ATSC News
Sony Puts ATSC 3.0 Mobility to the Test
Newly released field testing done by Sony Electronics Inc. demonstrates the real-world advantages of robust next-generation TV broadcasting now being rolled out across the USA. Broadcasters can simultaneously reach different types of viewers on a variety of devices – including those in moving vehicles. And while robust passenger infotainment is one potential benefit, another more […]
CNET: Free 4K from an antenna – These 2021 TVs from Samsung, Sony and LG can get it
NextGen TV, aka ATSC 3.0, is rolling out all over the US. Already available in dozens of cities, it holds the promise of 4K resolution, HDR, and more. The best part is that it’s available for free, over the air, using a standard antenna. The catch? You’ll need to have a new TV, or a new external tuner box, […]
Datacasting Helping Bridge Education Gap Where Broadband Is Limited
By: Benjamin Kahn, Broadband Breakfast February 23, 2021—During the COVID-19 pandemic, television broadcasting stations have implemented datacasting technology to assist in the distance learning that many American children now face, though issues persist. Datacasting refers to the practice of using radiofrequency spectrum currently occupied by broadcast television, instead of using typical broadband connections over fiber […]
Streaming Media Connect Session Focuses on ATSC 3.0
From TVTechnology By: Phil Kurz The ultimate success of ATSC 3.0 depends largely on its adoption by television broadcasters, consumer electronics makers, viewers and the broader tech industry, which will provide the talent, products and development needed for NextGen TV to achieve its full potential. Streaming Media 2021 Connect offered just such a forum to […]
Sony-Pearl Group Field Tests Demonstrate Robust ATSC 3.0 Mobility
SAN DIEGO—Sony has released a white paper detailing field tests it recently did on mobility reception via ATSC 3.0 (aka “NextGen TV”). The tests, conducted with broadcasters from Pearl TV Group in Phoenix and News-Press and Gazette in Santa Barbara, Calif., demonstrated the advantages of using ATSC 3.0 for mobile reception, not just for consumer […]
Someone You Should Know: Heidi Steffen, TitanTV
Heidi Steffen was part of a product development team at TitanTV for Mobile DTV that never got off the ground, so when she learned about ATSC 3.0, it piqued her intrigue about what the future of television could become. “I could see how this new standard had a much better chance of getting off the […]
March Happenings
March 1 India Implementation Team March 2 TG3/S36, Specialist Group on ATSC 3.0 Security Planning Team 6 – Global Recognition of ATSC 3.0 March 3 TG3/S32, Specialist Group on Physical Layer SFN/STL SG TG3/S31, Specialist Group on System Requirements ATSC 3.0 Conformance Implementation Team March 4 Brazil Implementation Team TG3/S41, Specialist Group on Video March […]
AND NOW A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR…DigiCap Co., Ltd.
For the past 20 years DigiCAP Co.,Ltd. has used advanced software development to make television and telecom systems easier to use, less costly, and more profitable. Last week, DigiCAP posted the industry’s first ATSC 3.0 cloud air chain on AWS Marketplace This is a cloud version of DigiCaster, DigiCAP’s popular ATSC 3.0 air chain which […]
AWARN ALLIANCE ELECTS 2021 STEERING COMMITTEE; TAYLOR ELECTED CHAIR, DECHANT VICE CHAIR
ORGANIZATION’S UPDATED VISION AND MISSION SUPPORT VOLUNTARY SOLUTIONS FOR ADOPTING ADVANCED EMERGENCY ALERTING AND INFORMING POWERED BY NEXTGEN TV WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2021 – The AWARN Alliance has elected its 2021 Steering Committee, the organization’s governing body that provides guidance to the AWARN Alliance and its executive director. The Alliance also clarified its core education, promotion and […]
New SBE Certification: ATSC3 Specialist
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. The new level of certification was developed by the Society of Broadcast Engineers Certification Committee, chaired by Ralph Hogan, CPBE, DRB, CBNE, with direct assistance from the Advanced Television Systems […]
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