Satellite Newsgathering (1st edition)

Paperback - 488 pages   55 illus. RSP £32.99 Focal Press - ISBN: 024051551X Buy from our online store, with a personal dedication from the author Jonathan Higgins! Also available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and many other Internet booksellers, or directly from Focal Press.

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What others have said about 'Satellite Newsgathering'

'It certainly is a most impressive book ...' - Sir Arthur C Clarke 'The complexity of a satellite newsgathering system could be a four-month long college course with a high tuition rate and an enrollment number so large you have to watch your professor on a TV screen. Jonathan Higgins might have saved the independent learner a few attendance point deductions by fitting it into one 470-page book...'  -  'Satellite Broadband' magazine 'This book is nothing if not comprehensive ... If you're in the business, this will not be an expensive book ... there's nowhere else you'll find such an authoritative and exhaustive behind-the-scenes look at this fascinating world.' -  'What Satellite TV' magazine 'This book will soon become the Reference for anyone interested in SNG ... It is a wonderful source of information and has the merit of going straight to the subject, being technically precise although very easy to understand. There are numerous pictures, photographs, diagrams, etc. which make the reading a real pleasure. A definite must!' - 'EBU Technical Review' 'Indeed the early chapters are as intriguing for the satcomms professional as for any journalist ... some of the detail is aimed specifically at engineers and technicians, but there is plenty of more accessible information for journalists ... good contacts list and an excellent glossary of terms'  - 'Via Inmarsat' magazine

 

Satellite Newsgathering (2nd edition)

Paperback - 480 pages   244 illus. RSP £39.99 Focal Press - ISBN: 0240519736 Buy from our online store, with a personal dedication from the author Jonathan Higgins! Also available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and many other Internet booksellers, or directly from Focal Press.

 

Introduction to SNG and ENG Microwave

Paperback - 224 pages   30 illus.   RSP £15.99 Focal Press - ISBN: 0240516621 Buy from our online store, with a personal dedication from the author Jonathan Higgins! Also available from Amazon (US), Barnes & Noble, WHSmithOnline (UK) and many other Internet booksellers, or directly from Focal Press. Published in November 2003, this book is a aimed at students of newsgathering. Easy to understand, useful `quick-start' guide to satellite and electronic microwave newsgathering that provides a basic grounding in analogue, digital, compression and satellite technology for a comprehensive understanding of the subject. Shows how the process works from beginning to end including important legal and safety issues. An excellent primer on the subject, this book gives beginning professionals in satellite newsgathering an introduction to the technologies and processes involved. It will also suit journalists, editors and producers needing to understand this important element of the newsgathering chain. Written for the complete beginner, the book shows how typical transmission chains work and their communication with the studio. It also offers a brief introduction to analogue and digital theory before going onto to explain Electronic Newsgathering (ENG) systems: from basic principles: transmission and reception chains, frequencies used and why, through to audio channel, subcarriers and digital modulation, as well as applications: radio cameras, window links, infra-red & laser links. Click here to see the contents in detail ...