HAPPENINGS: June Event Calendar

Posted on June 1, 2017 in ATSC News

More than two dozen technology groups, specialist and ad hoc group and implementation team meetings are scheduled for the month ahead. June meetings, events and dates of interest to ATSC members, industry colleagues and key stakeholders.

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AND NOW A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR…Samsung Electronics

Posted on June 1, 2017 in ATSC News

ATSC 2017 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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ATSC Honors Skip Pizzi with Highest Technical Honor

Posted on May 17, 2017 in Press Releases

For Immediate Release 2017 Lechner Award Recognizes Leadership in ATSC 3.0 WASHINGTON, May 17, 2017 – The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) today honored Skip Pizzi of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) as the 2017 recipient of the organization’s highest technical honor, the Bernard J. Lechner Outstanding Contributor Award. The presentation was made during the […]

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ATSC 2017 Next-Gen Television Conference Set To Highlight Advantages Of New Flexible Broadcast Standard

Posted on May 4, 2017 in Press Releases

For Immediate Release May 16-17 Events Bring Together Technical Experts,Station Management, and Industry Experts WASHINGTON, May 4, 2017 – With the completion of the new ATSC 3.0 broadcast TV standard now just weeks away, experts from the broadcast television industry will gather in mid-May for the “NextGen TV Conference: Powered by ATSC 3.0” (Registration Link) […]

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PRESIDENT’S MEMO: Broadcasters Have the Next Move

Posted on May 2, 2017 in ATSC News

Now that another NAB Show is in the history books, we at the ATSC were delighted and amazed to see our collective work on the ATSC 3.0 suite of standards virtually omnipresent at the event – from the “NextGenTV Hub” in the convention center’s Grand Lobby, to individual exhibitor booths, dozens of technical and business presentations, and in demonstrations at the ATSC 3.0 Pavilion and PILOT booth in Futures Park. The Korean pavilion in Futures Park, in particular, provided a glimpse into the launch of this new service that starts at the end of May. It’s clear that our colleagues in Korea are moving ahead at full steam.

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Soundbite

Posted on May 2, 2017 in ATSC News

“I think the NAB Show was an important inflection point for ATSC 3.0. With the lion’s share of the standard done and the FCC moving ahead on its rulemaking, broadcasters are making key decisions about the future of television enabled by 3.0.ˮ

– Dr. Jong G. Kim, Senior Vice President, LG Electronics; President Zenith R&D Lab

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CHAT ROOM: Next Gen TV High on FCC Chairman’s Agenda

Posted on May 2, 2017 in ATSC News

In the Chat Room this month, THE STANDARD had the privilege of sitting down with the Honorable Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, to get his views on Next Gen TV and the future of television for broadcasters and consumers.

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NAB SHOW REWIND ATSC 3.0 Achieves Mainstream Status

Posted on May 2, 2017 in ATSC News

The 2017 NAB Show may be looked back upon in the future as the moment when ATSC 3.0 next-generation TV standard went mainstream in the U.S. television industry. “I think it was three years ago,” recalled Advanced Television Systems Committee President Mark Richer, following the April 24 official opening of the NextGen TV Hub powered by ATSC 3.0 in the Grand Lobby of the Las Vegas Convention Center…

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TAKEWAYS: Best of NAB Show 2017

Posted on May 2, 2017 in ATSC News

THE STANDARD asked ATSC board members to chime in with their top takeaways from this year’s NAB Show.

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Register Now for May’s ATSC NextGen TV Conference

Posted on May 2, 2017 in ATSC News

When executives, technologists, policymakers and pundits gather in the Nation’s Capital this month for the “Next Gen TV Conference: Powered by ATSC 3.0,” they’ll experience the convergence of technology, business and policy related to the future of television. The two-day conference – the May 16 ATSC 3.0 technical workshop and May 17 Next Gen TV business and policy sessions – will be held at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington.

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