ATSC News
Advanced Television to HDTV to ATSC 3.0
From trade show presentations, news reports, and more, the long history of ATSC is told through the very medium it advances – television. Watch the ATSC Historical Highlights Reel.
40 Years & Counting
When ATSC started, the selection of a high-definition TV standard was still years in the future. The Apple Lisa was the latest in computers and the Nintendo Entertainment System was brand new. Here’s a nostalgic look back at ATSC through the years, in an online photo album.
International Advancement
At the 2023 ATSC NextGen Broadcast Conference, moderator Skip Pizzi led a discussion about the deployment of ATSC 3.0 in international markets, with representatives from South Korea (Jay Jeon), Trinidad & Tobago (Kurleigh Prescod), Jamaica (Cordel Green), and India (Parag Naik). In addition, Skip gave an update on Brazil. A short highlight reel from the […]
ATSC Selects Saankhya Labs for Richer Industry Leadership Medal, Awards Organization’s Highest Technical Honor to Longtime Contributor Glenn Reitmeier
Washington, D.C. – June 16, 2023 – At the annual NextGen Broadcast Conference this week, the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) honored Saankhya Labs with the organization’s Mark Richer Industry Leadership Medal and Glenn Reitmeier with the Bernhard J. Lechner Outstanding Contributor Award. The Richer Medal Named for the legendary former ATSC president who […]
(TV Tech): Where in the World is ATSC 3.0?
The interest in ATSC 3.0 in the United States is so strong, that one might assume that it is being reflected in other parts of the world. However, the standard has only officially been adopted by Korea, Jamaica and the Republic of Trinidad-Tobago. But as other larger countries including Brazil, Canada and India illustrate, each […]
ATSC President Madeleine Noland Featured Speaker at The Media Institute’s Communications Forum
Madeleine Noland, president of the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC), discussed new developments in the rollout of ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV – including a recently announced public-private partnership – at The Media Institute’s May Communications Forum luncheon. The event took place at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington, D.C., on May 16. The Media Institute is […]
ATSC Members Recognized at 2023 NAB Show
LAS VEGAS – 17 ATSC members were announced as winners at the fifth annual Product of the Year Awards at this year’s NAB Show. The award recognizes the most significant and promising technologies exhibited at the NAB Show. Winners were selected by a panel of industry experts in 15 categories. To be eligible for the […]
President’s Memo : Milestones and Memories
Thanks to everyone who had a hand in putting the possibilities of ATSC 3.0 center stage at the 100th NAB Show. The ATSC exhibit was jam-packed with 17 demonstrations, showing everything from enhanced video and audio options to enterprise applications for data delivery, accessibility solutions over cable and broadcast, distribution networks for apartments and hotels, […]
NEXTGEN Innovations in the Tar Heel State
Photo Caption: PBS North Carolina team at the 2023 NAB Show A Chat with Fred Engel, Chief Technology Officer, PBS North Carolina The University of North Carolina serves nearly 250,000 students at 16 universities across the state as well as the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. Of the 16 universities, the University […]
ATSC Standards Update: Several New Documents Published
Various updates to ATSC’s bylaws have been approved and published. The intent of the changes was to address three issues: • Alignment with B/03. The bylaws were out of alignment with B/03, “Operational Procedures for Technology Groups and Subcommittees,” which was recently revised to change how non-employee representatives with authority to vote identify their role […]
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