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SK Telecom to Build Next-Gen Broadcast Platform for US
SK Telecom will develop a next-generation broadcasting platform jointly with Sinclair Broadcasting Group, a terrestrial broadcaster with 173 TV stations (514 channels) across the United States. Read More...
Authorizing Permissive Use of the “Next Generation” Broadcast Television Standard
December 20, 2017 - In this document, we seek further comment on issues related to exceptions to and waivers of the local simulcasting requirement, whether we should let full power broadcasters use channels in the television broadcast band that are vacant to...
Broadcasters Praise 3.0 Authorization, Get to Work on Deployment
LEAWOOD, KAN. — Reaction to yesterday’s vote by the FCC to authorize the ATSC 3.0 next-generation TV standard was swift and positive among many broadcasters and organizations. American Public Television Stations President Patrick Butler said viewers will be “amazed by...
Sinclair Broadcast, One Media to Deploy Next Gen TV
HUNT VALLEY, MD. — Sinclair Broadcast Group is striking while the iron is hot. After the FCC’s vote on Thursday, Nov. 16, to approve voluntary rollout of the next-generation TV standard ATSC 3.0 for broadcasters, Sinclair—and its subsidiary One Media—will deploy the...
Sinclair Broadcast and ONE Media Set to Deploy Next Gen TV
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) and its subsidiary, ONE Media 3.0 ("ONE Media"), announced today their intention to fully deploy ATSC 3.0 (the "Next Generation TV" standard) on Sinclair's stations nationwide pursuant to the FCC's action today approving...
Top 4 ‘Outrageous Myths’ About ATSC 3.0
It’s that strange time. The period between release of a draft of a proposed FCC action and the actual commission vote. It’s when all manner of scare tactics and last-ditch efforts to influence votes are on display. Many involve purveying outlandish horror stories in...
SBG, WatchTV Ready For New Rounds Of ATSC 3.0 SFN Tests
BALTIMORE & PORTLAND, ORE. — 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, but an objection filed with the FCC by a wireless carrier may mean bumps in the road for Sinclair...
Sinclair, Nexstar Team on ATSC 3.0 Launch in 97 Markets
IRVING, TEXAS and BALTIMORE — Sinclair Broadcast Group and Nexstar Media Group have reached a tentative agreement on principles to coordinate the transition of the over-the-air delivery to ATSC 3.0 in 97 television markets. Read More...
Sinclair 3.0 Work Makes IBC Innovation Award Shortlist
BALTIMORE — Sinclair Broadcast Group’s ATSC 3.0 efforts have been shortlisted for an IBC Innovation Award, the broadcaster said. Sinclair subsidiary ONE Media, along with TeamCast and Sinclair jointly submitted an entry for the IBC award in the content distribution...
Sinclair’s Ripley: Without Consolidation, TV Broadcasting Will ‘Cease to Exist’
WASHINGTON — Sinclair Broadcast Group President and CEO Christopher Ripley doesn’t argue the fact that the broadcaster is one of the largest in the country, but what he does want people to know is that in this new ecosystem it is actually one of the smallest...