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SFNs: ATSC 3.0 a Great Enabler for an Old Technology
We’ve been hearing a lot about single-frequency networking lately, especially in connection with the rollout of ATSC 3.0. However, the technology has been around for a long, long time, with the first implementation taking place in the mid-1920s, and involving...
Hane: ATSC 3.0 Can Shield TV Broadcasters From Future Spectrum Grabs
WASHINGTON — John Hane, president of Spectrum Co., isn’t quite sure whether it’s a bad dream or he’s a bit paranoid, but he’s seen this all before. Hane senses TV spectrum is at risk from another round of givebacks, and that ultimately there will be nothing left but...
Dallas ATSC 3.0 SFN Buildout Nears Completion
GARLAND, TEXAS AND HUNT VALLEY, MD. —Earlier this year, TV Technology first reported on the combined effort of several broadcast related organizations, including Sinclair Broadcast Group, its ONE Media innovations division, and American Tower, in building the world’s...
ATSC Meeting Explores 3.0 Deployments
May 24, 2018 - WASHINGTON, DC - Real-world deployment and testing of the ATSC 3.0 Next Gen TV standard was front and center at the Advanced Television Systems Committee Annual Meeting here yesterday (May 23) with reports from Pearl TV, Sinclair Broadcast Group,...
ATSC and SBE Developing ATSC 3.0 Certification
May 23, 2018 - The Society of Broadcast Engineers has teamed up with the Advanced Television Systems Committee to create a new Specialist level of SBE certification assessing proficiency in the ATSC 3.0 standard. The announcement was made at the ATSC's annual meeting...
The Fierce 50: The executives reshaping the business of pay TV
Who are the technologists, strategists, broadcasters, marketing pros and sales folks driving the U.S. pay TV industry? That's the question we sought to answer with our Fierce 50 list. It's not an easy query to answer, given the profound, ongoing disruption that's...
NAB 2018: Dish, Spectrum Co. Team on ATSC 3.0 Test in Dallas
Dish Network and Spectrum Consortium LLC (Spectrum Co.) said they have successfully tested the emerging next-gen ATSC 3.0 format in the Dallas area using 700 MHz E Block spectrum. Using spectrum formerly used broadcast TV channel 56, Dish deployed on Spectrum Co.’s...
Watch Live ATSC 3.0 TV from a Driverless Vehicle at 2018 NAB Show
LAS VEGAS--To drive home the significance of ATSC 3.0 for mobile reception, attendees of this year’s NAB Show will be able to watch live ATSC 3.0 broadcasts from the comforts of an 11-seat self-driving vehicle while it shuttles them between the busy Central and South...
Watch Live ATSC 3.0 TV from a Driverless Vehicle at 2018 NAB Show
LAS VEGAS --To drive home the significance of ATSC 3.0 for mobile reception, attendees of this year’s NAB Show will be able to watch live ATSC 3.0 broadcasts from the comforts of an 11-seat self-driving vehicle while it shuttles them between the busy Central and South...
Sinclair, Gaian Developing 3.0 Platform
India based OTT/cloud solutions company Gaian Solutions, Sinclair Broadcast Group and its subsidiary ONE Media 3.0 have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to create a Next Generation Broadcast Platform (NGBP) to support Sinclair’s ATSC 3.0 vision...