FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ATSC Planning Team Issues Request for Information

WASHINGTON, March 23, 2011 – The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has announced the publication of an Interim Report on 3D Digital Television and issued a formal request for input from the industry.

The ATSC Planning Team 1 (PT-1), responsible for analyzing and reporting on the likely benefits and limitations of a standard for terrestrial broadcast delivery of 3D TV, has produced an interim report that provides an initial survey of both existing and in-development technology that could be used to broadcast 3D TV.

To ensure that the final version of this report is complete and provides an analysis of all available broadcast delivery options, the ATSC is hereby soliciting input on additional technology and formats for 3D broadcast that have not been described in the interim report, including technology that is under development.

To respond, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Dolby Laboratories and Chair of ATSC Planning Team 1, or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Mitsubishi Electric and Chair of ATSC Planning Team 1-A Subgroup on Technology. Responses are requested by 20 April 2011.

The interim report can be found online at http://www.atsc.org/PT1/PT-1-Interim-Report.pdf.

The Request for Information can be found online at http://www.atsc.org/PT1/PT1-028r0-Request-For-Information.pdf.

About the ATSC The Advanced Television Systems Committee is an international, non-profit organization developing voluntary standards for digital television. The ATSC member organizations represent the broadcast, broadcast equipment, motion picture, consumer electronics, computer, cable, satellite and semiconductor industries. For more information visit www.atsc.org.

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Contact Lindsay Shelton-Gross, ATSC (202) 872-9160, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it