(TV Tech): ONE Media Technologies Hosts NextGen TV ‘Interop’
COCKEYSVILLE, MD.—Sinclair and its subsidiary, ONE Media Technologies, hosted another continuing series of ATSC 3.0 device interoperability trials this week. This time, the testing centered on DRM (digital rights management) and signal signing, dynamic ad insertion, the ATSC 3.0 Physical Layer, dynamic service changes, interactive services, enhanced audio and video services, failover recovery, and performance […]
Someone You Should Know: Tiffany Yu
Meet Tiffany Yu, the Broadcast Business Development Manager at American Tower, where she’s spent over seven years supporting the company’s robust broadcast segment. Based out of the U.S. Tower Division headquarters in Woburn, Massachusetts, just outside of Boston, Tiffany plays a key role in shaping the infrastructure that powers radio and television across the nation. […]
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(TV Tech): 1.0 Sunset, BPS and NextGen Broadcast’s Potential Dominate ATSC Meeting
WASHINGTON—Sunsetting ATSC 1.0, expanding business opportunities for NextGen Broadcast and increasing international adoption of the ATSC 3.0 standard were top of mind at the ATSC’s NextGen Broadcast Conference yesterday. The meeting here hosted representatives from numerous industries with a stake in advancing ATSC 3.0 (aka NextGen TV). With the Future of TV initiative in the […]
ATSC AWARDS HIGHEST TECHNICAL HONOR TO LONGTIME BROADCAST INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTOR ALDO CUGNINI
Washington, D.C. – June 12, 2025 – At the organization’s annual NextGen Broadcast Conference this week, ATSC, the Broadcast Standards Association, honored veteran technologist Aldo Cugnini with the 2025 Bernard J. Lechner Outstanding Contributor Award. “Aldo Cugnini’s long-standing dedication to ATSC and his pivotal work in ITU-R have been instrumental in positioning ATSC 3.0 as […]
(TVTech): BPS Could Be NextGen TV’s First Major Breakthrough
NAB’s February petition to the FCC to shut off ATSC 1.0 in the top 55 markets less than three years from now focused increased attention on ATSC 3.0 at the 2025 NAB Show. I found no lack of products for broadcasters looking to switch to ATSC 3.0 and, as others and I have shown in articles on previous […]
(TV Tech): ‘Without Victory, There Is No Survival’
If Winston Churchill was leading the broadcast industry into battle against the Tech Giants, he might say something like this— Ladies and gentlemen, colleagues in the service of truth, trust, and community— We are not gathered here today as we once were, in times of ease or complacency. We stand here, as broadcasters, in a […]
Board Chairman’s Memo: Momentum at Home, Impact Abroad
ATSC is wrapping up a very busy spring filled with continued momentum in the USA and international progress. I’m honored to pen this month’s memo, filling in for ATSC President Madeleine Noland, who returned from a successful trip to India, representing ATSC and advancing our international interests. That engagement is critical as ATSC standards continue […]
NBCUniversal’s Clarence Hau Honored with 2025 ATSC Mark Richer Industry Leadership Medal
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 20, 2025 — ATSC, The Broadcast Standards Association, today announced that Clarence Hau, Senior Vice President of Standards, Policy & Advanced Engineering at NBCUniversal, is being named the 2025 recipient of the prestigious Mark Richer Industry Leadership Medal. This annual award honors individuals or teams who demonstrate exemplary leadership in advancing ATSC’s […]
ATSC Standards Update: New A/344 Candidate Standard Published
Since the last issue of The Standard newsletter, a new Candidate Standard (CS) has been approved and published on the ATSC web site. The document, S38-576r3, “ATSC Candidate Standard Revision of A/344:2025-02, ATSC 3.0 Interactive Content,” was elevated to CS by TG3 in a ballot that closed on 1 May 2025. The CS period runs […]
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