ATSC News
Retired Lt. Gen. Underscores Life-Saving Potential Of ATSC 3.0
WASHINGTON, D.C.—While much attention is focused on ATSC 3.0’s advanced emergency alerting capabilities like geo-targeting warnings and TV wakeup, retired Lt. Gen. Reynold Hoover May 25 during the first day of the virtual 2021 AWARN Summit illustrated precisely why the technology’s ability to disseminate information post-event may ultimately prove to be its most valuable quality […]
Getting Ready For NEXTGEN TV
As pandemic-driven restrictions start to ease around the country, U.S. broadcasters are increasing their focus on rolling out ATSC 3.0 (aka NextGen TV). Despite some hurdles imposed by Covid-19, more than two dozen stations over the past year have transitioned, and interest among others is growing. In this, the first installment of a two-part article, […]
Someone You Should Know – Kerry Oslund, The E.W. Scripps Company
Kerry Oslund is excited about NextGen TV’s future, but ATSC 3.0 also has him tapping into the exhilaration of innovations of the past as Vice President of Strategy and Business Development for The E.W. Scripps Company. “Except for vividly remembering Walt Disney’s ‘Wonderful World of Color,’ I wasn’t old enough to fully appreciate the debut and ramped […]
And Now a Word from Our Sponsor: Eurofins
Eurofins Digital Testing has been working consistently to support the roll-out of ATSC 3.0 standards and the adoption of the NEXTGEN TV logo. Through our participation in the ATSC Conformance Implementation Team and other ATSC groups we have been at the forefront of developments in the standards, working in collaboration with other organizations to ensure […]
NextGen TV: BitPath, CAST.ERA and ONE Media Demo `Enhanced GPS’
ARLINGTON, Va.,—In an important demonstration of some of the new services that NextGen TV can offer, BitPath, CAST.ERA and ONE Media have delivered “Enhanced GPS” broadcasts that could provide a major new tool for autonomous vehicle navigation and other applications. The demo broadcast of “Enhanced GPS” (eGPS) data using ATSC 3.0 showed it could deliver […]
PBS NORTH CAROLINA AND NC DEPT. OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AWARDED GRANT TO CONTINUE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS ENHANCEMENTS
Device Solutions Inc. Leads PBS NC and NCDIT in Grant from the Department of Homeland Security RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, 6/3/2021 — PBS North Carolina, jointly with the North Carolina Department of Informational Technology (NCDIT)’s First Responder Emerging Technologies (FirstTech) program and North Carolina-based Device Solutions Inc., announces the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant […]
2021 NAB Show Registration Now Open
Registration is open for the 2021 NAB Show, taking place October 9–13, 2021 in Las Vegas. NAB Show co-located events, including Radio Show and NAB’s Sales and Management Television Exchange (SMTE), have also opened registration. “We look forward to delivering the first live, major domestic industry event following a long hiatus for all events,” said Chris Brown, EVP/Managing Director, […]
President’s Memo: Optimization
This past month several TV stations in Sacramento, California filed for their ATSC 3.0 transmission licenses with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, bringing the number of NextGen license filings in the FCC database to 140. According to watchnextgentv.com watchnextgentv.com, my hometown of Boston, Massachusetts is slated to begin transmitting ATSC 3.0 signals in the coming […]
Pandemic Pushes Interoperability Testing in a New Direction
Five Key Questions About the ATSC 3.0 Virtual Inter-Op Answered by the Experts ATSC Board Member Jim DeChant, vice president of Technology at News-Press & Gazette Broadcasting, and Kelly Williams, vice president of Engineering & Technology Policy at the National Association of Broadcasters, sat down with THE STANDARD to explain what’s happening with the latest […]
Consumer Awareness Rising for NEXTGEN TV
New NEXTGEN TV advertising, with a debut introduction in late 2020 on local television stations, is resonating strongly with consumers. The marketing campaign began in November 2020 and ran into early 2021 in six U.S. TV Designated Market Areas, with local TV stations airing spots declaring that “the future of television has arrived.” The campaign used high […]
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