ATSC News
Tech Tour Van To Bring Cutting-Edge IP, Broadcast Solutions To Local Destinations
SYRACUSE, N.Y.—The OConsortium, a group of broadcasters and tech vendors collaborating on technology development and advancing broadcast education, is launching the first leg of a nationwide technology tour Aug. 16 at WSTM, the Sinclair Broadcast Group station in Syracuse, N.Y. The group will visit more than 20 destinations from New York to Florida with a […]
U.S. Tech Industry Revenue to Hit a Record-Breaking $487 Billion in 2021, Says CTA
Retail sales revenue for the tech industry in the U.S. will reach a record-breaking $487 billion in 2021 – a 7.5% jump year-over-year – powered by unprecedented consumer demand for tech related to work, school and lifestyle, according to a new report by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®. “The pandemic strengthened consumers’ relationship with technology […]
Someone You Should Know: Dr. Jon Montalban Sanchez
Dr. Jon Montalban Sanchez is a Senior Researcher and Assistant Professor at the University of the Basque Country. While studying for his PhD, he worked alongside Dr. Yiyan Wu, Principal Research Scientist at Communications Research Centre and ATSC Board Member, and researchers from ETRI on Layered Division Multiplexing (LDM). “I worked in the frequency domain […]
And Now A Word from Our Sponsor: Crown Castle
Changes in broadcast technology are opening new opportunities for broadcasters of all sizes. For TV stations, there are new opportunities for innovative programming, targeted advertising and added revenues streams. While the coming shift will be a major lift in the short term, long term there are many benefits of next-gen IPTV, Single Frequency Networks (SFN), […]
Six Sacramento Stations Launch NextGen TV
Residents in California’s Central Valley can now get a look at the future as six Sacramento television stations have banded together to launch NextGen TV (also known as ATSC 3.0). Switching on the new transmission standard are CBS-owned KOVR, Hearst Television’s KCRA (NBC) and KQCA (MNT), Nexstar’s KTXL (Fox), Tegna’s KXTV (ABC) and Univision’s KUVS. […]
President’s Memo: FULL STEAM AHEAD!
It’s full steam ahead as ATSC announces that its annual conference returns in-person at a new location inside the Reagan International Commerce Center. In addition to registering for the in-person event, a livestream viewing of the event also will be available for those that are unable to join us onsite. Livestream participants will be able […]
HUMBER AWARDED $3 MILLION IN GRANT TO RESEARCH NEXT GENERATION BROADCAST TECHNOLOGY ATSC 3.0
Humber College of Toronto will establish the first ATSC 3.0 Living Lab in Canada at its North Campus with help from $2 million in grant funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and $1 million funding from Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). Humber is contributing $500,000 to the project. The B²C Lab will be the first […]
ATSC 3.0 Goes Live in Baltimore
BALTIMORE–Six leading local television stations in Baltimore, MD, including WMAR-TV (ABC affiliate), WBAL-TV (NBC affiliate), WBFF (FOX affiliate), WNUV (CW affiliate), and WMPT and WMPB (Maryland Public Television/MPT), today became among the first in the nation to begin broadcasting with NEXTGEN TV, a revolutionary new digital broadcast technology. Based on the same fundamental technology as […]
Folsom Recognized by NAB for Achievement in Engineering
Washington, D.C. — The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced today the recipients of the Digital Leadership Award, NAB Engineering Achievement Awards for Radio and Television and the Service to Broadcast Engineering Award. The winners were honored during “The Future of Media and NAB Technology Awards,” a special event hosted exclusively on NAB Amplify. NAB […]
HOWARD UNIVERSITY NEXTGEN TV BROADCAST COLLABORATIVE’ BRINGING ATSC 3.0 SERVICE TO NATION’S CAPITAL IN LANDMARK PROJECT INVOLVING BROADCASTERS, EDUCATORS, PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT AND CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES
Washington, D.C., June 16, 2021—An expansive collaborative effort is now underway to launch NEXTGEN TV service in the nation’s capital, with the academic resources and technical prowess of Howard University’s WHUT serving as the host station for ATSC 3.0 broadcasts for five local affiliate stations of national broadcast networks. Following extensive engineering and operational planning […]
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