Brazil’s official adoption of its ‘DTV+’ system marks a major milestone in the Americas’ transition to next-generation broadcasting, according to ATSC, The Broadcast Standards Association, the international standards development organisation behind the suite of standards known as ATSC 3.0. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a landmark Presidential Decree on August 27th establishing […]
The influential American Television Alliance (ATA) which normally focuses its advocacy efforts on maintaining subscriber choice and arguing against channel black-outs over carriage fee disputes, has told the FCC that the transition from today’s US broadcast standard to the ‘next generation’ ATSC 3.0 would be much too expensive for at least one of its members: […]
XL8, an AI-driven real-time translation technology company, has successfully commercialized its real-time solution to translate English captions to Spanish. This breakthrough, achieved in collaboration with the Public Media Venture Group (PMVG), marks the first commercial deployment of AI-based real-time translation in US public broadcasting. This technology was seamlessly integrated into the broadcast system of a […]
Harmonic has announced that Weigel Broadcasting, a North American broadcaster, is simplifying video distribution with Harmonic’s VOS Media Software. Harmonic’s cloud-native software offers state-of-the-art playout-to-delivery capabilities, including ATSC 1.0 centralcasting, unlocking significant cost savings and greater efficiency for Weigel. “As we continue to grow the number of stations we own and operate, we wanted a […]
The ATSC, the Broadcast Standards Association, has announced that John I. Taylor of LG Electronics USA has been elected 2025 Chairman of the ATSC Board of Directors. “John Taylor is a respected industry veteran who has been at the forefront of key advancements in the television and broadcast industries for decades,” said ATSC President, Madeleine […]
The JCCP (Joint Content Conformance Partners) was funded by ATSC along with DASH-IF, the DVB Project, the Consumer Technology Association WAVE (Web Application Video Ecosystem) Project, and the HbbTV Association. The JCCP recently released an improved and widely available tool that validates the conformance of DASH content to relevant media specifications as a result of […]
The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has announced that the Fórum Sistema Brasileiro TV Digital Terrestre (SBTVD Forum) has selected the ATSC 3.0 physical layer as one of two technologies to advance from Phase 3 lab testing to Phase 3 field testing, the final phase of evaluation scheduled to conclude in early 2024 that will […]
Heartland Video Systems (HVS) has announced a transformative collaboration with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). The collaboration will serve the broadcasting industry with innovative ATSC 3.0 datacasting solutions that provide businesses with extensive options in sending firmware, software, and increasingly important data. “Our collaboration with HPE is a pivotal moment for HVS. This collaboration melds our […]
Harmonic are offering a new solution for broadcasters that combines statistical multiplexing technology on Harmonic’s XOS advanced media processor with DigiCAP’s DigiCaster ATSC 3.0 headend. The joint solution significantly improves video quality and bandwidth efficiency, streamlining the delivery of ATSC 3.0 services and enhancing NEXTGEN TV experiences. “As ATSC 3.0 deployments accelerate across the US, […]
Harmonic has announced growing momentum for its XOS software-based advanced media processing solution as ATSC 3.0 deployments skyrocket across the US. Harmonic’s XOS software solution is powering NEXTGEN TV services in major designated market areas (DMAs) including Boston, Miami and San Francisco, enabling the delivery of ATSC 3.0 channels with greater bandwidth efficiency and enhanced […]