The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has published its draft findings in respect of the Inquiry into Subscription Television Broadcasting Services. The process started in 2016 when ICASA published a notice of its intention to conduct an inquiry into the state of competition in the subscription broadcasting services sector. The Draft Findings Document […]
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has suggested that despite a vote in the US House of Representatives to approve legislation to reinstate so-called net neutrality rules that prevent Internet Service Providers from meddling with web traffic, it is unlikely to become law. The legislation, the ‘Save the Internet Act’ from Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.) passed the […]
At the 2019 NAB Show, a broad coalition of broadcast television station groups – including both network owned-and-operated stations and affiliates, as well as public broadcasters – have announced plans to deploy Next-Gen TV in the 40 largest US TV markets by the end of 2020. The announcement includes Fox Television Stations, NBCUniversal Owned Television […]
With a broad coalition of US broadcast television station groups announcing plans to deploy Next-Gen TV in the 40 largest US TV markets by the end of 2020, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr has described the ATSC 3.0 digital television standard as “a pretty exciting technology that can bring new and creative services to market”. Delivering […]
The United States of America has proposed to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) adoption of the ATSC 3.0 digital broadcast standard for use by all countries in the world. The proposal is the first major step in the evaluation process for worldwide acceptance of the standard. The US delegation proposed ATSC 3.0 – the world’s […]
FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly has again been expressing his enthusiasm over the adoption of key satellite frequencies in order to help the roll-out of 5G services over the US. Speaking at the ‘Wireless Connect 2019” event in Washington, O’Rielly was supportive of the reallocation of C-band frequencies. “While placing 3.5 GHz [C-band] into the hands […]
The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing an open standard for the delivery of advanced interactive TV services, has announced release of a new version of the HbbTV Conformance Test Suite. The new version, called v2019-1, is the first major release of the Test Suite in 2019 and the first one to cover […]
The Ultra HD Forum (UHDF) – the global organisation defining industry best practices for the introduction of technologies to facilitate ultra-high-definition (UHD) viewing experiences – is bringing a significant update to its Guidelines to 2019 NAB Show. “For the first time, we are releasing a unified guidelines document, illustrating UHD maturity,” advised Madeleine Noland, Senior […]
A collaborative effort in Phoenix, Arizona that involves a dozen broadcast stations will soon expand beyond a single Next-Gen TV transmission tower to include an additional station with a signal that will be enhanced through the use of a Single Frequency Network (SFN). As part of the Phoenix Model Market project, and with planning and […]
3D specialists RealD has won a Patent action against German-based Volfoni and its associated companies which protects its IP. On April 4th, RealD said that the European Patent Office’s (EPO) Opposition Division has upheld the validity of another of its key patents for light-doubling 3D cinema projection systems. As a result, RealD’s European patent that […]