designed to provide robust transmission of MPEG-2 coded video under the challenging satellite channel conditions.
This document summarizes the outcomes of the ITU-T Study Group 16 meeting held from 16-27 January 2017 in Geneva. It discusses the number of contributions reviewed and recommendations approved. It provides details on the collaborative work done with other groups on topics like video coding, IPTV, accessibility, e-health, and more. Major accomplishments included completing new recommendations on scalable vector graphics, speech translation services, and requirements for areas like vehicle gateways and content delivery networks. Work also progressed on developing standards for immersive media, visual surveillance, and blockchain technologies.
D-MAT presentation at IBC2014, on EBU boothBenoit Maujean
This document discusses digital media delivery standards and workflows in Belgium. It summarizes Mikros Image's work in research and development of tools to improve productivity for media production. It also describes the Digital Material Exchange (D-MAT) system developed by ABMA-BVAM for broadcasters, which allows advertisers to deliver content through a standardized encoding, compression, and delivery process over a secure point-to-point connection. The system includes quality control, metadata tagging, and delivery notifications. Interviews provide perspectives from those using the system. Upcoming developments include expanding D-MAT to long-form content and integrating with the EGTA egtaMETA file-based advertising delivery standard.
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1. EBU International Training Cross-disciplinary project
Digital newsrooms: thematic visit
Visit to France 2, France Télévisions
Paris, 10 – March 2005
Report
Introduction
During the autumn 2004, France 2 News completed the switch-over of its newscasts to digital production :
following the morning edition (Télématin) and the night edition which had moved to digital production in June,
the mid-day edition "le 13h" and the evening edition "le 20h" became "digital" in October.
1 France 2 corporate project
1.1 Background
Launched in 2000, the "Evolution of the newscast-making process" project, i.e. the digitization of the
newscast production, has nearly involved 700 staff members. As it was stressed by Christopher Baldelli,
General Director of France 2, France 2 top management made sure that " the project was neither an IT-
driven project nor a Technical project nor a News department project but a France 2 project". This corporate
approach was largely inspired by the technical and human lessons drawn from the acquisition in 1998 by
France 2 of its first server.
1.2 Objectives
The primary objective of the project was to provide the news department with more efficient tools to handle
and broadcast News better and faster. In addition, the new digitized system was designed to ensure
optimized newscasts security. In order to achieve this result, the following steps were identified:
Increase:
o the capacity of the central server (from 20 hrs to 750 hours);
o the recording possibilities (up to 12 channels and 4 unilateral recording channels)
o ensure perfect coordination between the programme continuity and the playout;
o eventually cut down on tapes.
Create new workstations for journalists through a customized portal with an integrated search engine
"Autonomy"
Ensure that all users are able to preview images from each workstation
Gradually move towards a centralized archiving system
1.3 Approach
The project was developed and then implemented keeping in line with the following principles:
1.3.1 An in-depth study of existing solutions
France 2 committed time and resources to the study of available and tested technical solutions with the
support of a consulting firm and through several visits to foreign TV newsrooms. As the project developed, all
the staff involved in the upcoming changes was kept informed of the developments and made familiar with
the issue.
1.3.2 Permanent information channels & regular communication.
A variety of joint committees and working groups were created to ensure proper coordination between the
different departments involved throughout the project:
Project Steering committee (representatives of all departments involved);
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2. Newsroom workflow group (editorial staff, technical services and IT);
User working-groups;
Training committee;
In addition, regular meetings were organized throughout the development and implementation of the project:
Management information meetings
Department information meetings on training courses & workflow changes
Transversal presentations with all potential users (journalists, technical staff, editors, media researchers
& archivists) to provide status report and answer questions.
In parallel, discussions and negotiations were engaged with trade unions to deal with new job profiles. A
Union follow-up committee was set up to provide on a regular basis status reports on the project.
1.3.3 Give oneself time
As summarized by Bernard Couhault, Editor in chief and Manager of the France 2 News Management
project, "we did not have a calendar, we had objectives". France 2 gave itself the time to choose the
technical solutions and to train the staff:
Newscast switch-overs were postponed several times in order to ensure the success of the overall
project.
Tests and trial newscasts lasted from February 2004 until the final switch over on October 2004.
