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Soundbite: “Versatility Almost Unimaginable”
“The year 2020 is destined to go down in the history books for many reasons. One of these will be the arrival of a television broadcast standard that provides image quality, a feature set and versatility almost unimaginable when the new century began, and [ATSC 3.0] NextGen TV is that standard.” –James O’Neal in TVTechnology
A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR: Samsung
ATSC 2020 sponsor Samsung Electronics is a global technology leader and the world’s top-selling television brand. Within ATSC, Samsung employees are involved in a variety of technical groups, both as contributing experts and in leadership roles. At this year’s CES, we proudly introduced three QLED 8K television series, all featuring an integrated ATSC 3.0 tuner. This next generation broadcast […]
Get Ready for ATSC 3.0, But Don’t Ignore 1.0
By Doug Lung Work continues on refining standard, deployment plans COVID-19 has slowed, but not stopped, the transition to ATSC 3.0. Work continues in the ATSC to refine the standard and stations and corporations like Public Media Group and broadcaster groups like Pearl TV are readying plans to deploy. “Safe-at-home” regulations have led to huge increases […]
NAB Show Reveals Plans for NAB Show Express
–The online event will take place May 13 – 14, 2020– Washington, D.C. — NAB Show’s new digital experience, NAB Show Express, will take place May 13 – 14, 2020. The dynamic platform is free and designed to engage the NAB Show community by offering 24-hour access to premium content curated and customizable for the […]
TV History: Grand Alliance NAB ‘95 Premiere Videos Posted Online
Broadcast consultant Glenn Reitmeier released a series of never-before-seen videos on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the April 10, 1995, Grand Alliance World Premiere Demonstration and Press Conference in Las Vegas at the 1995 NAB Show. Among the new clips are: the introduction of the first demo; the press conference presented in three […]
Pandemic Reveals NextGen TV’s Opportunity
The COVID-19 pandemic has proven, once again and in a big way, the value of local TV news. Ratings are up, trust is up. Audience engagement is through the roof, as TV personalities literally welcome audiences into their homes. Even their cats are becoming stars. At the same time, ad revenues are down, while station […]
PRESIDENT’S MEMO: Resilience
COVID-19 is affecting us all, and I hope that everyone and their families, and our extended ATSC family, are all staying healthy and coping with the pandemic’s impact on our personal and professional lives. While the coronavirus spread continues to grow at alarming rates in the United States and elsewhere, some other countries such as […]
‘CORE NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES’ PLANNING TEAM FORMED
The ATSC Board of Directors formed another new planning team: Planning Team 8 – Core Network Technologies for Broadcast. Known as PT8, this future-focused effort is not unlike the pioneering efforts of Planning Team 2 a decade ago. The work of PT2 – Next Generation Broadcast Television eventually resulted in the world’s first IP-based broadcast […]
TVN TECH | COVID-19 Delays, Not Derails, NEXTGEN TV Plans
By Glen Dickson The 2020 rollout of the ATSC 3.0 next-generation standard across the U.S. is still on track, say industry insiders, despite suffering a few short-term hiccups due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Simulcasts of all the major networks in the new standard are slated to be on-air in Las Vegas and Portland, Ore., by […]
REMEMBERING JIM HOUSTON
ATSC is saddened by the news that Jim Houston passed away on March 26th. Jim joined ATSC with Starwatcher Digital, and later became a Samsung employee. We are keeping Jim and his family, friends and colleagues in our thoughts at this difficult time. SMPTE announced Jim’s passing: With great sadness, the Hollywood Section of Society […]
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