PRESIDENT’S MEMO: A SIZZLING SUMMER FOR THE ATSC

Posted on August 1, 2012 in ATSC News

That global warming thing seems particularly real this year as most of the country swelters in record-breaking heat.  This summer, dozens of ATSC volunteers have been braving the sometimes 100-degree-plus temperatures in the Nation’s Capital for some pretty hot stuff indoors, too – namely the action-packed agenda of our technology & groups and specialist groups. […]

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Advanced Televisions Systems Committee And Society Of Broadcast Engineers Co-Host Audio Loudness Management Seminars

Posted on July 10, 2012 in Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. – JULY 10, 2012 – The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) and the Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) are pleased to announce an upcoming series of educational seminar for broadcasters, manufacturers, and others interested in audio loudness management. The 2012 Audio Loudness Management Series will kick off with the first […]

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ATSC Launches Mobile Emergency Alert Standardization Effort

Posted on June 12, 2012 in Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Enhanced Alerts Add Rich Media Video, Audio, Maps and More To Mobile DTV Signals, Avoiding Cell Phone System Overload WASHINGTON, June 12, 2012 – The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has begun to standardize an all-new broadcast emergency alert system as an addition to the ATSC A/153 Mobile Digital TV standard, making […]

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ATSC Ballot Status Update

Posted on June 1, 2012 in ATSC News

A/103:2012, “Non-Real-Time Content Delivery” The membership ballot on this document closed May 9. The ballot was approved, with comments from one member. Final preparations of the new ATSC standard, to be known as A/103, are underway, including resolution of the editorial comments. Publication is expected shortly. A/52:2012, “Digital Audio Compression Standard” The revision of A/52, “Digital Audio Compression […]

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Mobile DTV Stakeholders Detail Roadmap for Success

Posted on June 1, 2012 in ATSC News

From broadcast transmission equipment manufacturers to service operators, consumer device makers, and audience measurement firms, experts at the ATSC Annual Meeting highlighted the official launch of robust mobile DTV services is happening in 2012. “We’re literally at the five yard line.  We’re rolling out the Dyle service.  We hope to do it in the third […]

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What I Learned at the ATSC Annual Meeting

Posted on June 1, 2012 in ATSC News

The ATSC Annual Meeting is a learning experience for many, including these two participants who shared their insights from the early May session: Bill Hayes, Director of Engineering and Technology for Iowa Public Television, notes the annual meeting “brings together a wide array of industry representatives from all different segments and disciplines, so it’s kind […]

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CommDaily: Broadcast Standards to Integrate Web, Mobile

Posted on June 1, 2012 in ATSC News

This article about the ATSC Annual Meeting is from the May 9 edition of Communications Daily.  Reproduced by permission of Warren Communications News, Inc., 800-771-9202, www.warren-news.com. Laying ‘Groundwork’ Coming Broadcast Standards to Integrate Web, Mobile Devices With TV Forthcoming standards from two industry groups will more closely integrate the Internet, mobile devices and other consumer electronics […]

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Annual Meeting Draws on TV’s Future

Posted on June 1, 2012 in ATSC News

The future of television, accessibility for DTV devices, and Mobile DTV were among the compelling topics covered in panel discussions during last month’s 2012 Annual Meeting of the ATSC.  The NAB dispatched a film crew to interview key contributors at the Annual Meeting, producing a summary you can watch here.  

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ATSC Honors Merrill Weiss at Annual Meeting

Posted on June 1, 2012 in ATSC News

The ATSC honored Merrill Weiss is the 2012 recipient of its highest technical honor, the Bernard J. Lechner Outstanding Contributor Award. The presentation was made during the May 8 ATSC Annual Meeting at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center. The Lechner Award is bestowed once a year to an individual representative of the membership whose […]

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ATSC Adopts Standard for NRT Transmission

Posted on June 1, 2012 in ATSC News

The ATSC approved the ATSC NRT (Non-Real-Time) Content Delivery standard, a backwards-compatible enhancement to digital TV broadcasting that provides a framework for the delivery of a broad range of exciting new services.  The new ATSC NRT standard is designated as A/103. The delivery of non-real-time services via the A/103 standard will now allow broadcasters to […]

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