Industry Media Track ATSC Progress

Posted on December 4, 2013 in ATSC News

ATSC developments are in the news! A number of influential industry publications look to ATSC as the authority on the future of television… –Andrew Dodson from TVNewsCheck.com reports on the new Mobile-EAS Implementation Guide: ATSC Publishes Mobile EAS Implementation Guide “Stations that plan on deploying a mobile emergency alert service have a new handbook to help […]

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2013 In Review

Posted on December 4, 2013 in ATSC News

A BUSY YEAR FOR TV STANDARDS 2013 will be remembered as a very busy year for ATSC, with an active membership focused on improvements to the existing digital TV standard (ATSC 2.0) and looking forward to what will come as television continues to evolve (ATSC 3.0). A look back through the past year of THE […]

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ATSC Establishes Candidate Standard for Interactive TV

Posted on December 4, 2013 in ATSC News

Progress on A/105 Underscores Momentum Behind ATSC 2.0  WASHINGTON, D.C., December 2, 2013 – The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has elevated the A/105 “Interactive Services” system to Candidate Standard.  A key element of the emerging ATSC 2.0 standard, A/105 is designed to enable the marriage of Internet-delivered and broadcast content.   “Candidate Standard” status is […]

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ATSC Board Members Elected

Posted on December 4, 2013 in ATSC News

Godfrey, Eyer and Taylor Begin Terms in January ATSC members have elected three industry executives to serve on our Board of Directors for three-year terms beginning January 2014. Former ATSC Chairman John Godfrey of Samsung Electronics America, whose earlier board term expired a year ago, was elected to serve on the board again. Current board […]

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President’s Memo

Posted on December 4, 2013 in ATSC News

On Gratitude – Reflecting on the past year as we just finished Thanksgiving, it’s easy to look back and be grateful to the many professionals who have given selflessly of their time and talents to make the ATSC stronger and even more relevant to TV broadcasters. Our standards development work continues on parallel paths, and […]

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ATSC Board Members Elected

Posted on December 3, 2013 in Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Godfrey, Eyer and Taylor Begin Terms in January WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, 2013 – Members of the Advanced Television Systems Committee, Inc. (ATSC) have elected three industry executives to serve on the ATSC Board of Directors for three-year terms beginning January 2014. Former ATSC Chairman John Godfrey of Samsung, whose earlier board term […]

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ATSC Establishes Candidate Standard For Interactive TV

Posted on December 2, 2013 in Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Progress on A/105 Underscores Momentum Behind ATSC 2.0 WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 2, 2013 – The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has elevated the A/105 “Interactive Services” system to Candidate Standard. A key element of the emerging ATSC 2.0 standard, A/105 is designed to enable the marriage of Internet-delivered and broadcast content. […]

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ATSC Implementation Guide For The Mobile Emergency Alert System Provides Roadmap For TV Broadcasters Launching Service

Posted on November 13, 2013 in Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Enhanced Service Can Deliver Video, Audio, Graphics, and Text to Mobile EAS-equipped Device WASHINGTON, Nov. 13, 2013 – The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) today published a new “Implementation Guide” as a valuable resource for TV stations preparing to deploy enhanced mobile emergency alert capability The new handbook, developed by the ATSC […]

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Ballot Report

Posted on November 7, 2013 in ATSC News

Revisions of two important ATSC standards were approved within the past few days and are now published on the ATSC Web site. Revision of A/90, “ATSC Data Broadcast Standard.” The initial version of A/90 was approved in July 2000. A couple of years later, an amendment and maintenance corrigenda were developed and approved. Last year, […]

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ATSC Onstage at CEA Ultra HD Conference Coming Nov. 12

Posted on November 7, 2013 in ATSC News

Next week, the Consumer Electronics Association and TWICE magazine are staging a Manhattan conference on Ultra High-Definition Television, the consumer-friendly name for 4K displays that are now widely available across the land. ATSC President Mark Richer was invited to be a panelist at the event, which runs from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, […]

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