Broadcast Television Conference Looks to Tomorrow with Special Session on Next-Generation Broadcast Standard

Posted on March 11, 2014 in Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Registration now open for Advanced Television Systems Committee annual gathering and ‘Boot Camp’ primer on ATSC 3.0 WASHINGTON, D.C – Mar 11, 2014 The evolution of television broadcasting — to include Ultra High-Definition transmission, Internet compatibility, enhanced interactivity, on-demand options, improved audience measurement tools, new audio and video functions, and robust mobility […]

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President’s Memo

Posted on March 5, 2014 in ATSC News

March 2104 As we head into a very busy spring at the ATSC, this is the perfect time to highlight some of the many opportunities to get involved in our important work that’s defining the future of broadcast television. Since the ATSC’s inception in 1983, our success has been resulted from the active participation of […]

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Seidel Receiving NAB Honor

Posted on March 5, 2014 in ATSC News

Long-time television technology innovator Robert Seidel of CBS has been named the 2014 recipient of the NAB Television Engineering Achievement Award. Seidel will be honored at the NAB Show Technology Luncheon April 9 in Las Vegas. “Bob Seidel was on the front lines leading the launch of technologies such as HDTV and multichannel sound,” said […]

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Three Questions for TG1

Posted on March 5, 2014 in ATSC News

Michael Dolan took over as Chairman of TG1 at the beginning of 2014.  Here are three quick questions about TG1 and its work with ATSC 2.0: Question:  What’s on the work plan for TG1 in the coming months? Dolan:  We’ll be getting all the ATSC 2.0 components into “Candidate Standard” status and then final approval.  […]

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Ballot Box

Posted on March 5, 2014 in ATSC News

Here’s an update on ATSC projects with work under way within a Specialist Group or that are undergoing ballot at the Technology Group or Membership level: A/53 Part 5 Revision, “AC-3 Audio System Characteristics,” TG1/S6 work in process A/72 Part 1 Revision, “Video System Characteristics of AVC in the ATSC Digital Television System.” Concluded member […]

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Charting the Future

Posted on March 5, 2014 in ATSC News

These organization charts that show TG3’s structure and the many areas for member involvement. There are four Specialist Groups: S31, System Requirements & Program Management; S32, Physical Layer; S33, Management & Protocols; and S34, Applications & Presentation Layer. Under each Specialist Group are a number of Ad-Hoc Groups, each working on critical elements of the […]

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Member Profile: Youngkwon Lim

Posted on March 5, 2014 in ATSC News

ATSC TG3-S33 Chairman Dr. Youngkwon Lim is a senior manager at Samsung Electronics, Ltd. He’s playing a key role ATSC 3.0 development, hard at work as the chair of TG3-S33: Specialist Group on Management and Protocols. The S33 specialist group assesses technical proposals and develops draft Standards and Recommended Practices related to technologies for the […]

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NAB & Annual Meeting Update

Posted on March 5, 2014 in ATSC News

2014 NAB Show and ATSC Annual Meeting NAB 2014 The ATSC is preparing for an exciting 2014 NAB Show in Las Vegas next month.  Along with numerous papers and presentations, the ATSC will be hosting two key events at the show. The ATSC Pavilion will be located in the North Hall. Exhibitors ETRI, ATSC 2.0, […]

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Jenkins Joins ATSC Board

Posted on March 5, 2014 in ATSC News

The ATSC has named Brett Jenkins, Vice President Chief Technology Officer of LIN Media, to the organization’s Board of Directors. Jenkins has been elected to fill the seat vacated by Jim Kutzner, PBS, upon his retirement. As LIN Media’s Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Jenkins oversees the company’s engineering and IT functions and advises […]

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LIN Media’s Jenkins named to ATSC Board of Directors

Posted on March 5, 2014 in Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, March 5, 2014 – The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has named Brett Jenkins of LIN Media to the ATSC Board of Directors. Jenkins has been elected to fill the seat vacated by Jim Kutzner, PBS, upon his retirement. As LIN Media’s Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Jenkins oversees the […]

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