1. Budapest Hungary, 5-7 November 2012 Panelist: Borislav M. Rackov

2. I T IS MORE THAN SIX YEARS AFTER GE06 C ONFERENCE OPENED THE NICELY WRAPPED GIFT BOX AND EVERYBODY WAS SO HAPPY KNOWING EXACTLY WHAT, WHEN AND HOW TO DO. D O YOU STILL BELIEVE IN THIS ? W AS THIS A P ANDORA ’ S BOX ? 2 Borislav Rackov. ITU/BDT external expert ITU Regional Initiative for Europe on Digital Broadcasting, Transition to Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting and Digital Dividend, 5-7 November 2012, Budapest, Hungary

3. E ARLY STARTERS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE TASK. E VERYBODY IS HAPPY, VIEWERS ARE HAPPY, BROADCASTERS ARE HAPPY. I T IS PEAK OF THE TECHNOLOGY AND BEST POSSIBLE PICTURE, SOUND, SPECTRUM EFFICIENCY … I S IT ? 3 Borislav Rackov. ITU/BDT external expert ITU Regional Initiative for Europe on Digital Broadcasting, Transition to Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting and Digital Dividend, 5-7 November 2012, Budapest, Hungary

4. W AS DVBT MPEG -2 BEST SOLUTION ? M AYBE IT WOULD BE BETTER WITH MPEG -4? O H, THERE IS DVB-2! F ANTASTIC, WE CAN BROADCAST IN HDTV. A ND WHAT ABOUT UHDTV? W HAT IS NEXT ? 4 Borislav Rackov. ITU/BDT external expert ITU Regional Initiative for Europe on Digital Broadcasting, Transition to Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting and Digital Dividend, 5-7 November 2012, Budapest, Hungary

5. D O THE VIEWERS HAVE TO BUY NEW TV SET OR AT LEAST NEW SET - TOP BOX EVERY 3 TO 5 YEARS ? M UST THE TRANSMITTERS BE UPGRADED ( AT LEAST THE MODULATORS ) WITH EVERY NEW STANDARD AND / OR NEW MODULATION SCHEME ? I S THERE A CHANCE OF STABILIZING THE TECHNOLOGY FOR AT LEAST 10 YEARS ? 5 Borislav Rackov. ITU/BDT external expert ITU Regional Initiative for Europe on Digital Broadcasting, Transition to Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting and Digital Dividend, 5-7 November 2012, Budapest, Hungary

6. L ATE COMERS CAN BENEFIT FROM NEW TECHNOLOGY AND ENJOY THE PRICE DROP OF BOTH, TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING EQUIPMENT. B UT, THERE IS AN OPEN QUESTION : I F I START TODAY TO MEET THE DEADLINE SET BY THE GE06 C ONFERENCE WILL I HAVE STABLE TECHNOLOGY AND SHALL MY VIEWERS BE SURE THAT THEIR TV SET OR SET - TOP BOX WILL LAST FOR YEARS ? 6 Borislav Rackov. ITU/BDT external expert ITU Regional Initiative for Europe on Digital Broadcasting, Transition to Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting and Digital Dividend, 5-7 November 2012, Budapest, Hungary

7. S TOP THE TRAIN, I WANT TO JUMP ON !!! 7 ITU Regional Initiative for Europe on Digital Broadcasting, Transition to Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting and Digital Dividend, 5-7 November 2012, Budapest, Hungary Borislav Rackov. ITU/BDT external expert

8. THE END 8 Borislav Rackov. ITU/BDT external expert ITU Regional Initiative for Europe on Digital Broadcasting, Transition to Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting and Digital Dividend, 5-7 November 2012, Budapest, Hungary IS IT REALLY???