Public Broadcasters Ask FCC For Simulcast Exemption
Stations say such a move would allow them to invest in Next-Gen TV with confidence
Stations say such a move would allow them to invest in Next-Gen TV with confidence
Doing so makes LG Electronics the first TV manufacturer to sign on to the initiative
Mark Aitken, vice president of advanced technology for Sinclair Broadcast Group is the recipient of the 2018 NAB Television Engineering Achievement Award, which he will receive at an April 10 ceremony at the NAB Show.
Highlights include a special exhibit on 3.0 deployments and an autonomous vehicle with 3.0 reception
Dielectric, Enensys, GatesAir, Harmonic and Triveni Digital are providing technology for the launch
Conferences and show floor will focus on new gear for ATSC 3.0
Catch up on all the big moves for Next Gen TV
WRAL-TV, with the help of NBCU and NAB, put on quite a display of Next-Gen TV last night at the State Club near the station’s studios.
There isn’t a bigger showcase than the Olympics to give viewers a taste of the much anticipated next generation television standard, ATSC 3.0.
Nov. 16, 2017 could go down in the annals of the U.S. television broadcast history as a fateful day for our industry.
The FCC today by a 3-2 vote along party lines authorized broadcasters to begin on a voluntary basis over-the-air transmission of next-generation television based on the ATSC 3.0 standard.
The television broadcast industry took another important step in its quest to introduce Americans to next-generation television.
NAB wants to know if it was April Fools’ Day when Verizon submitted a letter to the FCC urging regulatory restrictions on broadcasters that choose to deploy services using the Next Generation TV transmission standard, ATSC 3.0.
Next generation television is garnering a lot of attention, but one area that the National Association of Broadcasters does not understand getting attention is an alleged tuner mandate.
The trio of Sinclair Broadcast Group, One Media and TeamCast were singled out during the Innovation Awards Ceremony during IBC 2017 to honor the work the three had done on the Next Generation of Broadcast Platform project.
The setup will make it possible for WJW to test delivery of advanced electronic programming and service guides and localized emergency alerts.
Second rounds of ATSC 3.0 single frequency network testing are ready to begin on both the East and West Coasts of the United States
CTA will collaborate with the AWARN Alliance and its Advisory Committee in the second half of the year to focus on technical and operational details of the advance alerting system.
“The goal is in sight!” might well sum up the feelings of standards group members and others who convened at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center to review and celebrate their work during the ATSC’s May 16-17 “Next Gen TV” conference.
ATSC 3.0 will be a suite of about 20 separate standards. The first one—describing the “entry point” into the physical layer (aka “Bootstrap”)—has been finalized and approved, and is posted on the ATSC web site.