ATSC News
TV Tech: Major Broadcasters Launch NEXTGEN TV on 10 Local Television Stations in Houston, TX
In what is being billed as the largest NextGen TV launch to date, 10 local stations in Houston, the eighth-largest TV market in the United States, have launched ATSC 3.0 broadcasts. The launches involved the following TV station groups and stations: Fox Television Stations’ KTXH (My Network, channel 20) and owned-and-operated KRIV (FOX, channel 26). […]
NEXTGEN TV CONTINUES ITS MOMENTUM AND CONSUMER ADOPTION WITH LAUNCH OF NEXTGEN TV HOLIDAY BRAND MARKETING CAMPAIGN
(Press Release from Pearl TV) NEXTGEN TV is Now Broadcasting in 34 Markets and Projected to Reach 45% of U.S. Households by the End of the Year, Reaffirming the Future of Television Has Arrived WASHINGTON D.C. (Nov. 18, 2021)—Pearl TV, a business organization of U.S. broadcast companies, today announced that broadcasters and consumer electronics manufacturers […]
TV Tech: 2021 Mark Richer Industry Leadership Medal Recipient, Sen. Gordon Smith, Gives Last State of the Industry Address
In his final State of the Industry address before leaving the association, president and CEO of the National Association of Broadcasters Gordon Smith laid out nine lessons for the industry that started with the importance of negotiating and included the admonition that the “NAB should never register Republican or Democrat, but as human, local and […]
President’s Memo: Building Bridges
This fall brings a host of new opportunities to share the progress of ATSC 3.0 with technical audiences all over the world, whether by virtual connections or the return of business travel. I was honored to be a presenter at the CABSAT Content Congress in Dubai to discuss “NextGen Broadcasting: New Technology Powering New Opportunities” […]
Q&A with Cordel Green, Executive Director, Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica
The long-awaited switchover to digital television in Jamaica has recently been announced. Television Jamaica Limited, an over-the-air broadcaster in Jamaica, is transitioning from Standard Definition operations to High-Definition services and from NTSC analogue transmission services to ATSC 3.0 digital transmissions. The government has announced a Digital Switch Over (DSO) start date of January 2022 and […]
TV Tech: Major Broadcasters Launch NEXTGEN TV on Four Local Television Stations in Hartford, CT
NextGen TV has arrived in the Hartford area, with the launch of ATSC 3.0 signals on four local stations. The launch involved Tegna’s WCCT (the CW affiliate on channel 20) and WTIC (Fox, channel 61), Meredith Local Media Group’s WFSB (CBS, channel 3), and Nexstar Media Group’s WTNH (ABC, channel 8). “NextGen TV will fundamentally […]
SOMEONE YOU SHOULD KNOW: ANDERS ASKERUP
Anders Askerup is Senior System Architect at Hewlett Packard Enterprise. His background around standardization is predominantly with 3GPP Core Network working groups. Askerup is leading a new ATSC ad-hoc group to study ATSC 3.0 and 5G Harmonization where his experience with 3GPP will be essential. When it comes to ATSC 3.0, Askerup leads the new […]
And Now A Word from Our Sponsor: FINCONS GROUP
Fincons Group: Enabling NextGen TV R-evolution FINCONS pioneered both the HbbTV roll out and the ATSC 3.0 launch, which are transforming TV as we used to know it. We immediately embraced NextGen TV with enthusiasm , right from the first ATSC3 pilot app we developed together with the NAB back in 2018, up to the […]
President’s Memo: The Power of Convergence & Harmonization
A month ago, many of us expected to be headed to Las Vegas for the NAB Show this week. As much as we’ll miss seeing you there, ATSC supports NAB’s difficult decision to cancel the show. Together with NAB and all our industry colleagues, we’re looking ahead to the 2022 show next April. We are […]
Five Questions for Lechner Outstanding Contributor Honoree Alan Stein
Were you surprised at being named this year’s Lechner Award winner at the 2021 ATSC NextGen Broadcast Conference in August? What happened when you heard your name? I am truly honored to receive the Lechner Award. I was honestly surprised when I heard my name. While I had been strongly encouraged to attend the ATSC […]
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