ATSC News
(TV Tech): Four Stations Launch NextGen TV Broadcasts in Des Moines
DES MOINES, Iowa—Four major broadcast television stations serving the Des Moines-Ames television market are now offering NextGen TV/ATSC 3.0 broadcast signals. The launch on March 28 included KCCI (Hearst TV-owned CBS affiliate), WHO-DT (Nexstar-owned NBC affiliate), KDSM-TV (Sinclair-owned Fox affiliate), and KDIN-TV (PBS). >>>Read the full story on TV Tech here.
(TV Tech): NextGen TV Comes to Rochester, N.Y.
ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Four broadcast television stations serving the Rochester television market have begun offering NextGen TV, aka ATSC 3.0 broadcast signals. The launch included WHAM-TV (the Deerfield Media-owned ABC affiliate), WROC-TV (the Nexstar-owned CBS affiliate), WUHF (the Sinclair-owned Fox affiliate), and WXXI-TV (PBS). >>>Read the full story on TV Tech here.
President’s Memo : Spring Forward!
With spring right around the corner, NAB Show 2023 is a mere 38 days away. ATSC is in full-swing planning mode for both the April NAB Show in Las Vegas and the fast-approaching 2023 ATSC NextGen Broadcast Conference in Washington, D.C. in June. More than a dozen ATSC members will be exhibiting in our […]
NEXTGEN University Innovations
Welcome to our new column “NEXTGEN University Innovations.” There are a number of universities and colleges researching and working on ATSC 3.0 around the world and we will be featuring them throughout the year in this newsletter. Signal Processing and Radiocommunications Research Laboratory Bilbao Faculty of Engineering University of the Basque Country (EHU) Dr. Jon […]
ATSC Standards Update: Four Updated Documents Published
Four updated documents have been published since the last issue of this newsletter. They are: — A/331:2023-02, “Signaling, Delivery, Synchronization, and Error Protection.” This version includes two recently approved amendments. The first removed the Broadcaster Application Lifecycle provisions (Section 7.1.2.3) and instead points to the latest version of A/344. The second amendment addressed the need for […]
A Word from our Sponsor: Sony
Sony Electronics is proud to be a sponsor of the ATSC as we continue contributing to the organization’s important standards development work, ensuring the lasting future of broadcasting. In 2020, Sony launched its first NextGen TV and by 2021 nearly all U.S. models include NextGen TV capability. We were very honored to receive the Mark […]
A Word from our Sponsor: Crown Castle
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A Word from our Sponsor: Fincons Group
With over 2,600 resources worldwide and 40 years of experience, Fincons Group is an IT family company, spread out across Europe and the US, with offices in New York, Los Angeles, and Austin. Fincons provides a broad range of business consulting services, system integration services and proprietary solutions to various vertical sectors, […]
Someone You Should Know : Denise Willsey, HPE Director of Sales & Business Development, Broadcast, Media & Entertainment
Let’s talk about your career. Where did you start and how did you get to where you are today? My 24-year career in technology includes over two decades in the Telco space and the last few years in Broadcast and M&E. I got my start in Telco with Sprint PCS when the carrier was just […]
President’s Memo : Longevity and Prosperity – Hallmarks of the Year of the Rabbit
Looking back at 2022, broadcasters launched 26 new ATSC 3.0 markets– more than two per month. There is plenty of work ahead to make 2023 just as successful, with some of the most difficult markets looming ahead. We are already off to a great start with Miami lighting up services during the CES show and […]
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