ATSC Chairman’s Memo

Posted on May 1, 2014 in ATSC News

The whirlwind of the NAB Show 2014 has come and gone, and thanks to the hard work and dedication of the ATSC and our members, the landscape has changed. Prior to NAB, our technical standards efforts often seemed overshadowed by broadcasting policy issues and business considerations.  But at NAB 2014, it became crystal clear that […]

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ATSC Ballot Update

Posted on May 1, 2014 in ATSC News

3D-TV Standards Momentum Continues Advancing 3D-TV standards developments, two Technology Group 1 (TG1) ballots are now underway. The ballots are: A/104 Part 3 – “Candidate Standard: 3DTV Terrestrial Broadcasting, Part 3 – Frame Compatible Coding and Multi-Resolution Frame Compatible Stereo Coding Using Real-Time Delivery.” This document was approved by TG1 as a Candidate Standard in […]

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ATSC News Highlights NAB Show Coverage

Posted on May 1, 2014 in ATSC News

For your bedtime reading enjoyment, here are some ATSC-related excerpts from NAB Show coverage by Consumer Electronics Daily and Communications Daily, reprinted with permission from Warren Communications: ‘National Broadcast Plan’ ATSC 3.0 Can Help Keep Broadcasters Competitive, FCC Chief Tells NAB LAS VEGAS, April 9 — Broadcasting is at “an inflection point” where it can […]

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Member Profile: Skip Pizzi, NAB

Posted on May 1, 2014 in ATSC News

Chair, ATSC 3.0 S31 Specialist Group Longtime ATSC friend Skip Pizzi is the Senior Director, New Media Technologies at National Association of Broadcasters (NAB). In this role, Pizzi provides guidance for NAB members on new and emerging media technologies and their potential applications to broadcast services. In recent years assisting with broadcast television standards development, […]

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Richer on ATSC Momentum

Posted on May 1, 2014 in ATSC News

President Richer Offers His Perspective with Answers to Big Questions Evolving ATSC standards seemed to be on everyone’s lips at the NAB Show.  What did you hear from attendees about the work now underway for ATSC 2.0 and ATSC 3.0? Mark Richer:  There was a real sense of excitement about the work we are doing […]

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Saluting Television Luminaries

Posted on May 1, 2014 in ATSC News

Lechner, Bendov, Brinkley each made indelible mark ATSC this month mourns the loss of three broadcast TV champions, each making a significant contribution to today’s digital TV landscape. “Bernie Lechner, Oded Bendov, and Joel Brinkley each brought a different focus to the advanced television cause, shepherding technical developments and reporting on how the digital TV […]

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President’s Memo

Posted on April 2, 2014 in ATSC News

April 2014 With the long winter behind us, spring has finally sprung. And that means one of the busiest times for the ATSC and our members, a record level of activity led by the fast pace of our standards work. We’ll hit the pause button on that work next week as ATSC members descend on […]

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Ballot Report

Posted on April 2, 2014 in ATSC News

New TG1 Ballots Pending Three new TG1 ballots, including advancement of two Candidate Standards to Proposed Standard status, were authorized by the Technology and Standards Group at the March 13 meeting and will be issued in early April: A/72 Part 3 – “Candidate Standard: Video and Transport Subsystem Characteristics of MVC for 3D-TV Broadcast in […]

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Member Profile: Kent Walker, Qualcomm

Posted on April 2, 2014 in ATSC News

Kent Walker is the Vice President of Technology at Qualcomm Inc. He stays connected to the ATSC through his work leading Qualcomm’s evolved Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (eMBMS) team in corporate research and development. Walker earned both his bachelor’s and master’s engineering degrees (and a certificate in acoustical engineering) at the Georgia Institute of Technology.  […]

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Sponsorships Available

Posted on April 2, 2014 in ATSC News

2014 ATSC Broadcast Television Conference: Today, Tomorrow & Beyond The ATSC appreciates the continued strong support of our member organizations! We’re still accepting sponsors for our May 8th marquee event, 2014 ATSC Broadcast Television Conference: Today, Tomorrow & Beyond.  Please see below for a list of benefits for each sponsorship level.   2014 ATSC BROADCAST […]

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