New ATSC Board of Directors Elected

Posted on November 26, 2012 in ATSC News

Members of the ATSC have elected four new individuals to the organization’s Board of Directors. Ira Goldstone (Univision); Richard Friedel (Fox), Sam Matheny (Capital Broadcasting/WRAL), and Glenn Reitmeier (NBC Universal) have each been elected to three-year terms, beginning January 2013. Re-elected to the Board was Jim Kutzner (PBS.) Returning board members for 2013 include Lynn Claudy (NAB), Mark […]

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TV Broadcasters Keep Transmitting, Even While Sandy Raged

Posted on November 26, 2012 in ATSC News

A roundup of media coverage from TV broadcasters shows how critical TV transmissions defied the strength of Sandy’s winds.  During Superstorm Sandy, most of New York’s TV and FM radio stations stayed on-air, thanks to the backup power supply system at The Empire State Building, according to a report from Doug Lung published in TV […]

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President’s Memo

Posted on November 26, 2012 in ATSC News

The devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy was enormous.  For those of you that were seriously affected by the storm, I hope that you and your families are recovering from this awful event. Whenever there is a disaster, be it natural or manmade, robust communications systems are essential.  No single technology can fulfill all the needs […]

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STANDARDS UPDATE

Posted on October 2, 2012 in ATSC News

TG1 has approved a ballot to withdraw A/58, “Harmonization with DVB SI in the Use of the ATSC Digital Television Standard.” The Membership ballot has been issued and closes on October 25. The following ballots were authorized by TG1 on September 19 (issuance of the ballots are pending): – S4-362r1, Working Draft Revision of A/153 Part 8, […]

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LOOKING BACK AT THE TV REMOTE

Posted on October 2, 2012 in ATSC News

ATSC Board members Wayne Luplow and John Taylor co-authored the cover story in the IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine’s October issue that may be of interest to ATSC members.  It looks at the colorful history of the remote control and the inventors behind it.  Click here to read the article.

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M-EAS: A NEW STANDARD IN ALERTING

Posted on October 2, 2012 in ATSC News

By Sam Matheny, Capitol Broadcasting ATSC TG1/S11 Chair Earlier this year our CEO, Jim Goodmon, Sr., asked if we were using our ATSC signal to its full capability.   I instinctively said, “yes,” and then rattled off that we were broadcasting high definition, SD multicast, and mobile.  I then paused and told him of the early […]

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AUDIO LOUDNESS MANAGEMENT COMING TO ATLANTA

Posted on October 2, 2012 in ATSC News

  The second in a series of three ATSC/SBE sponsored audio loudness management seminars was held Thursday, September 27th at Universal Studios Hitchcock Theater studios in Los Angeles.  The next audio loudness seminar is coming to Atlanta in November. Forty sound professionals and television industry executive heard presentations from Patrick Waddell (Harmonic), Jim Starzynski (NBC […]

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CELEBRATING 3D-TV

Posted on October 2, 2012 in ATSC News

FIRST ATSC 3D-TV SYSTEM READIED FOR STANDARDS BALLOT The TG1 Technology Group is now considering the first of three proposed approaches for terrestrial transmission of 3D-TV programming.  Dr. Young-Kwon Lim, of the Electronics and Telecommunication Research Institute (ETRI) in Korea, Chairman of TG1/S12, reports that his group has reached consensus on the 3D-TV technology known […]

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CELEBRATING MOBILE DTV

Posted on October 2, 2012 in ATSC News

130 TV STATIONS IN 50 MARKETS ON AIR WITH ATSC A/153 As lawmakers joined industry stakeholders on Capitol Hill on Sept. 20 to celebrate the commercial launch of mobile television service, the ATSC applauded the efforts of broadcasters and technology companies in implementing the A/153 Mobile Digital TV Standard. Less than three years since adoption […]

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PRESIDENT’S MEMO: CELEBRATING SUCCESS

Posted on October 2, 2012 in ATSC News

I don’t know about you, but it seems that the busier we get, we sometimes don’t take a minute to celebrate our successes.  The fact is we have a lot to celebrate these days. The ATSC was proud to co-host – along with the Open Mobile Video Coalition and National Association of Broadcasters – a […]

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