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NEXTGEN TV To Spur Transmission Market
By James O’Neal Reprinted from TVTechnology.com: Manufacturers are ready for where the new transmission standard will lead market WASHINGTON—Despite the heavy focus on completing the TV spectrum repack by the July deadline, manufacturers of transmission equipment have also been planning ahead for what comes next—NextGen TV and all that comes with it, such as hybrid connectivity, […]
Someone You Should Know: Tom Barbeau, Vice President of Engineering, Comark
Tom Barbeau, vice president of engineering at Comark, has done it all. He started out in the defense and aerospace industries as an electrical engineer working on guidance components. Since then, he’s worked image encoding for a high-speed OCR manufacturer and print recognition company, written transmitter control system code for Comark, and involved with MPEG, […]
And Now A Word From Our Sponsor…ATEME
ATSC 2020 sponsor ATEME is the video delivery leader committed to continuous investment in video quality enhancements. The company is in the forefront of standards development through involvement in a number of organizations, industry committees and research groups. In addition to actively investing in VVC, EVC, AV1, MPEG-2, H.264 and HEVC, ATEME has been working with ATSC groups, […]
Soundbite: “This is the next step”
“This is the next step, beyond experiments and trials, as broadcasters move forward with actual commercial deployments of NEXTGEN TV in 2020.” – Nexstar CTO Brett Jenkins, commenting on the plans for ATSC 3.0 in Portland, OR
Meredith, Nexstar Plan ATSC 3.0 Rollout in Portland
(Courtesy of TV Technology) PORTLAND, Ore.—ATSC 3.0 is on its way to Portland, Ore., as Meredith Corporation and Nexstar Media Group have announced their plans to launch the city’s first NextGen TV services. Meredith and Nexstar, along with local TV station owners Sinclair Broadcast Group and Tegna, have filed applications with the FCC for the […]
President’s Memo: Roadmap to the Future
As NEXTGEN TV powered by ATSC 3.0 launches across the United States this year, ATSC is working on two important roadmap projects with significant opportunities for member involvement. One is to determine the expected rollout plan for various ATSC 3.0 features over the coming years in the U.S., and the other is to determine how […]
SBE ATSC 3.0 Specialist Certification Exam Enters Beta Phase
Since it was first announced last February, there has been a lot of progress on the ATSC 3.0 Specialist Certification program. The Society of Broadcast Engineers has been working with ATSC and the certification test development is now in the “beta” phase. The coming Specialist Certification examination is designed to measure proficiency in certain knowledge […]
Security, Content Protection High Priorities for NEXTGEN TV
Reprinted with permission from TVTechnology By LYNN CLAUDY WASHINGTON—Early in the ATSC 3.0 development process it became readily apparent that for prevention of content piracy or unsanctioned signal retransmission, and to enable the capability to run auxiliary subscription services, the broadcast signal would need to be encrypted. Within today’s completed set of ATSC 3.0 standards, […]
ATSC Happenings: March Events
March meetings, events and dates of interest to ATSC members, industry colleagues and key stakeholders. March 3 – TG3/S36 Specialist Group on ATSC 3.0 Security Planning Team 6 – Global Recognition of ATSC 3.0 March 4 – TG3/S32 Specialist Group on Physical Layer TG3/S31 Specialist Group on System Requirements ATSC 3.0 Conformance Implementation […]
Someone You Should Know: Willy Azarcoya
Professor Willy Azarcoya has made valuable contribution in the short time that he has been involved with ATSC 3.0. He began his career in the industry at Televisa in 1966 and has worked on analog black-and-white and color analog TV systems and digital (A/53) systems. Among other professional involvements, he currently teaches at the university […]
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