1.3.4 Adaptive training
To ensure a succesful transition to the new system, France 2 started training or re-training its staff, as the
project itself was being developed, to support the implementation of the project
The training plan extended over two years and consisted of nearly 40 different training modules Nearly
700 staff members went through training at one point or another;
The training plan was reviewed and updated in terms of content and target as the project implementation
went on and new workflows were introduced;
The Training plan covered addressed different needs:
o update on technological developments
o new tools and applications
o new working methods
o re-profiling staff whose traditional tasks were transfered to other positions; e.g.:
production assistants whose work rested on tapes and images search - a job which is
now performed by researchers or journalists - were retrained to become journalists,
researchers or editors.
2 The technical platform
2.1 System Architecture & tools
The France 2 Digital Newsroom system implements the following functions (see the Block Diagram - Annex
2).
2.1.1 Acquisition
This is the operational unit, which receives:
The "wires" of numerous press agencies (AFP, Reuters, …)
Via 12 transmission channels:
o the video feeds provided by the EBU (Eurovision News Exchange) - including CLA
(Current Life Actuality: live coverage of a planned or breaking news event) and CLP
(Current Life Paying: live coverage of a planned event, aimed at both news and other
broadcast services, e.g. religious programmes) - and by the agencies Reuters and APTN
(Associated Press Television News);
o the "external" links provided by external sources such as sports outside broadcasting,
foreign broadcasters, Parliament House debates, …
o the "unilateral" links with France 2 correspondents abroad (10) or in the French regions
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3. (9), and with France 2 reporters pool (including Digital Satellite News Gathering links);
o the reception of the News, "live", of other TV networks;
The tapes (Betacam SX) brought back from shooting: their contents will make up, with the "unilateral"
links, about 70% of the France 2 Newscast;
The tapes (Betacam SX) coming from the Archives and beforehand digitized.
2.1.2 Storage & Media Server
There are four different storage levels:
All the news items acquired, or locally processed and edited, are first stored in an Avid Unity for News
server. This "high"-definition (HR) central server stores on magnetic disks 700 to 750 hours of media in
the DVCPRO25 format (standard definition video with a bit-rate reduced to 25 Mbit/s);
1 "Near-On-Line" (NOL) "high"-definition server, Avid Nearchive, stores on magnetic disks about 500
hours of media (also in the DVCPRO25 format), and is dedicated to the "Stock" (longer-term storage);
1 low-definition (LR) unit stores 1200 hours of media on magnetic disks the media in the MPEG-1 format
("compressed"video with a bit-rate reduced to 1 Mbit/s), and is dedicated to Media Browse;
the last storage level consists of Betacam SX tapes on the shelves of the Archives.
2.1.3 Processing and Editing
The following tools allow the making of the News:
14 editing rooms equipped with Avid NewsCutter.
2 audio mixing studios equipped with the Fairlight console, which was already used by the sound
engineers, although there are some interoperability problems with Avid Unity. Pro Tools from Digidesign,
a division of Avid, may have been a better choice (the in-house sister company France 3, uses
Publison).
2 Computer Graphics units: 6 Apple Macintosh (Adobe Suite Software) + 3 Quantel PaintBox + 2 DPS
Station witch Curious Software + 1 Avid NewsCutter XP used as a bridge to input video from Computer
Graphics station into the Unity server.
1 Post-Production Information unit (News Post-Production): 1 NewsCutter Adrenaline + 1 NewsCutter
XP.
2.1.4 Playout
The files are stored in 2 SGI (Silicon Graphis Inc.) Broadcast servers Origin 300, the Main one on-air and the
other one as back-up, each storing 22 hours. The news playout is controlled by the in-house developped
GILDA conducteur (playlist + News Room Control System), through the automation software (DBOS
Automation News from the French company SGT).
2.2 The media flow
The media items are acquired in different formats: MPEG-2 Transport Stream 8 Mb/s for the EVN, 5
Mb/s for the agencies APTN and Reuters, Betacam SX for the rushes shot. They are then converted into
the DVCPRO25 format for storage through the AirSpace server baseband SDI input interface.
In the central Unity "high"-definition server are stored: "fresh" News rushes (30 % of the storage
capacity) and agencies news (for 72 hours), thematic illustration files (e.g., train station pictures),
journalists' personal files.
