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Four-Station Las Vegas Rollout Of ATSC 3.0 Marks Biggest Bet Yet For New Tech Standard
May 26, 2020 - ATSC 3.0 – the next-generation set of tech standards designed to give broadcasters the capabilities to better compete with cable, mobile, and broadband video and data providers – launched today across four Las Vegas TV stations. Read More...
Receiving ATSC 3.0
May 26, 2020 - In my column last month (“Get Ready for ATSC 3.0, But Don’t Ignore 1.0”), I compared ATSC 1.0 and ATSC 3.0 reception. While it is being rolled out, ATSC 3.0 is likely to require similar antennas to those currently used for ATSC 1.0 since signal-to-noise...
NextGen TV Marks Vegas Debut
May 26, 2020 - LAS VEGAS—NextGen TV took a major step forward with the launch of ATSC 3.0 over-the-air commercial television service in Las Vegas from network affiliates owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Nexstar Media Group and The E.W. Scripps Company. Read...
5 Things You Should Know About ATSC 3.0
May 20, 2020 - We’re gradually transitioning into the next generation of over-the-air broadcasting, known as ATSC 3.0 or “Next Gen TV,” but there’s still a lot of mystery about what that truly means. And while we continue to monitor how, exactly, the new standard will...
‘NextGen TV’ poised to become a new broadband pipe
May 20, 2020 - ATSC 3.0 is being marketed under the consumer brand "NextGen TV," but the new broadcast signaling standard is about much more than TV. It's being positioned as a new broadband pipe that can complement – or perhaps even compete against – other types of...
US broadcasters plow ahead with ‘NextGen TV’
May 15, 2020 - US broadcasters have been forced to rein in some of their plans to light up ATSC 3.0 signals due to pandemic-fueled complications, but many still expect to introduce initial versions of "NextGen TV" in several markets later this year. Read More...
Dielectric Shifts From Repack Needs To NEXT GEN TV Deployment
May 12, 2020 - The U.S. spectrum repack for broadcast TV stations is advancing toward its conclusion. Dielectric has played an integral role for many stations in reaching this point, and now the Maine-based tower manufacturer is ready to move on to the industry’s next...
ATSC 3.0 Holds Key to Educational Success in Stay-At-Home Era
May 12, 2020 - SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—Closure of the nation’s schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic has focused attention on the gap in access to broadband internet service between those with means and those without, those in cities and suburbs and those in rural...
ATSC 3.0 Broadcast Television: The Next Gen TV Upgrade Explained
May 10, 2020 - ATSC 3.0 is something you may have heard more of lately and that’s because it’s set to massively change how broadcast TV operates, and at a fundamental level. With this being something that's set to affect so many consumers, it's worth becoming familiar...
ONE Media: Protect NextGen TV from White Space Interference
May 5, 2020 - WASHINGTON—ONE Media LLC has asked the FCC to consider the impact that the use of white space devices in the broadcast band could have on the deployment of ATSC 3.0 (aka “NextGen TV”). Read More...