Advanced Television

atsc 3.0

2nd next-gen transmitter for Phoenix Model Market

Another chapter in the rollout of next-generation TV service in the US is being written in the collaborative Phoenix Model Market, with the launch of ATSC 3.0 signals from KASW-TV (CW). The station becomes the second TV transmission source in the nation’s 11th largest TV market. Phoenix now has two ATSC 3.0 transmission towers whose […]

July 9, 2020

LTN Global plays key role in Next Gen TV market deployments

LTN Global, the industry player in transformative media technology and video transport network solutions has announced that its transport service is being used for the first commercial deployment of ATSC 3.0 in the United States in Las Vegas. Following the successful launch on May 26, LTN Global has also become the preferred transport network partner […]

June 29, 2020

Alliance to accelerate ATSC 3.0 deployment

A number of leading broadcast and cable media solution providers have launched the NextGen Video Information Systems Alliance, a worldwide coalition of developers and manufacturers aimed at helping accelerate the industry’s evolution toward next-generation broadcast and OTT television systems. The joint announcement of the NextGen Video Information Systems Alliance comes from companies on the leading […]

June 11, 2020

FCC to promote ‘Broadcast Internet’ services

The Federal Communications Commission says it is taking “important” steps to foster the growth of next-generation data services enabled by the transition of digital television to the ATSC 3.0 standard. That standard expands the potential ancillary and supplemental uses of broadcast spectrum for new and innovative services, such as autonomous vehicles, smart agriculture, or telemedicine, […]

June 10, 2020By Colin Mann

Sinclair TV goes ATSC 3.0 in Vegas

Sinclair Broadcast Group, a long-term fan of and supporter of ‘next generation’ TV transmission, is adopting commercial deployment of ATSC 3.0 for its Las Vegas TV station, and using High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology with help from Technicolor. HDR bridges the gap between HDR and Standard Dynamic Range (SDR) by applying a single-layer distribution solution […]

June 8, 2020By Chris Forrester