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ECB Banking Supervision press conference -
Thursday, 8 February 2023

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

You are kindly advised to double-check the parameters below before downlinking as they may change at short notice.

The ECB has changed the codec of the satellite transmission of the press conferences from mpeg2 to mpeg4. In case of any concerns, please get in contact withmultimediaservices@ecb.int.

Last update: 4 February at 11:00 CET

• The satellite transmission starts at 09:35 CET, a graphic as well as music will be available for testing purpose. 
• Prior to the beginning of the press conference, a video and sound check for the language audio channels mentioned below will take place 09:45-09:50 CET.
• The Press conference will be transmitted live 10:00 – 11:00 CET.
• A 7-minute rough cut of TV footage from the press conference will be transmitted 11:30 – 11:45 CET.
• Producer: Christian Ehlers: +49 151 14 64 98 91
• SNG-Coord: +49 170 56 95 084

Europe – HD 9MHz

• EUTELSAT 7B, 7 deg East - 9 MHz slot
• DOWNLINK FR.: 11.162,830 MHz, POL X (horizontal), Tp: B5, Channel E, Slot 5-5
• HD 1080i 50Hz DVBS2 8PSK 7.2 Ms/s FEC 3/4,
• P RoF 0.25 (MPEG4 420 10.7514 Mbps)
• ENCRYPTION: Clear
• Audio channels:
  • 1 & 2 Original PID 4112
  • Please note: The press-conference will be held in English.