ATSC News

STANDARDS UPDATE A/300 – “One Ring to Rule them All”

Posted on March 4, 2019 in ATSC News

The ATSC 3.0 suite of standards is a living, breathing body of work. As implementations gain momentum, opportunities for refinements of the documents emerge. And as the Next Gen TV industry continues to grow and evolve, the standards will need to evolve over time, too.  At the same time, broadcasters and equipment makers need stability and predictability to support implementation efforts and ensure ongoing interoperability.

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MARCH DATEBOOK: Spring Forward

Posted on March 4, 2019 in ATSC News

March meetings, events and dates of interest to ATSC members, industry colleagues and key stakeholders.

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NEWSBITES

Posted on March 4, 2019 in ATSC News

Research Shows High ATSC 3.0 Consumer Interest, New ATSC 3.0, Multi-Standard Chips Launched, and Partnership to Accelerate Next Gen TV Readiness.

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AND NOW A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR…Samsung Electronics

Posted on March 4, 2019 in ATSC News

ATSC 2019 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. Samsung played an integral role in the development of A/321, the “bootstrap” part of the ATSC 3.0 Physical Layer, and many other parts of ATSC 3.0.

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SOUNDBITE ‘Eyes on the Prize’

Posted on March 4, 2019 in ATSC News

“I experienced a full-on interactive experience that would have been unimaginable back when (I was) was a child holding the rabbit ears just to enable the Pai family to get better reception of ‘The Jeffersons’ on broadcast TV. The fact that I was in Arizona in August and my memories were of the demo and not the heat tells you everything about how impressed I was and encouraged I am about the potential of this new standard. Movin’ on up, indeed.”

 – FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, after witnessing an ATSC 3.0 demonstration in Phoenix

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PRESIDENT’S MEMO: What a Long, Great Trip It’s Been

Posted on January 16, 2019 in ATSC News

On the road to ATSC 3.0 and destinations beyond, it’s time for a new bus driver.  It has been my privilege to lead this organization for 20-plus years and to be a part of this industry for more than 40.  Now that my boxing career is taking off, I’ve decided to retire this year as ATSC President and work on my left hook.  Seriously, I have announced plans to wind down my professional career in the coming months.  Don’t worry, there’s still time for me to give out a few Rubber Chicken awards. 

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CHANGING OF THE GUARD: ATSC President Richer Retiring

Posted on January 16, 2019 in ATSC News

A search is getting under way to replace long-time ATSC President Mark Richer, who announced plans to retire later this year.  Richer’s 40-year television career has spanned the transitions from analog to digital TV, standard-definition to high-definition TV, and now to 4K and Next Gen TV.  The capstone of Richer’s career is the ATSC 3.0 suite of Next Gen TV standards, representing the world’s first Internet Protocol-based system that marries broadcast and broadband.

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NEW YEAR, NEW CHAIRMAN: Claudy Elected to Lead ATSC Board in 2019

Posted on January 16, 2019 in ATSC News

At its Jan. 15 meeting, the ATSC Board of Directors elected industry veteran Lynn Claudy of NAB as Board Chairman for 2019. He succeeds Fox’s Richard Friedel, who served as ATSC Board Chairman from 2016-18.

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CES REWIND: Epicenter of TV Innovation

Posted on January 16, 2019 in ATSC News

CES® 2019 was one for the record books – more than 4,500 exhibitors occupying over 2.9 million net square feet of exhibit space.  Artificial intelligence, 5G, self-driving vehicles and, of course, television made headlines at CES.  LG, IBM, Verizon, AMD and other companies delivered inspiring keynotes showing us how they are re-imaging the future with these technologies. This is ATSC, so let’s take a closer look at television developments at CES.

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CHAT ROOM: Spectrum of Insights

Posted on January 16, 2019 in ATSC News

In the Chat Room this month, we sat down with John Hane, President of the Spectrum Consortium, aka “Spectrum Co.” His self-described mission for Spectrum Co is to “promote spectrum utilization, innovation and monetization by advancing the adoption of the ATSC 3.0 transmission standard across the broadcast industry.” That’s a mouthful. So we asked him to elaborate and provide his expert insights on the evolving broadcast-broadband landscape.

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