Bretl Named SMPTE Fellow

Posted on November 27, 2012 in ATSC News

Wayne Bretl, Zenith Electronics, was inducted as a Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers (SMPTE) 2012 Fellow at the Society’s Honors and Awards Ceremony on October 25th in  Hollywood.  A SMPTE Fellow is  “one who has, by proficiency and contributions, attained an outstanding rank among engineers or executives in the motion-picture, television, or related industries.”

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Adrick Joins VOA Board

Posted on November 26, 2012 in ATSC News

Jay C. Adrick, ATSC Board of Directors member, co-founder of Cincinnati’s WVXU public radio station and a leader in the design and integration of digital broadcasting systems worldwide, has joined the National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting board of directors.   Adrick is a 48-year veteran in the broadcast industry and vice president of broadcast […]

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2013 ATSC Calendar

Posted on November 26, 2012 in ATSC News

The meetings and events calendar for 2013 has been finalized.  Next year’s schedule is available online on the ATSC members site, or publicly available at atscnextgentv.vp77wsn4-liquidwebsites.com One important date to note:  the 2013 ATSC Annual Meeting is set for May 9th in Washington, DC.   Please mark your personal calendars to make sure you can attend […]

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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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