WANTED: ATSC Hiring New President

Posted on March 4, 2019 in ATSC News

ATSC is hiring a new President. Applications are due March 15th. Email search@atsc.org for additional details.

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GO SPARTANS! Road to ATSC 3.0 – Michigan State Public Television

Posted on March 4, 2019 in ATSC News

WKAR at Michigan State University in East Lansing is one of the leading public television stations taking an active role in ATSC 3.0 – currently operating with a Next Gen TV signal on channel 35.  Their focus is on maximizing the potential of Next Gen TV to increase access to content among rural and low-income households with limited access to internet.

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CHAT ROOM: Interactivity Positivity

Posted on March 4, 2019 in ATSC News

In the Chat Room this month, we sat down with Mark Corl, who chairs the ATSC’s S38 “Interactive Environment” Specialist Group. A member of the ATSC Board of Directors, Corl is a 20-year veteran at Triveni Digital, where he’s the Senior VP of Emergent Technology Development working on new digital TV distribution technologies with a special focus on IP-delivered content. We checked in with him for an update on the hot topic of ATSC 3.0 interactivity.

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STANDARDS UPDATE A/300 – “One Ring to Rule them All”

Posted on March 4, 2019 in ATSC News

The ATSC 3.0 suite of standards is a living, breathing body of work. As implementations gain momentum, opportunities for refinements of the documents emerge. And as the Next Gen TV industry continues to grow and evolve, the standards will need to evolve over time, too.  At the same time, broadcasters and equipment makers need stability and predictability to support implementation efforts and ensure ongoing interoperability.

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MARCH DATEBOOK: Spring Forward

Posted on March 4, 2019 in ATSC News

March meetings, events and dates of interest to ATSC members, industry colleagues and key stakeholders.

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NEWSBITES

Posted on March 4, 2019 in ATSC News

Research Shows High ATSC 3.0 Consumer Interest, New ATSC 3.0, Multi-Standard Chips Launched, and Partnership to Accelerate Next Gen TV Readiness.

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AND NOW A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR…Samsung Electronics

Posted on March 4, 2019 in ATSC News

ATSC 2019 sponsor Samsung Electronics is a global technology leader and the world’s top-selling television brand. Within ATSC, Samsung employees are involved in a variety of technical groups, both as contributing experts and in leadership roles. Samsung played an integral role in the development of A/321, the “bootstrap” part of the ATSC 3.0 Physical Layer, and many other parts of ATSC 3.0.

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SOUNDBITE ‘Eyes on the Prize’

Posted on March 4, 2019 in ATSC News

“I experienced a full-on interactive experience that would have been unimaginable back when (I was) was a child holding the rabbit ears just to enable the Pai family to get better reception of ‘The Jeffersons’ on broadcast TV. The fact that I was in Arizona in August and my memories were of the demo and not the heat tells you everything about how impressed I was and encouraged I am about the potential of this new standard. Movin’ on up, indeed.”

 – FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, after witnessing an ATSC 3.0 demonstration in Phoenix

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NEXT GEN TV POWERED BY ATSC 3.0 STARRING IN MYRIAD DEMONSTRATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, SESSIONS, EXHIBITS AND PAPERS AT 2019 NAB SHOW

Posted on February 2, 2019 in Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ‘Ride the Road to ATSC 3.0’ Exhibit to Feature More than 20 Free Sessions Single Frequency Network to Deliver Robust ATSC 3.0 Signals in Las Vegas Convention Center LAS VEGAS, April 2, 2019 – When broadcasters convene in Las Vegas next week, more than 100 NAB Show sessions and more than 50 […]

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ATSC President Mark Richer Retiring

Posted on January 16, 2019 in Press Releases

For Immediate Release Next Gen TV Powered by ATSC 3.0 Caps Broadcasting Veteran’s 40-Year Career WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 2019 – Mark S. Richer, the long-time President of the Advanced Television Systems Committee Inc., has announced plans to retire later this year.  Richer, who has led the standards development organization since 2000, previously served as ATSC Executive […]

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