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Someone You Should Know : ATSC Planning Team 9 Co-Chairs
ATSC recently formed Planning Team 9 to study the benefits of broadcast data delivery as relates to sustainable energy usage in a world increasingly dependent on data delivery. In 1987, the United Nations Brundtland Commission defined sustainability as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own […]
(TV Tech) : NextGen TV Goes Live In Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS—The Minnesota Broadcasters Association, the Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Minnesota and Pearl TV yesterday hosted a celebration to commemorate the launch of NextGen TV in the Minneapolis market. Five local stations are now delivering ATSC 3.0 signals to over-the-air viewers with NextGen TV receivers in the market. They […]
(TV Tech) : Knight Foundation Awards PMVG $1M Grant to Promote NextGen TV
BOULDER, Colo.—The Knight Foundation has awarded Public Media Venture Group (PMVG) a $1 million grant to advance NextGen TV innovation and promote the impact of public media, PMVG said today. “This is a significant endorsement of the work of PMVG and the importance of the ATSC 3.0 platform, as well as other technologies by the […]
(TV News Check): Six Stations Launch NextGen TV In Philadelphia
Six television stations serving Philadelphia (DMA 4) have begun broadcasting with NextGen TV, also known as ATSC 3.0. Switching on the new transmission standard were CBS’s KYW (CBS) and WPSG (CW); ABC’s WPVI (ABC); NBC’s WCAU (NBC); Fox’s WTXF (Fox); and Univision’s WUVP (Univision)., channel 65). >>>Read the full story on TV Tech here.
(TV Tech): Five Reno Stations Launch NextGen TV
RENO, Nev.—Five television stations, including the ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and MyNet affiliates, have commenced NextGen TV over-the-air services in Reno, Nevada. The stations include the Gray Television-owned KOLO-TV (ABC), Sarkes Tarzian-owned KTVN (CBS), Sinclair Broadcast Group-owned KRXI-TV (Fox), Cunningham Broadcasting-owned KRNV-DT (NBC) and Deerfield Media-owned KNSN-TV (MyNet). >>>Read the full story on TV Tech here.
(SoundandVision): NEXTGEN TV Aims to Keep Over-the-Air TV Broadcasting Relevant
ATSC’s Madeleine Noland and Pearl TV’s Anne Schelle provide a progress report on the ATSC 3.0 broadcast system rolling out across the country Terrestrial television broadcasting may seem quaint in the age of streaming and artificial intelligence but the age-old practice of pulling TV signals out of thin air is alive and well in 2023 […]
President’s Memo : Looking Back and Moving Forward
Happy Summer! I hope that everyone is enjoying the chance to vacation, spend time with family and friends, and take a minute to relax from the fast cadence of our professional lives. ATSC kicked off a busy summer season by hosting our annual Members Meeting and NextGen Broadcast Conference on June 14th and 15th in […]
NEXTGEN University Innovations: Humber College
A Chat with Orest Sushko, Director Broadcast-Broadband Convergence B²C Lab Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning A leader in global polytechnic education, Humber College provides career-focused education to more than 33,000 full-time and 23,000 part-time and continuing education students across three campuses in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The college was founded in 1967 and was […]
ATSC Standards Update: New Version of A/344 Published
An update of A/344, “ATSC 3.0 Interactive Content,” has been published on the ATSC web site. The new version incorporates an amendment approved on May 19 titled, “RF Signal Change API.” This amendment adds an API (application programming interface) to return RF (radio frequency) signal strength, which will allow a Broadcaster Application to collect RF […]
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