ATSC News
ATSC & SBE Linking Arms for Spring 3.0 Certification Boot Camp
On Friday and Saturday, April 14 & 15, 2023, ATSC and the Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) will address a subject many broadcast engineers want to learn more about – NextGen Broadcasting. There is a significant body of knowledge, and it will require a two-day session. The ATSC and SBE are partnering to provide this […]
(TV Tech): NextGen TV Launches in Honolulu
Six local TV stations and all four of the major broadcast affiliates have begun offering NextGen TV, aka ATSC 3.0, broadcasts in Honolulu. The launch includes KITV (the Allen Media Broadcasting-owned ABC affiliate), KGMB (the Gray Television-owned CBS affiliate), KHON-TV (the Nexstar-owned Fox affiliate), KHNL (the Gray Television-owned NBC affiliate), KHII (the Nexstar-owned MyNet […]
(TV NewsCheck): Seven Stations Launch NextGen TV In Wichita, Kan.
Seven television stations serving the Wichita-Hutchison, Kan., market today began broadcasting with NextGen TV, also known as ATSC 3.0. Switching on the new transmission standard are Lockwood Broadcast Group’s KAKE (ABC), Gray Television’s KWCH (CBS) and KSCW (CW), Sinclair Broadcast Group’s KSAS (Fox), Nexstar Media’s KSNW (NBC), Kansas Public Telecommunications Service’s KPTS (PBS) and Mercury […]
(TV Tech): BitPath: NextGen TV Reaches 62% of Continental U.S. Population
Hawaii is expected to launch 3.0 signals next week and some top 10 markets will launch in the next quarter, according to BitPath CEO John Hane A new webinar series covering the opportunities for NextGen TV broadcasters in the auto market, launched on October 27 with panelists of the first session offering some breaking […]
ATSC Standards Update: Four Amendments at Membership Ballot
Four documents are currently at ballot of the full ATSC membership: –S32-583r6, “ATSC Proposed Standard: A/322:2022-03 Amendment No.1, Time Expression.” This amendment clarifies time expressions and references in A/322. The ballot closes on 24 November 2022. –S32-587r4, “ATSC Proposed Recommended Practice: A/327:2022-03 Amendment No. 1, Field Issues Annex.” This amendment describes the addition of an […]
Someone You Should Know: iWedia Director of Business Development & Sales, Tony Sangwon Kim
With a media industry career that stretches back more than a decade, Tony Sangwon Kim has built a career over the past three years with iWedia and previously for a decade at Alticast. “During this period a major sector of mine is middleware and broadcast stacks such as MHP, DVB, ARIB, ISDB and ATSC. […]
A Word from Our Sponsor: GatesAir
Opportunities Ahead with NextGen TV The over-the-air broadcast industry went into the spectrum repack period focused on helping broadcasters move to new channel assignments over a series of carefully structured timelines. With the completion of each phase, we were all aware that the promise and potential of NextGen TV awaited us on the other […]
RELEASE: WKAR Receives $1 Million Community Grant from U.S. Department of Education
WKAR Public Media recently received a Congressionally Funded Community Project (CFCP) grant from the Department of Education to leverage ATSC 3.0 television technology to deliver educational content to underserved families in mid-Michigan. The project, titled Strengthening Equitable K-12 Access to Education to the Lansing Area Via Free Over the Air Service, will be implemented in […]
(TV NewsCheck): DigiCAP, iWedia Collaborate To Create ATSC 3.0-Hybrid HDMI Dongle
DigiCAP, the solution provider of ATSC 3.0 headend and the manufacturer of ATSC home gateway devices, and iWedia, part of Zappware Entertainment Group International (ZEGI) and the provider of world-class software solutions for connected TV devices, today announced their collaboration to create the first ATSC 3.0-Hybrid HDMI dongle of its kind. The solution, named AirCaster, will enable […]
President’s Memo: A Fall of Many Colors – including blush red!
The return of cooler temperatures is a harbinger of a crisp fall and also a reminder of the events that are fast approaching for ATSC. With over 37,000 attendees and 1,000+ exhibitors, the IBC Show in Amsterdam bustled with fresh activity and interest in next-generation broadcasting. ATSC made terrific connections that will help as we […]
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