ATSC News
Board Chairman’s Memo: Momentum at Home, Impact Abroad
ATSC is wrapping up a very busy spring filled with continued momentum in the USA and international progress. I’m honored to pen this month’s memo, filling in for ATSC President Madeleine Noland, who returned from a successful trip to India, representing ATSC and advancing our international interests. That engagement is critical as ATSC standards continue […]
NBCUniversal’s Clarence Hau Honored with 2025 ATSC Mark Richer Industry Leadership Medal
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 20, 2025 — ATSC, The Broadcast Standards Association, today announced that Clarence Hau, Senior Vice President of Standards, Policy & Advanced Engineering at NBCUniversal, is being named the 2025 recipient of the prestigious Mark Richer Industry Leadership Medal. This annual award honors individuals or teams who demonstrate exemplary leadership in advancing ATSC’s […]
ATSC Standards Update: New A/344 Candidate Standard Published
Since the last issue of The Standard newsletter, a new Candidate Standard (CS) has been approved and published on the ATSC web site. The document, S38-576r3, “ATSC Candidate Standard Revision of A/344:2025-02, ATSC 3.0 Interactive Content,” was elevated to CS by TG3 in a ballot that closed on 1 May 2025. The CS period runs […]
2025 ATSC NextGen Broadcast Conference Schedule
June 12-13, 2025 Convene Hamilton Square 600 14th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. Wednesday, June 11, 2025 (Pre-Meetings) 9:00am – 11:00am: Business Advisory Council Meeting / The Board Room 9:00am – 12:30pm: Technology Group 3 Meeting / The South Hub Room 1:30pm – 5:00pm: Board of Directors Meeting / The Board Room 2:00pm – 5:00pm: Exhibitor Set Up — Thursday, […]
Someone You Should Know: Chris Homer
Chris Homer brings a passion for innovation, a strong technical foundation, and an appreciation for broadcast standards to his role as Director of Engineering at KGUN 9, the Scripps ABC affiliate in Tucson, Arizona. Managing a dynamic team of engineers, IT professionals, master control technicians, and production staff supporting two full-power TV stations and a […]
A Word from Our Sponsor: Kathrein
Kathrein Broadcast USA is a key subsidiary of the global Kathrein Group, a Germany-based leader in communication technology with a legacy dating back to 1919. We are at the forefront of ATSC 3.0 development, having designed and delivered specialized dual-input panels and the industry’s only broadband UHF-TV dual-input omni antennas with MIMO capabilities – proven […]
Shaping the Future: Business Advisory Council Survey
The Business Advisory Council (BAC) survey is live and ready for your input! As ATSC looks ahead to a 2035 technology roadmap, your voice is crucial in helping us understand the business problems broadcasting can help solve – and how innovation and collaboration can enable new opportunities. We encourage all stakeholders to take […]
Looking Ahead: Events and Opportunities
BroadcastAsia, May 27–29, Singapore – ATSC will promote 3.0 as the mobile-friendly path forward for countries currently using DVB-T2. CITEL PCC.II, June 2–6, Mexico City – As Chair of the PCC.II Working Group on Broadcasting, I will participate in shaping policy and collaboration opportunities across the Americas. NextGen Broadcast Conference, June 12–13, Washington, D.C. – […]
(GPS World): Television broadcasters propose new PNT service
More than 20 years ago, in these pages, we referred to television broadcast signals as “signals of opportunity” that might be used for positioning, navigation and timing (PNT). Since then, several other signals with a different primary purpose have also been considered as sources of PNT, and some have been used routinely for years now, […]
(HACKADAY): GPS Broken? Try TV!
GPS and similar satellite navigation systems revolutionized how you keep track of where you are and what time it is. However, it isn’t without its problems. For one, it generally doesn’t work very well indoors or in certain geographic or weather scenarios. It can be spoofed. Presumably, a real or virtual attack could take the […]
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