News Release - TUESDAY 12 JULY
THE NATWEST ISLAND GAMES XI - SHETLAND 2005 Satellite playout details THURSDAY 14 JULY
www.shetland.gov.uk/islandgames/playouts
Below are details of satellite and BT tower bookings for playout of pool material for preview and daily material from the games.
PLEASE NOTE that updated details should be verified before transmission time. This info correct at 14 July 2005
This material will be unbranded and is free to use for all broadcasters.
This material can be used without charge at any time for any use, but should not be resold. The only condition attached is that the rights holders (Shetland 2005 Ltd) are informed of any usage, and that the games are referred to as the Natwest Island Games. A draft outline of intended content is listed below.
During the Games we will play out on Intelsat 10-02 1 west each day at 16.25
- 16-40 BST (15.25 BST) and will issue details separately.
All playouts are on Intelsat 10-02 via Telenor. The feeds will be downlinked at Scottish Television in Glasgow, and passed to BT Tower on assignment GTR53 for broadcasters who cannot access the satellite directly. BT Tower Item numbers for these feeds are include below. Broadcasters may then contract BT or other satellite providers to redistribute this feed to another distribution channel. Telenor can also arrange redistribution to other satellites if required: contact Telenor UK bookings at +44 (0)207 923 6555
These play outs may also be available on a limited basis by FTP for download by broadcasters without satellite or BT tower connections. Please contact Danny Livingston at SMG for details:
Danny.Livingston@smg.plc.uk
+44 (0)7803 970 036
Thursday 14th July
Island Games pool playout - BT Item number 112/00
TX: 15.25 - 15.40 GMT
Satellite: Intelsat 10-02 1 West transponder TXP65
Channel: Dig 19
Downlink Frequency: 11526.500
Downlink polarity: Vertical
Uplink frequency: 14326.500
Uplink polarity: Horizontal
Bandwidth: 9.0MHz
Symbol Rate: 5.632
FEC 3/4
Format 4:3
Encoding 4:2:0
Not encrypted
vision: Dirty (Shetland 2005 GFX and Scores - no clock/bug/branding)
Audio: channel 1: International sound
Audio: channel 2: Guide commentary as required
Intended content:
Highlights of yesterday's, swimming, volleyball and cycling and football, colour footage of golf, sailing, shooting, table tennis, colour footage as available of today's events including archery, sailing and volleyball.
Lowering of Games flag and minute's silence for the London bomb victims.
Please note that actual content may vary.
HOST BROADCASTER SERVICES
The Host Broadcaster Television Service for the Island Games in Shetland
2005 is provided by SMG Broadcast and Events solutions, and is co-ordinated by SMG production manager Danny Livingston.
They will be providing a limited news footage service from the Games, playing out 5 to 10 minutes per day of highlights for news broadcasters to edit and voice over for their bulletins, available via satellite and through BT tower, and also via internet.
Shetland Islands Council is providing streaming video to the Internet for the benefit of the community, competitors, their families and friends and this content will also be available to broadcasters. Newsrooms can monitor the output of our pool feed service using this link:
http://www.shetland.gov.uk/islandgames/
Pool feed proposed transmission schedule - Tuesday 12 July
14:00 - IGA press conference highlights
14:30 - Yesterday's highlights
14:00 - 21:00 - bowls and squash, delayed highlights as available
15:00
Last night's football highlights
16:00 - Archery, sailing, shooting highlights as available
16:25 - 16:40
-playout to satellite
17:00 Live athletics
18:00 - delayed tx swimming highlights
21:00 Football highlights, Golf highlights
This information is for guidance only - all times approximate
They are also providing a limited FTP service to enable download of small packages of highlights at higher resolutions. Please contact us if you wish to use this service.
They can provide live output of any of our scheduled coverage, but would require that the satellite uplink (and additional relays if needed) is paid for by the broadcaster (or broadcasters) who have requested the uplink.
They can also arrange unilateral 2-way interviews with any competitors or officials if required, again paid for by the broadcaster requesting the feed. Broadcasters may want to do this if a strong news story emerges for their area in the course of the event.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Paddy Cuthbert - Podge Publicity :
17 - 23 Calton Road, Edinburgh EH8 8DL
T: 0131 477 2037 / F: 0131 558 3904 / M: 07968 699 636
E: paddy@podge.co.uk / W: www.podge.co.uk