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BIRTH specific questions:
What is the responsibility of your organisation within the Project. Apart from audio visual material supply which is the fundamental task of every Broadcasters RTBF is also leader of workpackage 1, Standardisation-Concertation-Dissemination, Exploitation and deeply involved in workpackage 5 (Strategies and Structures for distribution and by the way in WP6 (Installation and evaluation of Distribution Channels).

WP1 aims at create links with other European relevant projects regarding Archives by the means of concertation meetings and other communication tolls set up by EC to exchange information in order to cross fertilise projects. An other important target of WP1 is to make a careful survey of standardisation studies related to all technical matter of the project in order to propose and use the best appropriated standard.

RTBF is well positioned facing these two objectives thanks to its close contacts or participation in working groups belonging to different international standardisation bodies like EBU (European Broadcasting Union), ISO MPEG, CEN, SMPTE and ITU. RTBF will provide to the project all information from these International standardisation bodies.

The last part of this WP is related to dissemination, to fulfil this requirement RTBF will also present the project to relevant International bodies like EBU, FIAT/IFTA and will make presentation of the project activities or it's progress on selected events.

Regarding WP5 and WP6, RTBF is in charge of the study of B2B distribution channels and structures. This part of the distribution will be dedicated to high quality content distribution represented by huge data file transfer. The first step will be the study of adapted interface between the different server located in each partners premises and satellite channels in one side and study interface between the central data base and the transfer system on the other side.

The second step will will be the study all aspects of possible implementation of satellite distribution channels with the collaboration of EBU Technical Department and the Eurovision Network (All members of the project are EBU Members and already users of this network for audio and video exchange in native format).

Directory Information:
Bd. A. Reyers 52
B-1044 Brussels
Belgium
+32-2-737.21.11
brde@rtbf.be
M. Bruno Deblander, in charge of relations with the audience

Organisation Type:
Public broadcasting company

Organisation Role:
Production, Broadcaster

Description of organisation:
RTBF Television started to broadcast in October 1953. It is Belgium's French-speaking public broadcasting television. Since the very beginning, RTBf covered a wide range of events in Belgium, in any field (news, entertainment, music, History, cultural and scientific magazines, documentaries, sports, etc.) but also outside Belgium, and mainly in central Africa. It currently holds more than 100.000 hours of programming, and of course our catalog is growing every day : RTBF broadcasts 3 TV Channels (2 terrestrial and one satellite) and 6 Radio Channels. More than 2500 peoples are working in RTBF in 5 productions centre located in 5 towns around the country. The headquarters are located in Brussels. RTBF is an active member of EBU (European Broadcasting Union), FIAT/IFTA (International Federation of Television Archives) and CIRTEF (Conseil International des Radios-Télévisions d'Expression Française, International Council of french-speaking radios and Televisions).

Homepage URL
http://www.rtbf.be