8:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m.

Welcoming Remarks

ATSC Boot Camp
Jerry Whitaker, ATSC Vice President
A review of current activities in ATSC, with a focus on those efforts relating directly to local broadcasters.

9:15 a.m.

ATSC Fundamentals – A Quick Review

VSB Refresher – Jerry Whitaker
PSIP & Closed Captioning – Rich Chernock, Triveni Digital
AC-3 – Oren Williams, Dolby
Everybody knows all about VSB, PSIP, CC, and AC-3, right? Well, just to make sure, this presentation will review the fundamentals and go on to report on new activities underway that will impact the core ATSC standards.

10:15

CALM Act and A/85

Bruce Jacobs, Twin Cities Public Television
A/85, "Techniques for Establishing and Maintaining Audio Loudness for Digital Television," is a key element in the CALM Act. This presentation provides an overview of A/85 and reports on recent updates to the document.

10:45 a.m.

Break

11:00 a.m.

ATSC Mobile DTV

Jay Adrick, Harris and Rich Chernock, Triveni Digital
ATSC Mobile DTV is being launched in a number of markets across the U.S. This presentation reviews the technologies involved, the options for broadcasters, and the current implementation status.

12:00 p.m.

Lunch Break

1:00 p.m.

ATSC 2.0 (including NRT)

Rich Chernock, Triveni Digital
ATSC 2.0 is an emerging suite of technologies intended to expand the feature set for DTV. A key component of ATSC 2.0 is non-real-time (NRT) delivery of services. This presentation provides a status report on what’s on the drawing boards.

2:00 p.m.

3DTV

James Tam, CRC
For the past year, ATSC has studied the potential for 3D-TV carried by terrestrial broadcasters. This report reviews some fundamentals of human stereoscopic vision and some of the major technology considerations.

2:30 p.m.

Broadcasters Roundtable

Bill Hayes, IPTV
Internet-connected television is a reality today. While a potential competitor to terrestrial broadcasting, it can also be used to improve the viewing experience and provide broadcasters with new ways of serving their audience. This presentation outlines the challenges and opportunities.

3:00

Break

3:15 p.m.

Physics of Transmission Theory

Bo Rong, CRC
Any improvement in the efficiency of a broadcast system must be based on the fundamental physics of transmission theory. This presentation reviews where we are and what is possible.

3:45 p.m.

ATSC 3.0

Skip Pizzi, NAB
ATSC is about to launch a new Technology Group focused on next generation broadcast television. This presentation outlines what we have learned so far and where this effort may go.

4:15 p.m.

Q&A, Closing Remarks

Select presentations from this seminar will be available online on www.atsc.org – please check your email for updates for when the presentations will be posted!