Mobile re-transmission agreement special terms

Introduction

The enclosure will contain the description of reference architecture, service topology, the methodology of exchange about scheduling information, the procedure of ordinary and extraordinary communication and the technical requirements of service observed by H3G and AXN.

2. Description of contribution terms AXN – H3G

   1. Channels subject of the Agreement and technical characteristics

The compressed signals, with all their components as audio and auxiliary streams with subtitles/teletext where possible, and in respect to the size of Mobile Telephony Devices, will be encoded in a stream MPEG2 SPTS, in compliance with the standard DVB MPEG2 Transport Steam (TS), and delivered on ASI physical interface. [#For consistency with definitions.]

2. Architecture of Network Contribution

Streams will be available on coaxial cables put into the housing room in Santa Giulia Sky premises where the H3G contribution devices are mounted. The physical allocation of rack devices in third-parties operators will be decided by Sky.

As a level of redundancy H3G will install at H3G Technical Facilities, at its own costs, downlink antenna and a professional receiver to downlink AXN and AXN Sci Fi channels from the Sky Italia Bouquet (transmitted on Hot Bird @ 13.0 East satellite).

3. H3G Housing service in Sky Premises

   1. Description and efficiency of housing service

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  Phisical Location into a 600 mm x 800 mm Rack (including the wrench spaces into the location), with the relative structures that permit cable wiring (coaxials and optical fiber) in input and in output from the Site and able to host H3G Equipments;
  
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  Alternating current power at 220 V VCA, double power line independent with switch 16 A;
  
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  Environment conditioning with uniform temperature at about 22° C, relative humidity between 40% and 60%;
  
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  Security system to control and access management (access record).
  

AXN will provide the Signals in ASI format on coaxial cables, attesting them on a termination panel located in H3G Rack (Demarcation Point). The connection between equipments and the termination panel will be under H3G responsibility.

2. Description of Sky premises used for housing service

3. Description of H3G equipments in housing

4. Security and access procedures

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  every request for intervention activities on H3G equipment, both for maintenance and installation, must be submitted to SKY with a notice of at least 5 (five) working days
  
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  access to the Site will be permitted upon written request to be sent to Sky in accordance with the form set out in paragraph 4.5, stating the names of persons who require access to the site and why. Access is also allowed to H3G Personnel and / or third-parties acting on its expressly behalf and listed on a separate list submitted pre-emptively at SKY – and approved by it – prior identification by a document proving identity and company affiliation and in any case with the accompainment of Sky staff or with the security staff responsible for the only time required for installation and / or maintenance of equipment
  

The H3G Personnel list and third parties acting on its expressly behalf and approved by SKY is given in Annex (3). It is understood that this list will be updated from time to time.

4. Annex (1) – Channels subject of the Agreement and technical characteristics

Following the technical specifications of the signals subject of the Agreement. Signals from AXN to H3G will be delivered in "Free to Air" mode, so without any encryption key.

5. Annex (2)– Specifications interface and procedures about data exchange EP

H3G will not be responsible for the missing coverage of the events that are not supposed to be broadcasted on UMTS Network if the schedule file is not delivered within the below described SLA’s.

1. XML Formatting

Broadcaster Name

Channel Name

Date YYYYMMDD

Start time HH:MM

End time HH:MM

Production Code

1

Fixed field

PGM Title

PGM Type





NO

The significant field to enable the automatic coverage of the event is

NO When this field is populated with “NO” the automation system will automatically replace the live programmino with a courtesy slate that AXN will provide to H3G.

SI When this field is populated with “SI” the channel will go on air as Live pass through.

Sample XML:

Xml file management
This section describes the naming convention of the file, the XML file management and transfer toward H3G

File Format
There will be a file for each channel and for each scheduling day (broadcast date, since this variable related to each channel and covering a span of 24 hours).

File Name Format
The format of the file name will be the following:
H3G_T0_UMTS_YYYYMMDD13000.XML where

H3G_T0_UMTS	Unique ID of the channel
YYYYMMDD	Date of the day schedule, with YYYY: year, MM month, DD: day
13000	A value that indicates whether or not DST. 13,000 DST off (Time = GMT +1), 14000 DST on (Time = GMT +2)

Schedule updates

Cancellation of events already sent

If a schedule file must be re-sent because of a change, the new file must have the same name as before (see above, – Format File Name). All schedule changes must be communicated to the following e-mail Distribution List:

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  ICT-MediacenterEmissione@h3g.it
  
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  ICT-MediacenterSupervisor@h3g.it
  
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  ICT-MediacenterSupport@h3g.it
  

FTP File Transfer

The schedule files generated will be transferred to H3G via FTP. The FTP will be provided by H3G.

Transfers may occur at any time and for any number of channels.
Schedule files for a channel and for a day may also be sent several times because of any change of schedule or simply to internal operational needs of AXN.

AXN will ensure the presence at H3G of the schedule files of all channels in accordance with part 13 of the Special Terms.

In case of changes on the current on air schedule (last minute change) the complete file must be re-sent, this will contains even the events that have already aired.

H3G will download the listings updated on the automatic coverage system of events.

Schedule days available in H3G EPG

AXN will send to H3G, the scheduling information for the channels in accordance with part 13 of Special Terms.

6. Annex (3) – Personnel List H3G

Personnel authorized to enter into the Site location can be both H3G personal and personal of third parties companies authorized by H3G people included in the list

Any changes in the Personnel list of staff will be notified at the point of contact SKY..

Livello	NOMINATIVO	e-mail	Telefono	Fax
0	Pierluigi Magliano	Pierluigi.magliano@h3g.it	3931113929
0	MauroFogliamanzillo	Mauro.fogliamanzillo@h3g.it	3931111680

The responsabiles to contact if there are any variations, are Mauro Fogliamanzillo e Pierluigi Magliano

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