In the Nearchive "high"-definition server are stored: News already broadcasted (since June 2004),
prepared "strategic" thematic files (the Pope, Bin Laden, …), selected rushes which are indexed and
edited end-to-end by the Archives librarians.
All the agencies News items and the broadcasted News items are converted in parallel into the low-
definition MPEG-1 format. Not all the "high"-definition storage content is converted into low-definition; a
conversion from "high" to low definition, of the rushes acquired in the NewsCutter, must be trigerred
manually.
The "PAD" media ("Prêt A Diffuser" = item ready to be brodcasted) are transferred from the central Unity
server to the SGI Main Broadcast server 1 and then copied into the Back-up Broadcast server 2. End
2005 there will be a permanent link between the central HR Unity server and this Back-up server 2;
presently, this direct link is only used if the link to the Main Broadcast server 1 breaks.
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4. 2.3 The metadata
Metadata is any "information that makes media data useful".
Metadata are generated at two stages:
During the acquisition process, the journalists in charge of international exchanges mark out the selected
parts of the incoming News items with a Time Code and complements the dopesheet information; then
two "Media Researchers" (also named documentalists or librarians) fully analyse and index in detail (at
the shot level) each News item (see Annex 3).
Before archiving, the Media Researchers index the broadcasted News, select and index the rushes.
2.4 Positive and/or negative implementation key factors
In relation to the external partners (contractors, suppliers):
(+) the division of the project into blocks, better for scheduling and for progressive payment of the suppliers;
(+) the reciprocal builded trust and the strong client commitment (inducing the contractor/supplier's own
commitment), with a weekly meeting of the common technical committee;
(+) the workflow design with the France 2 project team and its good knowledge of the TV environment and
processes;
(-) the lack of a network supervision software (SNMP, Simple Network Management Protocol);
(-) insufficient prevention against viruses and worms infection;
(-) the insufficient knowledge and expertise of the Engineering department team in IP (Internet Protocol)
networks;
(+ & -) The automation software supplier (SGT) offered a custom development with plenty of bugs at the
start, but which now proved to be robust, bug-free. Compared to the main contractor Avid, who offered a
Plug-and-Play solution, which now proved to be fragile, with the 10 % of remaining bugs being left unsolved.
In relation to the News Department (the User):
(+) Having one single Technical & IT teams' representative when dealing with the user.
(+) Taking into account the evolution of the needs and adapting the workflow (and accepting to face criticism
on versatility).
(+) Being open and transparent on bugs and difficulties.
During the installation phase:
(+) Coexistence of the old and of the new system.
(+) Dialogue with the operators
(+) The debriefing, following the making of and the newcast trials, was the best tool for debugging.
2.5 Security procedures
Acquisition: France 2 produces 70 % of the News it broadcasts; so it does not rely so heavily on other feeds.
Editing and Post-Production: the original rushes are kept on cassettes; the EditDecision Lists are kept on the
local disks of the workstations (the lists stay but are not kept); the editor produces a back-up cassette for the
gallery.
Playout: the back-up playout server can be switched on during the Newscast (manually by two separate
supervisors); cassettes can be used in case of extreme emergency.
2.6 Evolution
The 1st evolution will be to directly acquire media files and to ingest them into the Unity server by using:
o DVonSAT, a system which allows to capture, compress (into DV format) and transmit
images direct to broadcasters (equipped with the soft for reception, DVonSAT server);
o Sony XDCAM camcorder, with the high-capacity Blu-ray Disk, recording video and audio
in DVCAM or MPEG IMX (MPEG-2 4:2:2) format, and in parallel a low-definition MPEG-4
stream.
Better integration of the 4 existing databases, respectively associated to the Unity central server, to the
Nearchive server, to the Media Browse, and to the journalists' Portal (see § 3.2).
The parallel media transfer to both SGI playout servers (see § 2.2 + Annex 2).
Giving up the A output - to - B output switching at the playout server (inherited of the Betacart cassette
playout system).
Improving the interface between the Quantel Computer Graphics workstations and the Unity central
server. Nowadays one has to go through a baseband SDI; a file transfer would be better.
