ATSC News

President’s Memo

Posted on March 3, 2015 in ATSC News

Laying the Foundation March is coming in like a lion for the ATSC where our journey toward the ATSC 3.0 Candidate Standard this year is progressing as planned.  Hundreds of ATSC volunteers are laying the foundation for the overall standard – first with the standardization of the “Physical Layer” transmission system.  Decisions are being made […]

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ATSC 3.0: Steady Progress

Posted on March 3, 2015 in ATSC News

The first element of the developing ATSC 3.0 standard is the Physical Layer, commonly thought of as the transmission system that a TV broadcaster will use to take advantage of the new standard’s benefits. In his role as Chairman of the S32 Specialist Group, Luke Fay, a software systems engineer at Sony Electronics, is leading […]

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Audio Content Chosen for Testing of ATSC 3.0 Proposals

Posted on March 3, 2015 in ATSC News

ATSC 3.0 Audio System tests will be world’s first to evaluate immersive sound for a broadcast television standard From Suzanne Vega to the Henry Mancini orchestra, from Robert Plant to Fleetwood Mac, from applause and sports tracks to cinematic sound effects, about 60 sound tracks have been selected for testing the three proposed audio systems for […]

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Advanced Emergency Alerting Addressed by New ATSC 3.0 I-Team

Posted on March 3, 2015 in ATSC News

The new “Advanced Emergency Alerting Implementation Team” kicked off with its first meeting in mid-February.  Chaired by industry veteran Jay Adrick of Gates Air, the new I-Team is focused on supporting integration of rich-media alerting capabilities into the ATSC 3.0 standard, building on the work of the former ATSC Mobile EAS I-Team. “Advanced emergency alerting […]

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Someone You Should Know

Posted on March 3, 2015 in ATSC News

Lachlan Michael, Sony Dr. Lachlan Michael is a Research and Development Manager at Sony Corporation. He’s heavily involved in ATSC work, perhaps best known as the Chairman of the Ad Hoc Group on Modulation and Coding (S32-2), part of the TG3 Technology Group working on the ATSC 3.0 standard. After earning his Ph.D. from Keio […]

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ATSC Intern Explores PBS, NRT, IP, and More

Posted on March 3, 2015 in ATSC News

Nick Whims is studying computer science at the University of Maryland, College Park and will graduate in May 2016. As the ATSC’s intern, Whims says he “hopes to gain insight into the technical world of television broadcasting as a potential career field. By participating in meetings and email collaboration, I’m beginning to gain some understanding […]

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Enhanced Services Ballot Update

Posted on March 3, 2015 in ATSC News

Work is nearing completion on two major ATSC projects – the standards to enable new interactivity functions and the standards for three-dimensional broadcasting. The last two ingredients in the suite of standards guiding 3D TV broadcasting are taking the next steps forward.  The 3D suite includes six parts, two of which are open for consideration: […]

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A Word from Our Sponsor…

Posted on March 3, 2015 in ATSC News

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President’s Memo

Posted on February 2, 2015 in ATSC News

Onward and Upward We started the year with a bang! One January highlight was the 2015 International CES®, where the ATSC was proud to receive a technical Emmy (our third!) for developing the commercial sound limiting technology behind the Calm Act. Kudos to NBC Universal’s Jim Starzynski and Harmonic’s Pat Waddell for leading the groundbreaking […]

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Next-Gen Audio Goals: Immersive, Personal

Posted on February 2, 2015 in ATSC News

By Phil Kurz, TVNewsCheck Three systems are vying for adoption as the audio component of the upcoming ATSC 3.0 next-gen broadcast standard. The systems – from Dolby Laboratories, DTS and the triumvirate of Technicolor, Fraunhofer and Qualcomm – are designed to offer broadcasters the tools to continue delivering what viewers are accustomed to receiving today […]

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