DIGITAL TRENDS: “ATSC 3.0: Everything you need to know about broadcast TV’s next big thing”
By: Simon Cohen This is the year that ATSC 3.0 will reshape the TV landscape in the U.S. It’s a massive overhaul for antenna-based TV (also known as over-the-air, or OTA, TV), but its impact may extend well beyond the realm of TV reception. If you think the days of paying attention to broadcast TV […]
PUBLIC MEDIA GROUP AND AMERICAN TOWER MOVE TO ACCELERATE SINGLE FREQUENCY NETWORK DEPLOYMENT
Technology infrastructure company Public Media Group (PMG) has formed an alliance with global broadcast and wireless communications infrastructure leader American Tower to enhance and expedite the delivery of Single Frequency Networks (SFNs) to the broadcast industry. The unique collaboration between PMG and American Tower is the first comprehensive, turnkey SFN service for commercial and noncommercial […]
Someone You Should Know: PMG’s Kristina Cushing de Recinos
Today, Kristina Cushing de Recinos is Vice President of Program Management at technology infrastructure company Public Media Group, but she started her career as an educator. Teaching English in Austria was Kristina’s first job just after college graduation. Returning to the U.S., she had a short stint in the steel industry before joining the Corporation […]
August Happenings
August 3 – India Implementation Team August 4 – TG3/S33, Specialist Group on Management and Protocols TG3/S34, Specialist Group on Applications and Presentation TG3/S36, Specialist Group on ATSC 3.0 Security Planning Team 6 – Global Recognition of ATSC 3.0 August 5 – TG3/S32, Specialist Group on Physical Layer SFN/STL SG ATSC 3.0 […]
AND NOW A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR…SONY
ATSC 2020 sponsor Sony Electronics Inc. is a subsidiary of Sony Corporation, which designs, develops, manufactures, and sells electronic equipment, instruments, and devices for consumer, professional, and industrial markets worldwide. Sony Corporation also is involved in the production, acquisition and distribution of motion pictures, direct-to-video content, games, television programs and music. Sony Electronics is a […]
ATSC 3.0 Launches on 7 Portland TV Stations
By: Michael Balderston PORTLAND, Ore.—ATSC 3.0, the next-generation television standard, has planted its flag in Portland, as seven local TV stations have begun broadcasting NextGen TV. The Portland stations that are broadcasting ATSC 3.0 are the Meredith-owned KPTV (Fox) and KPDX (MyNet), Nextsar’s KOIN (CBS) and KRCW-TV (CW), Sinclair Broadcast Group’s KATU (ABC), Tegna’s KGW […]
CES 2021 Goes All Digital
Arlington, VA, July 28, 2020 – The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®today announced CES 2021® — January 6-9, 2021 — will be an all-digital experience connecting exhibitors, customers, thought leaders and media from around the world. The new format will allow participants to hear from technology innovators, see cutting-edge technologies and the latest product launches, and engage with global brands and startups […]
PHOENIX MODEL MARKET NOW INCLUDES SECOND NEXT-GENERATION TV TRANSMITTER WITH LAUNCH OF ATSC 3.0 SIGNALS ON KASW-TV
Another chapter in the rollout of next-generation TV service is being written in the collaborative Phoenix Model Market, with the launch of ATSC 3.0 signals from KASW-TV (CW). The station becomes the second TV transmission source in the nation’s 11th largest TV market. Phoenix now has two ATSC 3.0 transmission towers whose licenses are approved […]
President’s Memo: Full Steam Ahead!
To meet or not to meet? That is the question. As of this writing, it remains clear that conducting meetings virtually is best for now. The remaining ATSC technical meetings in 2020 will be virtual, and we are reimagining the 2020 ATSC Next Gen Broadcast Conference. Our popular annual conference, originally scheduled for May in […]
COVID-19 DELAYS EASING AS BROADCASTERS BEGIN ADDITIONAL ATSC 3.0 DEPLOYMENTS
While Covid-19 may have slowed deployment of ATSC 3.0 because of travel restrictions, broadcasters throughout the country are charting plans to collaborate and launch new services throughout 2020. Most recently, stations have signed on with ATSC 3.0 signals in Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, and Nevada. “Our second transmission stick is now on the air in Phoenix, […]
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