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5. 3 The Making of the News process
3.1 The "workflow"
We define in this report the workflow as the suite of tasks being managed. The France 2 Newsroom work
process is divided into the following stages and tasks:
Acquisition & Ingest:
o Planning the recording of the EVN and of the AV agencies News feeds, by the journalists
in charge of international exchanges (see Annex 3-1) The recording of the EVN is a
recurrent activity which is planned every 6 months at the summer/winter time (DST)
change-over; it is not planned on a daily basis. Planning of unilateral links and outside
incoming feeds, by the Booking Office (Bureau des Commandes)All the requested links
are taken into account by the Switching Room (nodal) on the input of the Media Browse
or the Unity server.Booking of the server space by the PC-AT technicians (Point Central
Actualités Télévisées).Visual check of all captured items.
Analyzing, derushing, indexing:
o Marking out each incoming News item from UER or agencies by a Time Code, and
adding short descriptive information (journalists in charge of international exchanges)
o Describing the pictures and indexing the News items (see Annex 3-2) and rushes (Media
Researchers)
o Deciding on storing (journalists); ingesting into the storage system (PC-AT)
Browsing, researching, selecting (see Annex 3-3):
o Visualize all media available on the file directory of the Unity central serverSearching and
retrieving media items with the Autonomy's search engineSelecting pictures and making
up an Edit Decision List for high resolution editing Playout (see Annex 3-4):
o Managing in real time the playout of the newscastOverviewing the different stages of the
making of the news items, produced for the next newscast
o Validating the news items from both a technical (PC-AT) and an editorial standpoint
(chief editor)
o Synchronizing the playout list with the playout serverVisualizing the status of each News
item during the on-air broadcast.
3.2 The users' tools and interfaces
The users have access to the workflow tasks through some of a suite of applications and interfaces:
ACQUISITION, GILDA, SERVEUR, RECHERCHE, PERSO, APPLICATIONS, ADMIN (see Annex 3).
GILDA is a News management system (gestion informatisée du lancement des actualités), developped and
first implemented at the end of 1997. There are: GILDA Dépêches (news agencies wires), GILDA Agences
(AV agencies), GILDA Conducteur (playout) and even GILDA Prompteur (teleprompter for the News
anchorman/woman). All these applications are interfaced to the Digital media servers and associated
databases.
The journalists have a specific Portal (Annex 3-5), which gives them access:
To the the entire IT system:
o GILDA applications on line;
o Playout list (conducteur);
o Media items available in low definition (MPEG-1), either immediately available in the
MediaBrowse server, or after a conversion (Scavenge) from "high" definition
(DVCPRO25) in low definition.
o A private storage space "Perso", with his own files, including the rushes he produced (in
Low Resolution).
To all available "Applications" (Internal and external applications needed by the users: intranet, audience
measures, Word, Excel etc…..)
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6. 4 New professions, competences and functions
The implementation of the the digitization project led to the creation of new jobs or the re-profiling of
previously exiting jobs: while the position of the Media Manager was created from scratch, other positions
such as the one of the Media researcher has been deeply transformed.
4.1 The media manager
4.1.1 Who are they?
- Journalists Two of them are senior journalists. The other three were trained on the job. Previously they
were respectively chief editor, edition assistant and sound engineer.
- He/She is an essential interface between News (on behalf of all journalists and film editors) and the
engineering and IT departments.
- 5 Media Managers work in shifts to cover a daily presence from 8:00 until 22:00, every day of the week.
4.1.2 Role and responsibilities
Responsible for the content of the server
The Media Manager’s first task is to be responsible for the content of the server. He oversees the creation of
thematic files as well as the proper organization of purges of the server media files. He/She therefore keeps
close control over filing of recorded media for the News Department’s needs. In that capacity, he works in
close cooperation with:
o the System Technical Administrator (STA): together, they create and manage rights
for “projects” and “catalogues” for rapid access to recorded media.
o the “Média PC-AT”, responsible for central recording team (reception of material
from external sources): together with the PCAT engineers, the Media Manager defines
the correct title for media and classification into “projects” and “catalogues”. Manual
purges are also carried out in coordination with them. Staff in charge of the computer
tools for the applications used around the server.
o the picture researchers of the Media Library: together they anticipate the needs of
News department for archive pictures.
o the journalists in International Exchanges (EVN): together they decide on EVN,
REUTERS, APTN acquisition (as well as CLA and CLP), to be recorded in the UNITY
server, the necessary capacity and their storage duration.
o the news staff: the Media Manager also manages “files” created by news staff in the
UNITY server. File items are edited by news staff and film editors for deferred broadcast.
