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20/05/2002

Tektronix install video test equipment for BBC

Tektronix, a leading innovator of test, measurement, and monitoring equipment, have announced that they have provided video test equipment to BBC Training & Development's Wood Norton Training Center in Worcestershire.
The training center will be a dedicated Tektronix learning laboratory offering industry-standard studio, post-production, and location facilities which can be booked for classroom-based sessions and hands-on practice.
The new Tektronix Laboratory features video-test equipment used throughout the industry, including analogue, standard-definition and high-definition digital video test instrumentation, as well as the latest MPEG test platforms. Students attending Broadcast Engineering Foundation, Broadcast Engineering Consolidation, and TV Technology 1 and 2 courses will gain experience in using the equipment in real situations.
According to Simon Shute, Head of Broadcast Training at BBC, the establishment of the Tektronix Laboratory will benefit both trainees and the broadcast industry as a whole.
"The dedicated Tektronix facility at Wood Norton will enable delegates to obtain first-hand experience of a wider range of equipment than would otherwise have been possible. They can then take this knowledge directly into the workplace to use in day-to-day situations," he said. "It is a pleasure to be working with Tektronix to help raise the skills of staff from across the broadcasting industry in this way."
Todd Biddle, General Manager, Video Business, Tektronix, said: "This donation is an example of how industry leaders can work together to create a positive future for the broadcast industry. Creating opportunities to improve the knowledge of engineers and technicians fuels innovation in the industry."
BBC Training & Development is the world's largest broadcast training organisation, training BBC staff as well as the international production and broadcast industry.
Tektronix provides measurement solutions to the communications, computer and semi-conductor industries worldwide. With more than 55 years of experience, Tektronix enables their customers to design, build, deploy and manage next-generation global communications networks, computing and advanced technologies.
BBC Training, www.bbctraining.co.uk
Tektronix, www.tektronix.com
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