ATSC News

SOMEONE YOU SHOULD KNOW: Skip Pizzi, NAB 

Posted on June 5, 2018 in ATSC News

A True 3.0 Pioneer Skip Pizzi is the Vice President of Technology Education and Outreach for the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB).  He joined NAB just as planning of ATSC 3.0 began. “I volunteered to be document editor for an ATSC Planning Team report that turned out to provide the fundamental rationale and basis for […]

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June Calendar: Fun in the Sun

Posted on June 5, 2018 in ATSC News

Let the summertime road trip begin!  With the foot still on the accelerator after last month’s “Road to ATSC 3.0” conference, our summertime Next Gen TV road trip is now under way – with dozens of important June technology group, specialist group, ad hoc group and leadership meetings.  This month’s meetings, events and dates of interest to ATSC members, industry colleagues and key stakeholders.

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SOUNDBITE: “Making the Most of the Miracle”

Posted on June 5, 2018 in ATSC News

“We encourage everyone in the broadcast industry to adopt this standard and get to scale as quickly as possible so everyone can enjoy the benefits of the platform you’ve built.” – -Patrick Butler, President and CEO, America’s Public Television Stations, from his keynote address at the 2018 ATSC Next Gen TV Conference

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AND NOW A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR…Samsung Electronics

Posted on June 5, 2018 in ATSC News

ATSC 2018 sponsor Samsung Electronics is a global technology leader and the world’s top-selling television brand. Within ATSC, Samsung employees are involved in a variety of technical groups, both as contributing experts and in leadership roles. Samsung played an integral role in the development of A/321, the “bootstrap” part of the ATSC 3.0 Physical Layer, and many other parts of ATSC 3.0.

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2018 ATSC Next Gen TV Conference Slideshow

Posted on June 5, 2018 in ATSC News

Images from the 2018 ATSC Next Gen TV Conference.

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PRESIDENT’S MEMO: Broadcasting is Cool Again

Posted on May 1, 2018 in ATSC News

The headline in Consumer Electronics Daily covering ATSC 3.0 at last month’s NAB Show said it all: “Broadcasting is Cool Again.” Nowhere was that more evident than at our “Road to ATSC 3.0” exhibit, co-hosted by ATSC, CTA and NAB., which spotlighted early Next Gen TV implementations along the Road to ATSC 3.0. There, thousands of attendees – from senior broadcast executives and policymakers to CTOs and station engineers to service and equipment providers – all experienced that, thanks to ATSC 3.0, broadcasting is indeed cool again.

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NAB SHOW REWIND: Ubiquitous Next Gen TV Powered by ATSC 3.0

Posted on May 1, 2018 in ATSC News

More than 40 exhibitors showcasing ATSC 3.0 products and services at the 2018 NAB Show signaled the arrival of the new broadcast standard designed to seamlessly meld over-the-air with over-the-top content. Next-generation television was the talk of the show. And the epicenter of activity was the “Road to ATSC 3.0” exhibit in the Central Lobby, co-hosted by ATSC, CTA and NAB and sponsored by Pearl TV, Sinclair Broadcast Group, LG Electronics, Dolby, Sony, the AWARN Alliance and others. It highlighted ATSC 3.0 implementation plans across the United States – Phoenix, Dallas, Cleveland, Raleigh, Portland, Las Vegas, Washington, Baltimore and East Lansing – and deployments in South Korea. 

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CHAT ROOM: Swan Song

Posted on May 1, 2018 in ATSC News

In the Chat Room this month, THE STANDARD sat down with Dr. Richard Chernock, who is stepping down in May from his chairmanship, and we might add very able stewardship, of the TG3 Technology Group that developed ATSC 3.0. He’s also retiring in June as Chief Science Officer at Triveni Digital.

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MAY EVENTS: Road to ATSC 3.0

Posted on May 1, 2018 in ATSC News

Our tentpole event this month is the 2018 ATSC Television Broadcast Conference, May 23-24 in Washington. Registration is now open. Building on the theme of Next Gen TV activities from last month’s 2018 NAB Show, the “Road to ATSC 3.0 – Destination Next Gen TV” conference begins with lunch on Wednesday, May 23, followed by reports on early ATSC 3.0 deployments in cities across the United States. 

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THE ENVELOPE PLEASE… Next Gen TV Pioneers Honored

Posted on May 1, 2018 in ATSC News

ATSC Board Chairman Richard Friedel of Fox received the Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) at the 69th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards during the 2018 NAB Show. Long-time ATSC participant Bob Ross of CBS also was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Emmy.

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