Ulrich Reimers

Ulrich Reimers (born 23 March 1952 in Hildesheim) is an electrical engineer and is regarded as a pioneer of digital television.

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) elected him for its Hall of Fame of most important personalities.

After seven years at the Robert Bosch GmbH where Reimers worked in the area of television studio equipment, he became Technical Director of Norddeutscher Rundfunk (North German Broadcasting).

Reimers was a board member of the Deutsche TV-Plattform, chairman of the "Technical Module" in the "DVB Project" and a member of the Kommission zur Ermittlung des Finanzbedarfs der Rundfunkanstalten (KEF) (commission for determining the financial requirements of the public broadcasting companies).

[7][8][9] Reimers is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)[10] for contributions to the development of Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB)[11] and the holder of the Ehrenring (ring of honour) of VDE Verband der Elektrotechnik Elektronik Informationstechnik e. V..[12]