Posted on March 17, 2009 in Press Releases
For Immediate Release ATSC Honors Wayne E. Bretl WASHINGTON, D.C., March 18, 2009 – Wayne E. Bretl of LG Electronics has been honored by the Advanced Television Systems Committee Inc. (ATSC) as the 2009 recipient of the Bernard J. Lechner Outstanding Contributor Award. The presentation was made May 14 at the St. Louis Four Seasons […]
Posted on March 11, 2009 in Press Releases
For Immediate Release WASHINGTON, D.C., March 11, 2009 – The Advanced Television Systems Committee is pleased to announce the country of El Salvador has adopted the ATSC Digital Television Standard for digital terrestrial television broadcasting. The decision in El Salvador, adopted April 22, was based on a technical report issued by the Telecommunications Bureau of […]
Posted on January 25, 2009 in Press Releases
For Immediate Release “Conversion of ATSC Signals for Distribution to NTSC Viewers” WASHINGTON, D.C., Januaary 26, 2009 – The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) published a new Recommended Practice on January 7, 2009. The “Conversion of ATSC Signals for Distribution to NTSC Viewers” provides guidance to broadcasters and other creators of ATSC high-definition (HD) or […]
Posted on January 20, 2009 in Press Releases
For Immediate Release Award Received in Honor of DTV Standardization Work WASHINGTON, D.C., Januaary 21, 2009 – The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC), the FCC Advisory Committee on Advanced Television Service, the Advanced Television Test Center and the Advanced Television Evaluation Laboratory (CRC) received Emmy Awards for standardization of the ATSC DTV Standard at the […]
Posted on January 7, 2009 in Press Releases
For Immediate Release Event to be held in conjunction with 2009 HPA Technology Retreat WASHINGTON, D.C., January 07, 2009 – The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) is organizing a one-half day seminar on audio technology to be held on February 17, 2009. The “ATSC Audio Summit, Ver. 2.0” will be an opportunity for interested members of the media […]
Posted on December 1, 2008 in Press Releases
For Immediate Release ATSC DTV Moves into High Gear with Mobile and Handheld Specifications WASHINGTON, D.C., December 01, 2008 – The Advanced Television Systems Committee, Inc. (ATSC) has elevated its specification for Mobile Digital Television to Candidate Standard status. The new Mobile DTV Candidate Standard provides the technical capabilities necessary for broadcasters’ to provide new […]
Posted on September 15, 2008 in Press Releases
For Immediate Release Advanced Television Systems Committee Approves New Standard WASHINGTON, D.C., September 15, 2008 – The Advanced Television Systems Committee, Inc. has approved and published A/72 which details the methodology to utilize Advanced Video Coding (AVC) within an ATSC DTV transmission. AVC which was developed by the ITU-T Video Coding Experts Group together with […]
Posted on May 14, 2008 in Press Releases
For Immediate Release Advanced Television Systems Committee Receives Report from the Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC) Washington, D.C., May 15, 2008 – In the continued work on standardization for mobile/handheld devices for DTV transmission, the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has received a report from the Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC) detailing the Independent Demonstration […]
Posted on May 8, 2008 in Press Releases
For Immediate Release Advanced Television Systems Committee Celebrates 25 Years; Michael Dolan Receives 2008 Bernard Lechner Outstanding Contributor Award Washington, D.C., May 8, 2008 – Paving the way for next-generation digital television (DTV) standards, the Advanced Television Systems Committee, Inc. celebrated its 25th Anniversary at the 2008 ATSC Annual Meeting today. The Honorable Richard E. […]
Posted on April 3, 2008 in Press Releases
For Immediate Release On Silver Anniversary, ATSC speeds toward the future, Driving Mobile/Handheld standardization Washington, D.C., April 3, 2008 – While paving the way for mobile/handheld broadcast digital television (DTV) and other next-generation DTV standards, the Advanced Television Systems Committee, Inc. (ATSC) is celebrating its 25th Anniversary this spring. The first ATSC meeting was held […]
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