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Design and Research Services and Resources:-

Specialist Research Areas:-

· Perceptual Effects of Audio and Video
· Buried Data
· Quality Control and Code-of Practice systems
· In-Studio Wireless and networks
· Colorimetry and fundamental measurements 
· Technical Articles
· Standards Bodies, EBU, SMPTE, AES, IEC, ITU

Partners:-

· SpectraCol
· University of Essex
· NeuroActiveResearch (NL)
· University of Utrecht
· RHT
· National Physical Laboratory (GB)

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Programme Production Services:-

· Music Recording
· Multichannel Audio
· Archive Transfers

Partners:-

· No Stairway Music
· ITFC
· ChEFF
· Escape Media

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Product Design:-

· SD and HD Serial digital Video
· Interactive Devices
· QC equipment for Audio and Video applications
· Interactive Handbooks
· Rapid prototyping

Partners:-

· Garner Associates
Case Study:- "itfc moves into Broadcast Hardware"

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Broadcast Project Research Ltd. Technical director and CEO:-

Dr Emmett joined the Engineering Department of Thames Television in London after gaining a Ph.D. at Durham University, and starting the UK audio equipment manufacturers EMO Systems. Whilst at Thames Television, he worked on subjects as diverse as film archive formats and psychoacoustics, and along the way gained six international patents as sole inventor, and jointly with Lee Lighting, a Technical Oscar for developing the flicker-free Lighting Ballast.

He continued as R&D Manager at Pearson Television, and is currently Technical director and Chief Executive of Broadcast Project Research, a new Independent Studio based Research group. In conjunction with Channel Four Television in the UK, BPR was responsible for developing the ";Gordon"; Photoepilepsy Monitor.

Representing the UK as principle digital audio expert to the IEC, he is perhaps best known for his work on digital audio and video standards. At present he chairs the EBU digital audio advisory group, which was responsible for the Broadcast Wave Format. Dr Emmett has also kept closely in touch with the international academic community as a Visiting Professor at the IAB in Switzerland, and External Examiner in the Music Department at the University of Surrey in the UK. He also chaired the IEE Broadcast Summer School committee in the UK for many years.

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And finally, many thanks to all BPR Customers and Associates, Including:-

BAE Systems; BARB; BBC; BSkyB; Carlton Television; Channel Four; EBU; Granada Media ; ITFC; LEGO; Snell and Wilcox.

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