ATSC Technology Group Report: Code Point Issues

Posted on July 8, 2020 in

This document is the forerunner of the Code Points Registry. It recommended that ATSC and other interested standards development organizations (SDOs) cooperatively set up a database, called the Code Point Registry, to document the assigned values of all existing ATSC code points. The report further recommended publishing the Registry on the ATSC Web site, and […]

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PT-5 Update Report: ATSC 3.0 Planning Team for Automotive Applications

Posted on June 2, 2020 in

Following is a summary of the planning team’s update report presented to the ATSC Board of Directors by PT5 Chairman Dr. Jong Kim (Senior Vice President, LG Electronics, and President, Zenith R&D Lab). Download PDF File

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Final Report on ATSC 3.0 Next Generation Broadcast Television

Posted on March 23, 2020 in

ATSC’s Planning Team 2 (PT-2) was charged with exploring options for a next generation broadcast television (NGBT) system – called “ATSC 3.0” – including candidate technologies, potential services and likely timeframes, and without requirement for backward compatibility to current ATSC systems. Download PDF File

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Final Report of the ATSC Planning Team on Internet-Enhanced Television

Posted on March 23, 2020 in

ATSC’s Planning Team 3 (PT-3) was charged with exploring options and making recommendations for broadcasters’ use of Internet-connected ATSC receivers. To date, PT-3 has examined all known bodies and proposals identified worldwide that are appropriate to its remit. Results of those examinations are detailed in this document, PT-3’s Final Report. Early in its work, PT-3 […]

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PT-4 Report: Summary on Video

Posted on March 23, 2020 in

In August 2018, the ATSC Board of Directors created Planning Team 4 (PT-4) to consider the prospects and potential impact of Future Video Technologies. After several months of valuable discussions, the Board elected to expand the scope of PT-4 to encompass future technologies including video and beyond. This report summarizes the discussions and findings of […]

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ATSC 3.0 Advanced Emergency Information System Implementation Guide

Posted on March 23, 2020 in

This Information-only document, developed by the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) Advanced Emergency Alert Implementation Team, describes methods and examples for implementing the ATSC 3.0 Advanced Emergency Information (AEA) system features. The ATSC 3.0 AEA Implementation Guide is not part of the ATSC 3.0 suite of standards and recommended practices. It is provided to assist […]

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T/301, “ATSC Technology Group Report: ATSC 3.0 Initial AC-4 Implementation”

Posted on March 23, 2020 in

This document provides both general information and recommendations for the early implementation of the AC-4 audio system used with the ATSC 3.0 Digital Television System. It describes: An AC-4 feature overview. Recommendations for how encoding should be performed when transitioning from AC-3 to AC-4. Requirements for content production and formatting that enable new features for viewers. […]

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ATSC Technology Group Report: ATSC Audio Language Signaling

Posted on March 23, 2020 in

This document was developed by TG1/S6 to address certain issues that may be encountered relating audio language signaling. Download ATSC Technology Group Report: “ATSC Audio Language Signaling”, approved 29 July 2016.

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A/362, “Digital Rights Management (DRM)”

Posted on January 20, 2020 in

This Recommended Practice provides best industry practices for implementers of ATSC Standard A/360, “ATSC 3.0 Security and Service Protection,” and the security and content protection provisions of A/344, “ATSC 3.0 Interactive Content″. Download current version: A/362:2025-07, “Digital Rights Management (DRM)”, 17 July 2025. Previous Versions There are multiple versions of this document. Please be sure […]

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A/370, “Conversion of ATSC 3.0 Services for Redistribution”

Posted on December 12, 2019 in

This document provides recommended practices for the conversion of ATSC 3.0 services for redistribution into ATSC 1.0 and other legacy services. Hardware or software products can be built to implement conversions of ATSC 3.0 services and signals to formats suitable for various redistribution systems or over-the-air broadcast translators. Such conversions might require certain methods for […]

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