Fun in the Sun with the ATSC

Posted on August 3, 2015 in ATSC News

August is generally kind of quiet in Washington, with Congress in recess and droves of lobbyists, lawyers and others fleeing the District’s sweltering heat for the beach or the mountains. But even as summer winds down, there’s no slowing down here at the ATSC. To paraphrase the adage, there’s no rest for the weary ATSC […]

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ATSC 3.0: What will the “standard” look like?

Posted on August 3, 2015 in ATSC News

Documentation Architecture for Next-Gen TV’s Suite of StandardsBy RICH CHERNOCK, TG3 Chairman People have generally been referring to ATSC 3.0 as the next-generation broadcast television “standard.” But it actually will made up of a “suite” of standards. When considering what the architecture for the ATSC 3.0 documents will be, think of standards like toolboxes. When […]

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Listen Up! Atlanta Hears ATSC 3.0 Audio As Proponents Demonstrate Advantages

Posted on August 3, 2015 in ATSC News

Skip Pizzi is Vice-chair of ATSC TG3 and leads the S31 Specialist Group on ATSC 3.0 System Requirements and Program Management. Pizzi is Senior Director, New Media Technologies, at National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), providing guidance for NAB members on new and emerging media technologies and their potential applications to broadcast services. He also served as […]

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Someone You Should Know – Joe Winograd

Posted on August 3, 2015 in ATSC News

Joe Winograd is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Verance Corporation, where he has been directing the company’s development of watermarking technologies and solutions since 1995. Winograd led Verance’s efforts to create the world’s first open architecture system for first-screen audio-based Automatic Content Recognition (ACR), which has been selected for inclusion in the ATSC […]

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Fraunhofer Technology Key to TV’s Audio Future

Posted on August 3, 2015 in ATSC News

And Now a Word from our Sponsor … ATSC 2015 sponsor Fraunhofer is the developer of MP3, co-developer of AAC and a central member of the new MPEG-H Audio Alliance proposing the new audio system for ATSC 3.0. Fraunhofer’s audio codecs have transformed not only the music industry but also radio and TV broadcasting, with […]

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Looking Ahead with Confidence

Posted on July 7, 2015 in ATSC News

It’s hard to believe that the middle of the year is upon us – a good time for a brief ATSC 3.0 progress report and second-half forecast. The past six months have seen ATSC member organizations invest tremendous resources (human, technical and financial) in the next-generation broadcasting standard. With the ATSC hitting key milestones so […]

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Nearly 50 Countries Switch Off Analog TV

Posted on July 7, 2015 in ATSC News

The ATSC was pleased to be part of a special International Telecommunications Union (ITU) symposium last month in Geneva, Switzerland, celebrating the analog TV shutoff in Europe. ATSC President Mark Richer was invited to look back at the U.S. transition to all-digital broadcasting and, more importantly, ahead to the ATSC 3.0 future. Some 48 countries […]

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Evolving TV Market Following Consumer

Posted on July 7, 2015 in ATSC News

At the 2015 ATSC Broadcast TV Conference, ATSC board member Brett Jenkins brought together three bright lights in the TV research sphere for an overview of how consumer behavior will shape the TV of tomorrow. “Certainly television is not dead. It’s changing. And there are ways in which we need to think differently about what […]

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Someone You Should Know: Chris Homer VP, Operations and Engineering, PBS

Posted on July 7, 2015 in ATSC News

Chris Homer is deeply involved with the ATSC 3.0 standards-setting process, focused squarely on how closed-captioning will evolve and improve with the new TV standard. Today, he chairs the S34-5 ad hoc group on accessibility in the ATSC 3.0 specialists group on applications and presentation. “Our group’s common mission is to assure ATSC 3.0 accessibility […]

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How to Vote on ATSC Standards

Posted on July 7, 2015 in ATSC News

Voting eligibility is determined in accordance with the ATSC Bylaws, Section 10.8.2. The Technology Groups TG1 and TG3 voting eligibility lists, posted after each meeting, identify eligible voters. Only members with voting eligibility may cast votes on Technology Group ballots. Only one vote per company is permitted. An important aspect to casting your vote relates […]

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