(TV Tech): NextGen TV Comes to San Francisco Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO—The leading television stations serving the San Francisco Bay Area have begun offering NextGen TV, aka ATSC 3.0, broadcasts, bringing the new digital broadcast technology to the center of the U.S. tech world. The launch includes KGO-TV (the ABC-owned ABC affiliate), KPIX-TV (the CBS-owned CBS affiliate), KNTV (the NBCU-owned NBC affiliate), KTVU (the Fox […]
Channeling NEXTGEN TV so Responders Can Answer the Call
Imagine the unthinkable: a natural disaster strikes, vehicles collide on a snowy highway, a 5-alarm fire blazes through the night. In these moments, we rely on our first responders to arrive on the scene and render lifesaving care swiftly and efficiently. Every second counts, and open communication is essential to mission success. This is why […]
(TV Tech): Four Stations Launch NextGen TV Broadcasts in Des Moines
DES MOINES, Iowa—Four major broadcast television stations serving the Des Moines-Ames television market are now offering NextGen TV/ATSC 3.0 broadcast signals. The launch on March 28 included KCCI (Hearst TV-owned CBS affiliate), WHO-DT (Nexstar-owned NBC affiliate), KDSM-TV (Sinclair-owned Fox affiliate), and KDIN-TV (PBS). >>>Read the full story on TV Tech here.
(TV Tech): NextGen TV Comes to Rochester, N.Y.
ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Four broadcast television stations serving the Rochester television market have begun offering NextGen TV, aka ATSC 3.0 broadcast signals. The launch included WHAM-TV (the Deerfield Media-owned ABC affiliate), WROC-TV (the Nexstar-owned CBS affiliate), WUHF (the Sinclair-owned Fox affiliate), and WXXI-TV (PBS). >>>Read the full story on TV Tech here.
President’s Memo : Spring Forward!
With spring right around the corner, NAB Show 2023 is a mere 38 days away. ATSC is in full-swing planning mode for both the April NAB Show in Las Vegas and the fast-approaching 2023 ATSC NextGen Broadcast Conference in Washington, D.C. in June. More than a dozen ATSC members will be exhibiting in our […]
NEXTGEN University Innovations
Welcome to our new column “NEXTGEN University Innovations.” There are a number of universities and colleges researching and working on ATSC 3.0 around the world and we will be featuring them throughout the year in this newsletter. Signal Processing and Radiocommunications Research Laboratory Bilbao Faculty of Engineering University of the Basque Country (EHU) Dr. Jon […]
ATSC Standards Update: Four Updated Documents Published
Four updated documents have been published since the last issue of this newsletter. They are: — A/331:2023-02, “Signaling, Delivery, Synchronization, and Error Protection.” This version includes two recently approved amendments. The first removed the Broadcaster Application Lifecycle provisions (Section 7.1.2.3) and instead points to the latest version of A/344. The second amendment addressed the need for […]
A Word from our Sponsor: Sony
Sony Electronics is proud to be a sponsor of the ATSC as we continue contributing to the organization’s important standards development work, ensuring the lasting future of broadcasting. In 2020, Sony launched its first NextGen TV and by 2021 nearly all U.S. models include NextGen TV capability. We were very honored to receive the Mark […]
A Word from our Sponsor: Crown Castle
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A Word from our Sponsor: Fincons Group
With over 2,600 resources worldwide and 40 years of experience, Fincons Group is an IT family company, spread out across Europe and the US, with offices in New York, Los Angeles, and Austin. Fincons provides a broad range of business consulting services, system integration services and proprietary solutions to various vertical sectors, […]
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