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NVISA and ATSC Deploy Next Generation ATSC 3.0 Warning System at FEMA IPAWS Technical Support Services Facility
System to Provide IPAWS With Hands-on Testing and Simulation Capabilities for Enhanced Emergency Alerting and Advanced Emergency Information WASHINGTON — June 11, 2024 — The NextGen Video Information Systems Alliance (NVISA) and the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC), the broadcast standards association, today announced a strategic partnership with Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Integrated Public Alert […]
President’s Memo: We’re Heading to Washington Soon for the 2024 NEXTGEN Broadcast Conference
ATSC is pleased to announce that FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr and NAB President and CEO Curtis LeGeytwill be addressing ATSC NEXTGEN Broadcast Conference attendees Thursday afternoon June 13th. Commissioner Carr and Mr. LeGeyt are just the latest additions to the robust conference program. While the Hotel room block is now closed, ATSC has secured a LIMITED number […]
ATSC Standards Update: New Candidate Standard Published
Since the last issue of The Standard newsletter, a new Candidate Standard has been published on the ATSC web site — Revision of A/324:2024-04, “Scheduler / Studio to Transmitter Link.” This document was elevated to Candidate Standard status by TG3 in a ballot that closed on April 10. A/324 specifies the protocol of the studio-to-transmitter […]
Someone You Should Know: Aguinaldo Boquimpani
ATSC recently spoke with Aguinaldo Boquimpani from Mirakulo Software in Brazil. Mirakulo joined ATSC in 2023 and Aguinaldo has been integral in assisting ATSC with the planning of two visits to Brazil, one with the ATSC Board of Directors back in March. He also was the catalyst for Mirakulo participating in the ATSC Booth at […]
Welcome to Our New Sponsors!
ATSC annual Sponsors support the important programs that benefit our members and the industry. We would like to welcome the following new sponsors to our community! Platinum Sponsor AT&T is one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies, providing services throughout the globe. They are interested in adopting their infrastructure to take advantage of the […]
(TVNewsCheck): Gray Television Rolling Out Advanced Features With NextGen TV
With Derby Week kicking off in Louisville, Ky., Gray Television is introducing “several key initiatives to advance the NextGen TV transition and bring more of the benefits of this new standard to viewers in Gray’s local communities.” Earlier this month, Gray’s Louisville NBC affiliate WAVE became the first affiliate of a major network to broadcast all of […]
(TV Tech): NextGen TV: ROXi Announces Interactive TV Deals
ROXi announced that it has partnered with Pearl TV and major U.S. broadcasters to deploy ROXi’s FastStream-powered interactive TV channels on the broadcaster’s NextGen TV offerings. (TV Technology reported ROXI’s similar deal with Sinclair Broadcast Group back in January, 2024.) The launch, which was announced at the 2024 NAB Show provides another example of how broadcasters are […]
(TV Tech): Five More Stations Launch NextGen TV In San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO, Texas—Five more stations have launched NextGen TV service, bringing to nine the number of local TV services on-air with ATSC 3.0. The new NextGen TV over-the-air channels include: KSAT-TV, the Graham Media Group-owned ABC affiliate; public broadcaster KLRN-TV; NBC Owned Television Stations’ Telemundo KVDA-TV; Tegna-owned CBS affiliate KENS-TV and Univision’s KWEX-TV. >>>Read the […]
(TV Tech): NEXTGEN TV ARRIVES IN MAINE
PORTLAND, Maine—Viewers here can now receive the NextGen TV signals of five local stations with the launch of ATSC 3.0 service from host station WPFO, which is owned by Cunningham Broadcasting Corp. >>>Read the full story on TV Tech here.
(TV Tech): ATSC 3.0 Datacasting Comes Of Age
The 2024 edition of the NAB Show will be remembered as a turning point in the effort to make ATSC 3.0-based datacasting a profitable proposition. Sinclair Broadcast Group advanced its goal of monetizing spectrum from datacasting with the announcement of its Broadspan datacasting platform (see p. 25). AT&T Business was on the show floor in the ATSC […]
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