ATSC News

CHANGING OF THE GUARD: New TG3 Chairman is Luke Fay

Posted on June 4, 2019 in ATSC News

Respected standards expert Luke Fay is the new Chairman of TG3, the ATSC Technology Group overseeing ATSC 3.0 Next Gen TV standards. He succeeds Madeleine Noland, who became ATSC President on May 15. Fay, senior manager of technical standards at Sony Home Entertainment & Sound Products – America, had been TG3 Vice Chair since its inception in 2011. 

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GOOGLE THIS! ATSC: 130-Plus Members Strong

Posted on June 4, 2019 in ATSC News

President Madeleine Noland calls our members “the backbone of ATSC.”  With the rollout of Next Gen TV powered by ATSC 3.0 under way, current members are stepping up their engagement while new members – including Google LLC and InterDigital Inc. – are jumping onboard. 

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NEWSFLASH: FCC Begins Accepting ATSC 3.0 Applications

Posted on June 4, 2019 in ATSC News

On May 28, the FCC began accepting licensing applications for Next-Gen TV service via its Licensing and Management System (LMS). This development follows the commission’s completion of a revision to its Form 2100 and changes to LMS to deal with updates to accommodate ATSC 3.0 license applications.

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JUNE DATEBOOK: Mark Your Calendar

Posted on June 4, 2019 in ATSC News

This month’s meetings, events and dates of interest to ATSC members, industry colleagues and key stakeholders.

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SOUNDBITE

Posted on June 4, 2019 in ATSC News

“A fundamental advantage is that we are point to multi-point, which is what we do better than anybody else.  It’s incredibly efficient.  We have an advantage at the height and the power at which we operate.  That gives us great reach.” – Brett Jenkins, Executive VP and Chief Technology Officer, Nexstar at the 2019 ATSC Next Gen TV Conference

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AND NOW A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR… DigiCAP

Posted on June 4, 2019 in ATSC News

ATSC 2019 sponsor DigiCAP has been providing digital content protection and rights management solutions since its founding in 2000. DigiCAP, based in South Korea, provides solutions to media service providers around the globe.

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CHAIRMAN’S CORNER: The Passing of the Remote

Posted on May 2, 2019 in ATSC News

Last month saw the full ramp-up/operation/teardown cycle of the 2019 NAB Show and the completion of the Board’s search process for a new ATSC President. This month will see both the official start date for the new ATSC President (May 15)and the annual ATSC Next Gen TV Conference (May 29-30), where we all can publicly congratulate incoming President Madeleine Noland and wish outgoing President Mark Richer a happy and fulfilling retirement. Such big changes and major events in such a short period of time!

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NAB SHOW REWIND: 50-Plus ATSC Members Exhibit 3.0 Technologies

Posted on May 2, 2019 in ATSC News

The rollout of ATSC 3.0 technologies is building steam, with more than 50 ATSC members exhibiting some flavor of new ATSC products and services at last month’s 2019 NAB Show in Las Vegas. Check out the guide to “3.0 at the Show” exhibitors, organized by elements of the suite of ATSC 3.0 standards, that’s still available for download.

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NEXT GEN TV CONFERENCE: ATSC 3.0 Implementation Takes Center Stage

Posted on May 2, 2019 in ATSC News

Collaboration and planning for 2020 are the key themes for the 2019 ATSC Next Gen TV Conference slated to begin the Wednesday after Memorial Day at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center Pavilion in the Nation’s Capital.  The annual event will run May 29-30. Registration for the event is now open.

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NEW LEADERSHIP: Madeleine Noland Named ATSC President

Posted on May 2, 2019 in ATSC News

Long-time ATSC standards leader Madeleine Noland has been named ATSC President effective May 15, taking the helm two weeks before the 2019 ATSC Next Gen TV Conference.She will succeed Mark Richer, who in January announced his plan to retire after leading the standards development organization for 20 of its 35 years. “Madeleine is superbly qualified to lead ATSC into the future,” said Richer. “I couldn’t be happier, passing the baton to such a talented leader.”        

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