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TinkerList: Interview with Delbert Parks: President Technology at Sinclair — IBC2023
Del Parks, the President Technology at Sinclair Broadcast Group, interviewed at IBC, the International Broadcasting Convention, in Amsterdam to share his views on the future of the broadcasting industry, and how Sinclair has adapted to the new media environment.
TV Technology: Don’t Fall for the Hype on 5G Broadcast
In technology comparisons, it's crucial to separate what we think we know from the facts. The Holy Grail of spectrum planning is finding the most efficient transmission path for the most used data. In today’s digital world, this data can range from NBA basketball...
TVNewsCheck: Five Stations Launch NextGen TV In Minneapolis
Five television stations serving Minneapolis (DMA 15) have begun broadcasting with NextGen TV, also known as ATSC 3.0. Switching on the new transmission standard are Sinclair’s WUCW (CW); Hubbard’s KSTP (ABC); CBS’s WCCO (CBS); Fox’s KMSP (Fox); and Tegna’s KARE...
Broadcasting & Cable: FCC Sets Transmission Path for NextGen TV Simulcasts, Multicasts
Broadcasters have gotten a green light from the Federal Communications Commission to better pave the way for the next generation of over-the-air TV. The FCC has adopted rules to help both broadcasters and their viewers during the transition to a new ATSC...
TV Technology: FCC Modifies ATSC 3.0 Rules to Ease the Transition to NextGen TV
The new order extends similar rules regarding multicast licensing and A/322 standard through July 17, 2027 and seeks comments on the marketplace for 3.0 patents Read the full article here
TND – The National Desk: Get news, data, and life-saving information on your phone, over the air
You can soon get Emergency information, news from your neighborhood and even entertainment faster than ever before. That's thanks to "Next-Gen TV" technology and a new data delivery network announced on Monday, at the National Association of Broadcasters Convention in...
Webinar Series: ATSC 3.0 Datacasting Enters A New Development Phase – Progress and New Applications
Introduction ATSC 3.0 datacasting is at a turning point. Over the past year, activity has moved past building the ATSC 3.0 datacasting proof of concept (POC) and toward to evaluating specific business applications for companies. In short, we have moved past POCs and...
Fierce Video: Senators urge FCC to rally around NextGen TV
Fierce Video: https://www.fiercevideo.com/video/senators-urge-fcc-rally-around-nextgen-tv A bipartisan group of senators has rallied around an industry push to get the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) behind the build out and deployment of the next-generation...
TechRadar: If ATSC 3.0 broadcasts pack 50 radio stations in one TV channel, I’m all ears
TV could be the next radio wave https://www.techradar.com/news/if-atsc-30-broadcasts-pack-50-radio-stations-in-one-tv-channel-im-all-ears This Saturday will see the kick off of the National Association for Broadcasters (NAB) show, a gathering of TV and radio...
TV Tech: NextGen Datacasting: There’s Money to be Made – Embracing datacasting is critical to growing the broadcast industry
by Jerald Fritz Over-the-air television distribution as a business is at a tipping point. No one has ever invented a more efficient way to distribute content to mass audiences. At the same time, it is existential that broadcasters rethink how we are using our core...