Advanced Television

ATSC

XL8 delivers real-time Spanish translation captions to US public broadcasters

 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 […]

March 27, 2025

Weigel Broadcasting deploys Harmonic’s VOS Media Software

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 […]

March 11, 2025

LG’s Taylor elected Chairman of ATSC Board of Directors

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 […]

January 23, 2025

ATSC and partners fund DASH-IF Conformance Tool

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 […]

December 1, 2023

Brazil: ATSC 3.0 heads to field testing

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 […]

November 21, 2023

HVS, HPE ATSC 3.0 datacasting partnership

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 […]

October 13, 2023

Harmonic, DigiCAP optimise ATSC 3.0 delivery

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, […]

July 11, 2023

Harmonic powers ATSC 3.0 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 […]

April 17, 2023

iWedia partners with Realtek

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 […]

June 7, 2022

ATSC 3.0 test “proves case for national deployment”

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 […]

June 6, 2022