The material which constitutes these files is protected from purging until editing, mixing
and often broadcast are completed.
Publishing assistant
o for the "13h" and "20h" editions and on week-end
o The Media Manager monitors the newscast from the editorial conference on to the end of
the broadcast.
o The Media Manager monitors publication to ensure that 70% of the titles of the incoming
media are accessible to users, whether rushes or complete news items from France 2
provincial or foreign offices.
o The Media Manager is able to list the material and items in the server used to produce
the news programme, and for this purpose he monitors the media from the input into the
server until storage as well as archiving or final elimination from the UNITY server.
o He also provides support to the editor-in-chief and the journalists: during the production
stages he is able to assist the journalist and film editor in searching for material in the
server needed to produce a news item.
Researcher
The Media Manager is responsible for creating thematic files or “Thémas”, i.e. :from pictures fed in from
outside sources (EVN or agencies, pool, event coverage or foreign networks, e.g. tsunami in Asia), and of
course informs users that this type of file exists. With the Media Library picture researchers, from archives
according to wishes expressed in editorial conference, or in preparation for event coverage (e.g. Auschwitz
anniversary, trials or obituaries of personalities).
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7. 4.2 The Media Researcher
4.2.1 Who are they?
- One of the core novelties of France 2 project lies in the new role given to the profession of Media
Researcher. In this perspective, the Media Researcher has gone from being an "archivist" with a
conservation and video/photo archives management role, to being a News/Current Affairs Researcher.
They now work alongside the journalists as they are in charge of gathering all the elements needed for
making the newscast (agency subjects, rushes, etc).
- The staff at the media library has grown from 12 to 21. The media library service is open from 5 AM to 9
PM with sliding shift hours so as to give the journalists a bigger flexibility and longer opening hours.
On every ordinary day, the Media Library staff is organized in order to meet the following needs:
o 5 researchers at the Media Library.
o 2 researchers at EVN.
o 2 researchers to index the "13:00" and "20:00" Newscasts.
o 1 researcher to index the rushes.
o 1 researcher on stand-by and anticipate news files
o 1 researcher On Air in order to take care of researching the photos
o 2 researchers dedicated to the "Télématin" Show: 1 for image research, and 1 for On Air
and press reviews
Staff is reduced on weekends
4.2.2 Role & responsibilities
Information retrieval
From now on journalists directly call upon the centralised media library for any information research. The
production assistants will concentrate on making the news item and following it up until its broadcast.
The archived items are digitized if they are not on the server, and made available in a special catalogue
for editing.
Indexing the News bulletins
Media researchers index the newscast immediately following its broadcast
Selecting and indexing subject items from the agencies
The archiving policy has been extended so as to take into account immediate news on a short or longer
term basis, and primary needs from the newsroom. Researchers no longer process the picture on its
own, but the whole news item and newscast.
Selecting and indexing the rushes
The elements filmed by journalists for news reports processing is made available almost immediately.
The sequences to be kept are selected on low resolution and then exported into the archives temporary
catalogue (NOL) and then onto tape. The indexing is made on the "INFOS FRANCE2" portal, with
precise notes of each sequence.
4.3 Other new or partially re-profiled jobs
4.3.1 Technical system administrator
He is the technical alter ego of the Media manager, in charge of the technical management of all server
systems.
4.3.2 Media Central Point Administrator
The job of broadcast technician has developed to a position of overall responsibility over technical
management content. He is in charge of acquisition and broadcasting. MCP Administrators have technical
competencies on purges, on consolidation and catalogue creation.
4.3.3 News exchange coordinators
They now work in teams with researchers in the same space.
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Thematic Visit : France 2 Digital Newsroom / 10 - 11 March 2005
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Thematic Visit : France 2 Digital Newsroom / 10 - 11 March 2005
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Thematic Visit : France 2 Digital Newsroom / 10 - 11 March 2005
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Thematic Visit : France 2 Digital Newsroom / 10 - 11 March 2005
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Thematic Visit : France 2 Digital Newsroom / 10 - 11 March 2005