Louisville television viewers can now experience the future of broadcast television as five local TV stations join together to launch broadcast technology standard NEXTGEN TV, otherwise known as ATSC 3.0. Block Communications’ WBKI will host five stations including Block’s WDRB and market partners WAVE, WHAS and WBNA; Kentucky Educational Television’s (KET) WKMJ will launch on […]

Pearl TV, the coalition of US broadcasters transitioning to NEXTGEN TV, has confirmed that the NEXTGEN TV models from Hisense – U7H and U8H – are now available at retail, starting at $799 (€802) MSRP. Hisense joins existing vendors, Sony, Samsung and LG Electronics, which already have more than 70 models at retail. “Hisense has […]

Sinclair Broadcast Group has entered into agreements with two leading Korean Broadcast networks, Korean Broadcast System (KBS), and Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) to collaborate on the development and implementation of NextGen Broadcast (ATSC 3.0) business models and technology in both Korea and the United States. The collaboration includes the development of NextGen Broadcast television technology […]

WCRN TV 31 Boston has launched the region’s first ATSC 3.0/Next Gen TV platform. ATSC 3.0 datacasting and the NextGen TV/Radio technical platform is based on Internet Protocol (IP), transforming televisions into web browsers. The service will also offer unlimited encrypted broadcast datacasting services to businesses and first responders. “NextGen TV is only one tool […]

So-called ‘next-generation TV’, AKA ultra-high definition’s ATSC 3.0, is now available to a total of 68 US markets representing more than half of US homes. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in a report, said: “Based on our records, ATSC 3.0 stations have been licensed to operate in 68 markets, though in some cases it may […]

iWedia, a provider of software components and solutions for TV devices, has partnered with Realtek, a network and multimedia IC provider, to develop a reference platform to speed ATSC 3.0 deployment. Leveraging Realtek’s System on a Chip (SoC) and the iWedia client stack, the co-development aims to provide power and flexibility to OEMs targeting the […]

Alchemedia SG has demonstrated that their Broadcast Services Core, integrated with other IP services, seamlessly transported IP data to a moving automobile traveling between four adjacent Michigan broadcast transmitters. The transported data was configured to include both media files and an HD video stream. ATSC 3.0 consultant Merrill Weiss provided engineering consulting to ensure that […]

iWedia, a provider of software components and solutions for TV devices for major service operators and consumer electronics manufacturers, announced the launch of its ATSC 3.0 broadcast and broadband software stack, designed to give network operators more flexibility, greater reliability and more efficient operation. Eager to contribute further to the standard and the industry, iWedia […]

Pearl TV, the coalition of US broadcast companies transitioning to broadcast technology standard NEXTGEN TV, otherwise known as ATSC 3.0, and fabless semiconductor company MediaTek have launched ‘FastTrack to NEXTGEN TV’, a programme that accelerates and streamlines the path for adoption of NEXTGEN TV technology by consumer electronic makers producing smart TVs and related devices […]

Evoca TV, the Idaho-based television service now offering over-the-air and Internet-delivered channels to subscribers in Idaho, Colorado, and Arizona, is claiming a US television industry first – a new way of transmitting TV signals that could dramatically change the number of channels available from over-the-air broadcasters, including improved bandwidth for 4K options. Evoca successfully transmitted […]