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(TV Tech): NextGen TV Comes to Myrtle Beach-Florence, S.C.
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.—Leading television stations serving the Myrtle Beach-Florence, S.C. market have launched NextGen TV aka ATSC 3.0 broadcasts. The launch involved WPDE-TV (the ABC affiliate owned by Sinclair), WBTW (the CBS affiliate owned by Nexstar), WHMC (ETV and SCETV PBS Kids 24/7) and WWMB (Howard Stirk Holdings’ Dabl affiliate). >>>Read the full story […]
(TV Tech): Plugging Along with Seven Countries Testing 3.0
COCKEYSVILLE, MD.—The Sinclair Broadcast Group, along with the Pearl TV consortium, hosted yet another ATSC 3.0 device interoperability test at the ONE Media lab at SBG headquarters in the Baltimore suburb of Cockeysville, Md., June 3-7. The latest in a series of ongoing trials, this interop event was focused on such NextGen TV elements as […]
(TV Tech): Tucson TV Stations Launch NextGen TV Services
TUSCON—Six stations have launched NextGen TV, aka ATSC 3.0 broadcasts in the Tucson, Ariz., area. The six stations are: NBCUniversal Local’s KHRR-TV / Telemundo 40 (channel 40.1); Allen Media Broadcasting’s KVOA-TV / NBC (channel 4.1); Gray Television’s KOLD-TV / CBS (channel 13.1); KUAT-TV / PBS (channel 6.1); Scripps KGUN-TV / ABC (channel 9.1); and Tegna’s […]
ATSC EXPERTS NOLAND, PARKS, WU, AND HANE PRESENT TO KOREAN BROADCASTERS
Four ATSC 3.0 experts shared their viewpoints on “NextGen TV Worldwide” at the Korean Broadcasters Association World Media Forum, staged in Seoul on May 21. Kim Seung-jun, President of the Korean Broadcasters Association, began his opening remarks by stating, “KOBA, alongside NAB in the United States and IBC in Europe, is one of the […]
(TV Tech): Carr Raises Possibility of ‘Incentive Auction 2.0’
At its annual meeting last week the Advanced Television Systems Committee announced a number of new developments, including a new branding campaign, mission statement and updates on its efforts to expand adoption of the ATSC 3.0 (aka NextGen TV) internationally as well as the campaign to sunset 1.0. But it was perhaps a comment from […]
ATSC SELECTS ETRI’S SUNG-IK PARK FOR RICHER INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP MEDAL, AWARDS HIGHEST TECHNICAL HONOR TO HPE’S ALI DERNAIKA
Washington, D.C. – June 14, 2024 – At the annual NextGen Broadcast Conference this week, ATSC, the Broadcast Standards Association, honored Dr. Sung-Ik Park of Korea’s Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) with the organization’s Mark Richer Industry Leadership Medal and presented Ali Dernaika of Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) with the Bernard J. Lechner […]
NVISA and ATSC Deploy Next Generation ATSC 3.0 Warning System at FEMA IPAWS Technical Support Services Facility
System to Provide IPAWS With Hands-on Testing and Simulation Capabilities for Enhanced Emergency Alerting and Advanced Emergency Information WASHINGTON — June 11, 2024 — The NextGen Video Information Systems Alliance (NVISA) and the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC), the broadcast standards association, today announced a strategic partnership with Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Integrated Public Alert […]
President’s Memo: We’re Heading to Washington Soon for the 2024 NEXTGEN Broadcast Conference
ATSC is pleased to announce that FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr and NAB President and CEO Curtis LeGeytwill be addressing ATSC NEXTGEN Broadcast Conference attendees Thursday afternoon June 13th. Commissioner Carr and Mr. LeGeyt are just the latest additions to the robust conference program. While the Hotel room block is now closed, ATSC has secured a LIMITED number […]
ATSC Standards Update: New Candidate Standard Published
Since the last issue of The Standard newsletter, a new Candidate Standard has been published on the ATSC web site — Revision of A/324:2024-04, “Scheduler / Studio to Transmitter Link.” This document was elevated to Candidate Standard status by TG3 in a ballot that closed on April 10. A/324 specifies the protocol of the studio-to-transmitter […]
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