Posted on January 16, 2019 in Press Releases
For Immediate Release Next Gen TV Powered by ATSC 3.0 Caps Broadcasting Veteran’s 40-Year Career WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 2019 – Mark S. Richer, the long-time President of the Advanced Television Systems Committee Inc., has announced plans to retire later this year. Richer, who has led the standards development organization since 2000, previously served as ATSC Executive […]
Posted on January 16, 2019 in ATSC News
On the road to ATSC 3.0 and destinations beyond, it’s time for a new bus driver. It has been my privilege to lead this organization for 20-plus years and to be a part of this industry for more than 40. Now that my boxing career is taking off, I’ve decided to retire this year as ATSC President and work on my left hook. Seriously, I have announced plans to wind down my professional career in the coming months. Don’t worry, there’s still time for me to give out a few Rubber Chicken awards.
Posted on January 16, 2019 in ATSC News
A search is getting under way to replace long-time ATSC President Mark Richer, who announced plans to retire later this year. Richer’s 40-year television career has spanned the transitions from analog to digital TV, standard-definition to high-definition TV, and now to 4K and Next Gen TV. The capstone of Richer’s career is the ATSC 3.0 suite of Next Gen TV standards, representing the world’s first Internet Protocol-based system that marries broadcast and broadband.
Posted on January 16, 2019 in ATSC News
At its Jan. 15 meeting, the ATSC Board of Directors elected industry veteran Lynn Claudy of NAB as Board Chairman for 2019. He succeeds Fox’s Richard Friedel, who served as ATSC Board Chairman from 2016-18.
Posted on January 16, 2019 in ATSC News
CES® 2019 was one for the record books – more than 4,500 exhibitors occupying over 2.9 million net square feet of exhibit space. Artificial intelligence, 5G, self-driving vehicles and, of course, television made headlines at CES. LG, IBM, Verizon, AMD and other companies delivered inspiring keynotes showing us how they are re-imaging the future with these technologies. This is ATSC, so let’s take a closer look at television developments at CES.
Posted on January 16, 2019 in ATSC News
In the Chat Room this month, we sat down with John Hane, President of the Spectrum Consortium, aka “Spectrum Co.” His self-described mission for Spectrum Co is to “promote spectrum utilization, innovation and monetization by advancing the adoption of the ATSC 3.0 transmission standard across the broadcast industry.” That’s a mouthful. So we asked him to elaborate and provide his expert insights on the evolving broadcast-broadband landscape.
Posted on January 16, 2019 in ATSC News
A new next-generation TV informational website is now available for anyone interested in more detailed information about implementation of ATSC 3.0, related news, upcoming seminars and events, and resources. The new site can be found at www.NextGenTVInfo.com.
Posted on January 16, 2019 in ATSC News
Those intimately involved in the ATSC standards process are familiar with the multitude of acronyms and terms that television engineers deal with every day. For those of us without engineering degrees (and even as a refresher for you technologists out there) here’s “ATSC from A to Z” – more than 400 acronyms and 240 terms and descriptions used in ATSC standards and recommended practices.
Posted on January 15, 2019 in ATSC News
The ATSC is ushering in the New Year with an action-packed agenda for January and February. Winter 2019 meetings, events and dates of interest to ATSC members, industry colleagues and key stakeholders…
Posted on January 15, 2019 in ATSC News
ATSC 2019 sponsor TitanTV has deep roots in the broadcast industry, supplying program management tools, “What’s-On” guides and signal prediction services, as well as PSIP metadata delivery. Titan TV’s mission to provide television viewers with consistent, high- quality program and channel information, wherever they may seek it.
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