ATSC News

NAB SHOW REWIND: ATSC 3.0 Takes Center Stage

Posted on May 3, 2016 in ATSC News

With more than 30 companies and organizations exhibiting various capabilities of the ATSC 3.0 broadcast TV standard, thousands of 2016 NAB Show visitors got a taste for the capabilities available to broadcasters and the new services coming for viewers during the Las Vegas event in mid-April.

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ATSC 3.0 On Display at NAB Show 2016

Posted on May 3, 2016 in ATSC News

View a slideshow of ATSC 3.0’s presence at the NAB Show 2016 in Las Vegas.

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Countdown to Launch! 2016 ATSC Broadcast Television Conference

Posted on May 3, 2016 in ATSC News

Heralding the “Countdown to Launch” of the ATSC 3.0 next-generation television broadcast standard, the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) will bring together hundreds of engineers, broadcasters, and policymakers when the annual ATSC Broadcast Television Conference convenes this month in the Nation’s Capital.

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FCC Considering Petition for Voluntary Adoption of ATSC 3.0 Transmission Standard

Posted on May 3, 2016 in ATSC News

A broad coalition of consumer technology companies, commercial and public television stations and public safety advocates has filed a joint petition with the FCC requesting that the Commission adopt rules to allow local television stations and TV manufacturers to implement ATSC 3.0 on a voluntary, market-driven basis.

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TVNewsCheck Editorial: ‘Congratulations are in order to the ATSC’

Posted on May 3, 2016 in ATSC News

Now that the NAB [and APTS, CTA and AWARN] asked the commission to authorize the use of next-gen TV transmission standard ATSC 3.0 on a voluntary basis, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has a chance to create a wonderful legacy for himself.

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More ATSC 3.0 Standards Progress!

Posted on May 3, 2016 in ATSC News

The much-anticipated A/342 audio standard for ATSC 3.0 is now officially a Candidate Standard. Members of the TG3 Technology Group voted May 2 to elevate both the AC-4 and MPEG-H AA audio systems to Candidate Standard status.

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Someone You Should Know: Dr. Ryan (Hakju) Lee

Posted on May 3, 2016 in ATSC News

Dr. Ryan (Hakju) Lee, principal engineer at Samsung Electronics, has been involved with ATSC since 2006, initially working on the ATSC mobile TV standard, in parallel with his work on the DVB second-generation standard.

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AND NOW A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR

Posted on May 3, 2016 in ATSC News

ATSC 2016 sponsor Cox Media Group (CMG) is an integrated broadcasting, publishing, direct marketing and digital media company whose operations include 14 broadcast television stations and one local cable channel, 60 radio stations, six daily newspapers and more than a dozen non-daily publications, as well as more than 100 digital services.

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President’s Memo

Posted on April 4, 2016 in ATSC News

As they sharpen those bold strategies, it’s important for senior broadcasting executives to understand that the major elements of the ATSC 3.0 suite of standards are essentially completed.

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ATSC 3.0 Demonstrations at NAB Show to Showcase Flexible, Adaptable Standard

Posted on April 4, 2016 in ATSC News

Viewers, broadcasters and manufacturers all wiil benefit from ATSC 3.0, and two large exhibits at the April NAB Show will highlight the many new capabilities of the flexible standard and how it will respond to different demands.

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