Programme Making and Special Events (PMSE) is a term used, typically in Europe, to denote equipment that is used to support
broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution (business), distribution of sound, audio or video content to a dispersed audience via any electronic medium (communication), mass communications medium, but typically one using the electromagnetic spectrum (radio ...
,
news gathering,
theatrical productions and special events, such as culture events,
concerts
A concert is a live music performance in front of an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, choir, or musical band, band. Concerts are held in a w ...
, sport events, conferences and trade fairs. In
North America
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, the use of
spectrum
A spectrum (plural ''spectra'' or ''spectrums'') is a condition that is not limited to a specific set of values but can vary, without gaps, across a continuum. The word was first used scientifically in optics to describe the rainbow of colors i ...
to provide these services is usually called
broadcast auxiliary service A broadcast auxiliary service or BAS is any radio frequency system used by a radio station or TV station, which is not part of its direct broadcast to listeners or viewers. These are essentially internal-use backhaul channels not intended for ac ...
or BAS.
Typical examples include theatrical
wireless
Wireless communication (or just wireless, when the context allows) is the transfer of information between two or more points without the use of an electrical conductor, optical fiber or other continuous guided medium for the transfer. The most ...
-
microphone
A microphone, colloquially called a mic or mike (), is a transducer that converts sound into an electrical signal. Microphones are used in many applications such as telephones, hearing aids, public address systems for concert halls and public ...
use, wireless-camera newsgathering operations and fixed point-to-point
microwave
Microwave is a form of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths ranging from about one meter to one millimeter corresponding to frequencies between 300 MHz and 300 GHz respectively. Different sources define different frequency ran ...
links. The most significant PMSE users are those who use wireless microphones, talkback systems and/or in-ear monitors.
These devices operate in various spectrum
bands. Traditionally, most PMSE equipment uses spectrum that is interleaved with other existing services. This is possible due to their low
radiated power
Power most often refers to:
* Power (physics), meaning "rate of doing work"
** Engine power, the power put out by an engine
** Electric power
* Power (social and political), the ability to influence people or events
** Abusive power
Power may a ...
, thus making efficient use of the spectrum. Most used spectrum bands are the broadcasting bands (Band III and Band IV/V) and military spectrum between roughly 1 and 5 GHz.
Within broadcasting, these applications are commonly known as SAB/SAP applications.
Special Event equipment is different from that used in broadcasting and may include more extensive use of lighting and sound equipment.
References
External links
Telecom ABC
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Broadcast engineering