Mobile Emergency Alert Guide Now Available

Posted on August 6, 2014 in ATSC News

The Implementation Guide to the ATSC-standardized A/153 Mobile Emergency Alert System is now available for download from the public ATSC.org website. The Mobile Emergency Alert System is a new broadband mobile data service that enables broadcasters to transmit emergency messages in their Mobile DTV broadcast signal. This technology is designed to enhance traditional EAS messaging by […]

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New 3.0 ‘Ecosystem’ Group Formed

Posted on August 6, 2014 in ATSC News

TG3, the Technology Group charged with developing the next-generation ATSC 3.0 standard, has formed a new “Ecosystem” Specialist Group to model and evaluate the environment in which ATSC 3.0 systems will be deployed. Designated S35, the Specialist Group on the ATSC 3.0 Ecosystem is being chaired by Merrill Weiss, digital TV pioneer and long-time ATSC […]

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President’s Memo

Posted on July 8, 2014 in ATSC News

As we enter the dog days of summer, some of us may remember fondly the era when the pace of the business world slowed down a bit during the summertime.  Not anymore, especially at the ATSC. Intensive work continues this month as participants in the Technology Groups (TG-1 and TG-3) gather in Washington. TG-1 is […]

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Matheny Moves to NAB

Posted on July 8, 2014 in ATSC News

Sam Matheny is leaving Capitol Broadcasting and starts July 15 as Executive VP and Chief Technology Officer of the National Association of Broadcasters.  Matheny replaces Kevin Gage, who left after his three-year contract was up in May. After joining Capitol in 2012, Matheny guided strategic investment decisions in new media and secured patents enabling Internet […]

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Korea Wants ATSC 3.0

Posted on July 8, 2014 in ATSC News

In June, the ATSC Board met in Seoul to learn more about the future broadcast needs of Korean broadcasters, equipment manufacturers and government officials as our work ATSC 3.0 continues to accelerate. “Korean broadcasters MBC and SBS told us that they are pushing ahead with Ultra HD terrestrial broadcast experiments using DVB-T2, but that’s only […]

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FoBTV in China on ATSC

Posted on July 8, 2014 in ATSC News

A number of ATSC members left the Korea meetings and headed to China and the city of Yantai for the latest sessions of the Future of Broadcast Television (FoBTV) organization.  Broadcasting veteran Robert Plummer now chairs the FoBTV Management Committee. “The trip to China had three events worth noting, The FoBTV summit in Yantai, the […]

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ATSC Ballot Update

Posted on July 8, 2014 in ATSC News

There has been a great deal of activity on both TG1 and Membership ballots recently. A status report follows. The following documents have recently completed Membership ballot: A/72 Part 3, “Video and Transport Subsystem Characteristics of MVC for 3D-TV Broadcast in the ATSC Digital Television System.” The ballot was approved; publication is pending. A/104 Part […]

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President’s Memo

Posted on June 2, 2014 in ATSC News

Thank you to the scores of members and guests who attended our 2014 ATSC Broadcast Television Conference and ATSC 3.0 “Boot Camp” last month in Washington.  These substantive and informative events served to further validate the ATSC’s work defining the future of television. I believe our conference keynote speaker, NAB President & CEO Gordon Smith, […]

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We Must Plan Now

Posted on June 2, 2014 in ATSC News

By SAM MATHENY Vice President, Policy & Innovation, Capitol Broadcasting As the best and brightest minds in the industry develop the ATSC 3.0 standard, now is the time to prepare for the transition to next-generation television broadcasting, says Sam Matheny, Capitol Broadcasting’s VP of Policy & Innovation. At the 2014 ATSC Broadcast Television Conference in […]

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Boot Camp Report

Posted on June 2, 2014 in ATSC News

On May 7, more than 120 people turned out for an all-day “boot camp” briefing about the work now underway to create the ATSC 3.0 digital TV standard.  Jerry Whitaker, ATSC Vice President of Standards Development, presided over much of the informational meeting.  As a wrap-up to the Boot Camp, The Standard asked him three […]

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