ATSC News

President’s Memo: ‘Tis the Season

Posted on December 7, 2015 in ATSC News

‘Tis the season to celebrate the holidays with family and friends. Here at the ATSC, ‘tis the season to celebrate ATSC 3.0 Candidate Standards! This year-end issue of THE STANDARD chronicles our progress during a particularly busy year. Believe it or not, ATSC technology groups, specialist groups and ad hoc groups participated in 576 meetings, […]

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10 More ATSC 3.0 Candidate Standards

Posted on December 7, 2015 in ATSC News

On the heels of approving the ATSC 3.0 transmission system Physical Layer Candidate Standard, TG3, the Technology Group responsible for next-generation broadcast standards, approved four more ATSC 3.0 Candidate Standards – for electronic service guides, second-screen services, and video and audio watermarks. TG3 members also will be voting this month on ballots to elevate six […]

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Board Election Ballot: Vote Early and Often

Posted on December 7, 2015 in ATSC News

With tongue firmly planted in cheek, ATSC President Mark Richer urges all ATSC members to “Vote Early and Often” for the new slate of Directors for the ATSC Board of Directors for three-year terms effective Jan. 1, 2016. “Seriously, of course, our bylaws dictate one vote per member – but my point is that it’s […]

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15 IN ‘15 ATSC Year in Review

Posted on December 7, 2015 in ATSC News

Not since the heady days when ATSC 1.0 was being documented two decades ago has there been such a busy and productive time for the ATSC and its members. THE STANDARD wraps up the year with a look back at 15 memorable moments in ‘15: 1 LET’S GET PHYSICAL. The new transmission system for next-gen […]

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ATSC Membership Ranks Swell with Interest in Next-Gen Broadcasting

Posted on December 7, 2015 in ATSC News

Driven in large part by the huge and growing interest in next-generation broadcasting generally and in the development of ATSC 3.0 specifically, membership grew by 26 percent in 2015 to a total of 151 members. A big ATSC welcome to our 42 new members from the United States and around the globe, jumping on the […]

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Someone You Should Know: Woo-Suk Ko, Ph.D.

Posted on December 7, 2015 in ATSC News

Woo-Suk Ko, Ph.D. Principal Research Engineer, LG Electronics Woo-Suk Ko, Principal Research Engineer at LG Electronics in Seoul, is an active participant in the TG3 Technology Group developing ATSC 3.0, and especially its S32-2 and S32-3 Specialist Ad Hoc Groups. His first involvement in ATSC was attending the Next-Generation Broadcast Television Symposium in 2011, which […]

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And Now a Word from our Sponsors…

Posted on December 7, 2015 in ATSC News

        Samsung Electronics ATSC sponsor Samsung Electronics leads the global market in high-tech electronics manufacturing and digital media. Samsung employees are involved in a variety of leadership positions, including seats on the ATSC Board of Directors, and Technology Group management. Samsung Electronics played an integral role in the development of the “bootstrap […]

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O ATSC, O ATSC, How Lovely Are Thy Standards

Posted on December 7, 2015 in ATSC News

By WAYNE BRETL Santa’s elves have been devising Presents delightful and surprising, With the help of ATSC For underneath your Christmas tree: There are presents you will find Of the next-gen broadcast kind.   ATSC elves have not been napping! First lets’ look at all the wrapping: There’s the Bootstrap! But what kind? (It’s ATSC […]

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President’s Memo – Hitting Milestones

Posted on November 3, 2015 in ATSC News

Hitting Milestones I am pleased to report that we’re hitting key milestones on the suite of next-generation television broadcasting standards known collectively as ATSC 3.0. On the heels of adopting the ATSC 3.0 Physical Layer Candidate Standard, Technology Group 3 (TG3) members are now in the process of voting to elevate four core sub-systems to […]

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Shanghai PlugFest Unites Engineers Backing ATSC 3.0

Posted on November 3, 2015 in ATSC News

Some 50 engineers and TV industry experts gathered in Shanghai, China in October to test the two ATSC 3.0 the Physical Layer Candidate Standards. Layers, the first two ingredients to reach Candidate Standards (A/321 and A/322).

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