ATSC News
President’s Memo: Ushering in 2021
ATSC had an incredibly exciting 2020, complete with challenges and triumphs. Now we welcome 2021 with enthusiasm and optimism – NextGen TV is here and continually gets better and better. The future is bright for services and products enabled by our ATSC 3.0 standards, and I cannot wait to see what the new year will […]
Free, Live CES Sessions to Highlight ATSC 3.0 Devices, Distance Education
Luminaries from the worlds of consumer technology, broadcasting and education will populate two live panel discussions organized by ATSC after the first day of activities conclude for the virtual 2021 CES. Registration is free for the ATSC panels. ATSC President Madeleine Noland moderates a panel about “ATSC 3.0 at the Consumer’s Fingertips” Tuesday, January 12 […]
Pizzi to Lead new ATSC Brazil Implementation Team
Brazil has issued a Call for Proposals to consider what happens next with the evolution of television in Latin America’s most populous country. Media technology consultant Skip Pizzi is coordinating ATSC’s response to the country’s call for proposals. Pizzi, who chairs ATSC’s new Brazil Implementation Team, sat down with THE STANDARD to answer some key […]
Five Detroit Broadcast Stations Collaborating to Launch “Motown 3.0 Test Track” as NextGen TV Broadcasts Begin in Motor City
NEXTGEN TV Service Promises More Expansive Audio and Video Options for Viewers DETROIT, MI – (December 10, 2020) – Starting this week, Michigan viewers in the nation’s 14th largest TV market get a taste of the future as five local TV stations band together to launch NEXTGEN TV in Detroit. The broadcast advance also signals […]
Seattle Stations Begin Broadcasting NextGen TV
SEATTLE—NextGen TV has arrived in Seattle, as seven local TV stations have begun broadcasting the ATSC 3.0-based digital transmission standard. All of Seattle’s major broadcasters are transmitting a NextGen TV signal. This includes KOMO-TV (ABC), KIRO-TV (CBS), KCPQ (Fox), KING-TV (NBC), KONG (Ind.), KZJO (MyNet) and KUNS-TV (Univision). KONG, which is owned by Tegna, is […]
Someone You Should Know: Yeshwant Muthusamy, Senior Director, Standards at Immersion Corporation
Yeshwant Muthusamy, Senior Director, Standards at Immersion Corporation, has worked on the ATSC 3.0 standard throughout the decade first as a part of the 3D Audio standardization and then as a part of the haptics standardization where he is currently involved. “ATSC 3.0 is a quantum leap from ATSC 1.0 in terms of usability, in […]
January 2021 Happenings
January 6 TG3/S32, Specialist Group on Physical Layer SFN/STL SG TG3/S31, Specialist Group on System Requirements ATSC 3.0 Conformance Implementation Team Planning Team 8 – Core Network Technologies for Broadcast TG3/S38, Specialist Group on Interactive Environment January 7 ITU-R Rapporteur Group on ATSC 3.0 TG3/S41, Specialist Group on Video January 8 TG3/S33, Specialist Group on […]
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CES Returns to Being a ‘TV Show,’ Albeit Virtual
WASHINGTON—The International CES electronics extravaganza historically held in Las Vegas in early January, was once a “TV show”—that is, a massive annual exposition and convention to showcase the latest, greatest television receivers and consumer video equipment. This year, the “All-Digital CES 2021” is a pandemic-induced virtual exhibit and conference taking place Jan. 11–14, (with a […]
Noland Named to TVT’s Watch List as “One to Watch”
In an industry where content is king, the people behind the camera responsible for creating and delivering the content are often the “unsung heroes” of the show. As most viewers know, it takes an army of people to produce and deliver the best in television today. This year, we were reminded of their vital roles […]
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