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Someone You Should Know… Muriel Médard, MIT
Muriel Médard has always been interested in tech transfer and the creative tension in engineering between theory and practice. That passion inspired her to co-found three companies in the area of network coding for the purpose of tech transfer, CodeOn (for transfer of intellectual property in network coding), Steinwurf (for the provisioning of best in industry ensure-correcting coding/decoding software for network […]
December Happenings
December 1 Planning Team 4 – Future Broadcast Ecosystem Technologies December 2 TG3/S32, Specialist Group on Physical Layer SFN/STL SG TG3/S32, Specialist Group on Physical Layer TG3/S38, Specialist Group on Interactive Environment December 3 Planning Team 8 – Core Network Technologies for Broadcast TG3/S41, Specialist Group on Video December 4 Planning Team 5 – Automotive […]
And Now A Word from Our Sponsor…Jampro
Jampro Antennas currently manufactures terrestrial FCC DTV transmission systems. Existing clients may transition from ATSC-1.0 to ATSC-3.0. Some have already started this major move. The Jampro legacy goes back to 1954. It now includes the AlanDick Broadcast product line based in the UK. These products descend from major European institutions. They include the BBC, EMI […]
NextGen TV Goes Live on Four Norfolk Stations
NORFOLK, Va.—NextGen TV is now being transmitted to viewers in the state of Virginia, with the announcement that four stations in the Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News market have launched the next-gen broadcast standard powered by ATSC 3.0. The four stations involved in the launch are WAVY-TV (NBC), WVBT and WNLO-CD (Fox), all of which are owned by […]
Five Raleigh Stations Roll Out ATSC 3.0
Five Raleigh, N.C., stations — WTVD (ABC), WNCN (CBS), WUVC (Univision), WLFL (CW) and WRDC (MNT) — have begun broadcasting with NextGen TV or ATSC 3.0. Based on the same fundamental technology as the Internet, digital applications and other web services, NextGen TV can support a wide range of features currently in development, such as […]
Society of Broadcast Engineers Releases ATSC3 Specialist Certification
The Society of Broadcast Engineers, in its continuing effort to advance its program of certification, has added a new Specialist Certification to its offerings: The ATSC3 Specialist. In addition to various certification levels that require a certain time of professional career experience and cover a broad knowledge base, the SBE offers several Specialist Certifications, each one […]
CTA Announces NextGen TV Test Suite Specs for 2021 Models
WASHINGTON—The Consumer Technology Association has announced the 2021 model year test suite specifications for NextGen TV, a comprehensive collection of tests that manufacturers are required to use in order to use the NEXTGEN TV logo. More than 135 tests covering 150 unique requirements for audio, video, captions, interactivity, service changes and other attributes of ATSC […]
President’s Memo: Proud Progress
The 2020 ATSC Next Gen Broadcast Conference was a great success. The late October virtual event demonstrated significant movement in discussions about ATSC 3.0 and NextGen TV. One industry insider characterized this palpable shift very well. ”Every speaker had an active role within an organization that had real ATSC 3.0 projects and investments. Nobody is […]
AWARN Announces Upcoming “Weathernar”
The AWARN Alliance, the leading advocate for advanced emergency alerting and information powered by ATSC 3.0, sees Next Gen TV as a game-changer for the broadcast and weather industries. On November 12 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time, the AWARN Alliance will host a unique “Weathernar” webinar that will focus on how ATSC 3.0 is a […]
Claudy Named SMPTE Fellow
ATSC Board Chairman Lynn Claudy has been named SMPTE Fellow by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers. He has served on the ATSC Board for many years, serving as Vice-Chair until his election to Chair in January 2019. Claudy is Senior Vice President, Technology, at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB). He joined NAB in […]
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