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OTA 4K To Arrive at CES

by Tom Allen

An over-the-air demonstration of an UltraHD TV broadcast will be shown at CES 2016, using the ATSC 3.0 standard. The signal will be sent from the Sinclair Broadcasting transmitter, near Las Vegas, to various …

Tags:4k| ATSC| CES 2016| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UltraHD (4KTV)| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 52

ATSC Prepares to Approve New Standards

by Tom Allen

The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC), of the USA, is preparing to approve 10 new candidate standards, which will be included in the final ATSC 3.0 specification, by the end of the year. These …

Tags:ATSC| Broadcast| Large Display Monitor| Standards| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 50

Sinclair Uses ATSC in UHD HDR Demo

by Tom Allen

Sinclair Broadcast Group has demonstrated the first end-to-end transmission of UltraHD HDR Scalable High Efficiency Video (SHVC) encoded content, using ATSC 3.0. The signal came from Sinclair’s facility on Black Mountain, near Las Vegas, …

Tags:ATSC| Broadcast| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD (4KTV)| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 49

ATSC 3.0 Physical Layer elevated to ‘Candidate Standard’

by Isaac Oburu

The Advanced Television Systems Committee announced today that the “Physical Layer” transmission system for ATSC 3.0 next-generation television broadcasting has been elevated to “Candidate Standard” status. The ATSC TG3 Technology Group approved the ATSC …

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ATSC Elevates Physical Layer to Candidate Status

by Tom Allen

The physical layer transmission system for ATSC 3.0 has been elevated to ‘Candidate Status’ by the Advanced Television Systems Committee. Field testing will begin now, in preparation for the standard’s finalisation, expected in 2016. …

Tags:ATSC| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 39

LG & SBS Test UltraHD via DTT

by Bob Raikes

LG is working with SBS, a broadcaster, to transmit UltraHD content over DTT in Korea, using the ATSC 3.0 broadcast standard. The companies said that they demonstrated transmission and reception of 4K UHD and …

Tags:4k| ATSC| Korea| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 38

US FCC Grants Licence for ATSC 3.0 Trial

by Helen Vince

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted a temporary licence to One Media, a joint venture between Sinclair Broadcast Group and Coherent Logix, to conduct a trial of the ATSC 3.0 standard in …

Tags:ATSC| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 36

Field Tests Demonstrate ATSC Benefits

by Tom Allen

Field tests of ATSC 3.0 signals are taking place in Cleveland, USA, over the summer. An experimental broadcast licence has been granted to Tribune Broadcasting’s WJW-TV by the FCC. WJW-TV will provide a transmitter, …

Tags:ATSC| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 29

Motive Develops World’s First Mobile PVR for ATSC

by Helen Vince

Motive Television PLC (“Motive” or the “Company”) (AIM: MTV), the technology provider to broadcasters and pay television operators, is pleased to announce that it has developed a Mobile Personal Video Recorder (“PVR”), which the …

Tags:ATSC| PVRs (DVRs) Personal Digital Video Recorders

Samsung Signs MoU to Boost Next-Gen TV

by Tom Allen

Samsung has agreed a Memorandum of Understanding with Pearl TV (a partnership of nine broadcasters) and the Sinclair Broadcast Group, in the USA. The companies will work together over the next 18 months to …

Tags:ATSC| Broadcast| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 25

ATSC Marks Milestone for Next-Generation Broadcast Television

by Helen Vince

The first ingredient in the Physical Layer transmission standard for next-generation TV broadcasts is now an Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) “Candidate Standard,” marking an important milestone in the process to develop the ATSC …

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