And Now A Word from Our Sponsor…Thomson Broadcast
Over 100 years of broadcast technology infrastructure, the Thomson broadcast name has been synonymous with expertise and innovation at the highest level. A trusted partner to the world’s leading broadcasters, Thomson has pioneered many developments that have shaped the industry, such as leading innovation in solid-state technology. With more than 50,000 active Thomson Broadcast transmission […]
CES Returns to Being a ‘TV Show,’ Albeit Virtual
WASHINGTON—The International CES electronics extravaganza historically held in Las Vegas in early January, was once a “TV show”—that is, a massive annual exposition and convention to showcase the latest, greatest television receivers and consumer video equipment. This year, the “All-Digital CES 2021” is a pandemic-induced virtual exhibit and conference taking place Jan. 11–14, (with a […]
Noland Named to TVT’s Watch List as “One to Watch”
In an industry where content is king, the people behind the camera responsible for creating and delivering the content are often the “unsung heroes” of the show. As most viewers know, it takes an army of people to produce and deliver the best in television today. This year, we were reminded of their vital roles […]
ETRI/KBS Trial Demonstrates Viability of 8K OTA Delivery Via ATSC 3.0
ATSC 3.0 quietly achieved a significant milestone in South Korea Sept.14-18 and again Oct. 19-23 with over-the-air transmission of 8K television. A trial, led by Dr. Sung-Ik Park, principal researcher at the country’s Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, made use of MIMO (multiple-input and multiple-output) technology, an option available in the 3.0 standard, to deliver […]
President’s Memo: Merry and Bright
Since the last issue of THE STANDARD we welcomed three more U.S. markets deploying ATSC 3.0. Audiences in Norfolk, VA, Raleigh-Durham, NC and Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL can now access Next Gen TV services from participating stations. Congratulations to all involved! Follow all the developments at atsc.org and the new consumer-oriented site watchnextgentv.com. As next-generation broadcasting […]
MARKING NEXTGEN TV’S THIRD ANNIVERSARY: REFLECTIONS FROM NAB, CTA, APTS, AND AWARN
While some people think that next-generation television took a “really long time” to develop, many may not realize that the progress seen in market-by-market rollouts only began after the Federal Communications Commission approved the voluntary deployment of the standard just three years ago. The FCC’s November 2017 approval of the standard was followed by the […]
ATSC Board Members Elected
Aitken, Corl and Fairhurst Begin Terms in January WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2020 – Members of the Advanced Television Systems Committee Inc. elected three experienced industry executives to serve on the ATSC Board of Directors for three-year terms that begin in January 2021. Elected to the board for the first time is Mark Aitken of Sinclair […]
NextGen TV Consumer Awareness Holiday Campaign Launching to Educate Viewers, Promote Sales of NextGen TV Receivers
New Consumer Website WatchNextGenTV.com Offers Comprehensive Channel Listings, Purchase Guide for NEXTGEN TV Sets WASHINGTON, D.C. – (November 16, 2020) – With a planned multimillion dollar on-air and online awareness campaign scheduled for over the holidays and into early January, Pearl TV and its Phoenix Model Market Partners today announced that it is coordinating a […]
Someone You Should Know… Muriel Médard, MIT
Muriel Médard has always been interested in tech transfer and the creative tension in engineering between theory and practice. That passion inspired her to co-found three companies in the area of network coding for the purpose of tech transfer, CodeOn (for transfer of intellectual property in network coding), Steinwurf (for the provisioning of best in industry ensure-correcting coding/decoding software for network […]
December Happenings
December 1 Planning Team 4 – Future Broadcast Ecosystem Technologies December 2 TG3/S32, Specialist Group on Physical Layer SFN/STL SG TG3/S32, Specialist Group on Physical Layer TG3/S38, Specialist Group on Interactive Environment December 3 Planning Team 8 – Core Network Technologies for Broadcast TG3/S41, Specialist Group on Video December 4 Planning Team 5 – Automotive […]
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