ATSC News

AND NOW A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR… DigiCAP

Posted on June 4, 2019 in ATSC News

ATSC 2019 sponsor DigiCAP has been providing digital content protection and rights management solutions since its founding in 2000. DigiCAP, based in South Korea, provides solutions to media service providers around the globe.

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CHAIRMAN’S CORNER: The Passing of the Remote

Posted on May 2, 2019 in ATSC News

Last month saw the full ramp-up/operation/teardown cycle of the 2019 NAB Show and the completion of the Board’s search process for a new ATSC President. This month will see both the official start date for the new ATSC President (May 15)and the annual ATSC Next Gen TV Conference (May 29-30), where we all can publicly congratulate incoming President Madeleine Noland and wish outgoing President Mark Richer a happy and fulfilling retirement. Such big changes and major events in such a short period of time!

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NAB SHOW REWIND: 50-Plus ATSC Members Exhibit 3.0 Technologies

Posted on May 2, 2019 in ATSC News

The rollout of ATSC 3.0 technologies is building steam, with more than 50 ATSC members exhibiting some flavor of new ATSC products and services at last month’s 2019 NAB Show in Las Vegas. Check out the guide to “3.0 at the Show” exhibitors, organized by elements of the suite of ATSC 3.0 standards, that’s still available for download.

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NEXT GEN TV CONFERENCE: ATSC 3.0 Implementation Takes Center Stage

Posted on May 2, 2019 in ATSC News

Collaboration and planning for 2020 are the key themes for the 2019 ATSC Next Gen TV Conference slated to begin the Wednesday after Memorial Day at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center Pavilion in the Nation’s Capital.  The annual event will run May 29-30. Registration for the event is now open.

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NEW LEADERSHIP: Madeleine Noland Named ATSC President

Posted on May 2, 2019 in ATSC News

Long-time ATSC standards leader Madeleine Noland has been named ATSC President effective May 15, taking the helm two weeks before the 2019 ATSC Next Gen TV Conference.She will succeed Mark Richer, who in January announced his plan to retire after leading the standards development organization for 20 of its 35 years. “Madeleine is superbly qualified to lead ATSC into the future,” said Richer. “I couldn’t be happier, passing the baton to such a talented leader.”        

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SWAN SONG: Richer Plans Clean Break When He Leaves ATSC Helm, Says He Has No Regrets

Posted on May 2, 2019 in ATSC News

By PAUL GLUCKMAN, CONSUMER ELECTRONICS DAILY ‘Really, Truly Retiring’   “There are great things going on at ATSC, besides 3.0 implementation stuff,” but Mark Richer plans no role once he retires as president in mid-May, he told us at the NAB Show. “My little toe will be available to be put in the water if ATSC needs […]

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COMING SOON TO A TV STATION NEAR YOU: Top 40 TV Markets Launching ATSC 3.0

Posted on May 2, 2019 in ATSC News

A broad coalition of broadcast television station groups – network owned-and-operated stations and affiliates, as well as public broadcasters – have announced plans to deploy Next-Gen TV in the 40 largest U.S. TV markets by the end of 2020.

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GOING GLOBAL: USA Proposes ATSC 3.0 as International Digital Broadcast Standard

Posted on May 2, 2019 in ATSC News

The United States has proposed international adoption of the ATSC 3.0 digital broadcast standard for use by all countries in the world. This is the first major step in the evaluation process for worldwide acceptance of the Next Gen TV standard.

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VIEW FROM THE FCC ATSC 3.0: A New Broadband Pipe

Posted on May 2, 2019 in ATSC News

“This is an exciting and transformative time for broadcasters. And one of the biggest reasons for this is ATSC 3.0. In my view, ATSC 3.0 is part of a broader shift we’re seeing towards next-generation connectivity—one that is going to usher in a new wave of innovation and opportunity for Americans.”

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DATEBOOK: May Happenings

Posted on May 2, 2019 in ATSC News

A schedule of events and key dates for the month of May.

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