Implementation Team 7 – Caribbean

Chair: Mark Corl, Triveni Digital

Scope

The ATSC Caribbean Implementation Team (IT-7) provides a focal point for communication to and from Caribbean nations and ATSC regarding ATSC 3.0 adoption and implementation, working closely with national and regional organizations (e.g., BCJ, CTU, CBU) to develop and support national, regional and coordinated solutions and strategies. IT-7 reports to the ATSC Board of Directors. It does not develop ATSC Standards or Recommended Practices; however, it may provide input to technical document development based on its experience with specific Caribbean requirements.

Participation

Participation in an ATSC Implementation Team is open to all organizations offering or planning to offer services, products or other efforts relating or supporting implementation of ATSC 3.0. Participation in an ATSC Implementation Team requires organizations to sign an Implementation Team Agreement for the Team, which is available via the link below. There are additional fees for participation in an ATSC Implementation Team as described in the Implementation Team Agreement.

Caribbean IT Participation Agreement Form

ATSC 3.0 Activities in the Caribbean

The Trinidad and Tobago ATSC 3.0 announcement – The journey

1. Trinidad selects ATSC 3.0 standard (2023)
2. Why the ATSC 3.0 standard selection in Trinidad and Tobago (2024)
3. ATSC 3.0 demonstration site launched in Trinidad and Tobago (2024)
4. New era of broadcasting heralded in Trinidad and Tobago (2024)
5. HVS partners for demo deployment in Jamaica

The Jamaican ATSC 3.0 announcement – The journey

1. Jamaica Information Service (JIS)
2. Broadcast Commission of Jamaica (BCJ) website on Jamaica’s transition journey
3. BCJ promotional advertisement on ATSC 3.0 in Jamaica
4. Jamaica switches on first site to become third country in the world to move to ATSC 3.0
5. ATSC 3.0 conference in Jamaica the set box conversation in 2022
6. Jamaica turns on seven new sites

Conversations in Barbados about ATSC 3.0

1. ATSC 3.0 transition analysis of plans, implications and challenges (2025)