JIM BOSTON AND MARK BROWN

Automating a multichannel DTV plant poses a number of challenges.

Implementing multichannel environments requires operational changes, but it could be the only option for broadcasters wanting to increase revenue generation in the face of increased competition.

By now, most broadcasters are probably aware of the Program and System Information Protocol, better known as PSIP. And some may be implementing it in

The multichannel broadcasting landscape could be radically different in a few years -- the control layer in place to orchestrate programs and associated services should be radically different also