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NEXTGEN TV highlights industry momentum

The coalition of US broadcasters transitioning to digital television standard NEXTGEN TV has applauded the plans announced during CES 2022 by Hisense and MediaTek, and new field test data recently achieved by Sony Electronics at the ‘Motown 3.0 Open Test Track’ in Detroit, Mich. This testing by Sony’s HES-A engineering team further explores receiver options […]

January 6, 2022By Colin Mann

Synamedia partners with Howard NEXTGEN TV

Synamedia, the independent video software provider, has announced its participation in the Howard NEXTGEN TV Broadcast Collaborative bringing ATSC 3.0 to Washington, D.C. The Collaborative was established by Pearl TV in coordination with Howard University, one of the nation’s oldest Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). WHUT, the public broadcast television station owned by and […]

December 21, 2021

NEXTGEN TV launches in Washington, DC

Washington, D.C., television viewers can now experience the future of broadcast television as Howard University’s WHUT, two local network affiliate stations and two owned- and-operated network stations have launched NEXTGEN TV, using the ATSC 3.0 digital broadcast technology standard. Viewers in the Washington metro area can now find five channels over-the-air for free with NEXTGEN […]

December 17, 2021By Colin Mann

10 Houston stations launch NEXTGEN TV

Television viewers in Houston, the eighth-largest TV market in the US, can now experience the future of broadcast television as 10 local TV stations launch digital broadcast technology NEXTGEN TV, using the digital television standard ATSC 3.0. Now broadcasting in 35 markets, NEXTGEN TV is expected to reach 45 per cent of US television households […]

December 7, 2021By Colin Mann

NEXTGEN TV holiday brand marketing campaign

Pearl TV, a business organisation of US broadcast companies, has confirmed that broadcasters and consumer electronics manufacturers are building on the success and growth of the new standard and will introduce a NEXTGEN TV holiday brand marketing campaign to deepen consumer awareness and engagement. Commencing late November, it will highlight Dolby’s Sound Decisions campaign, which […]

November 18, 2021By Colin Mann

NEXTGEN TV rollout reaches Kansas City

Kansas City’s leading television stations have begun broadcasting in digital broadcast technology NEXTGEN TV, powered by the ATSC 3.0 standard. The launch in Kansas City follows a decade of development and months of planning and preparation by the local stations. KMCI-TV, owned by The E.W. Scripps Company, and KSMO-TV, owned by the Meredith Corporation, have […]

August 25, 2021By Colin Mann

NEXTGEN TV roll-out reaches Atlanta

Residents in the US city of Atlanta are to benefit from enhanced broadcast video as five television stations band together to launch NEXTGEN TV, using the digital television standard ATSC 3.0. Atlanta – the seventh-ranked media market in the US – will now get the most out of live news, events, and sports programming, as […]

August 24, 2021By Colin Mann

Forecast: US tech industry revenue to hit $487bn in 2021

Retail sales revenue for the tech industry in the US will reach a record-breaking $487 billion (€413bn) in 2021 – a 7.5 per cent jump year-over-year – powered by consumer demand for tech related to work, school and lifestyle, according to a report by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). “The pandemic strengthened consumers’ relationship with […]

July 20, 2021

NEXTGEN TV roll-out reaches Sacramento

Residents in the US’s Central Valley are to benefit from enhanced broadcast video as six Sacramento television stations band together to launch NEXTGEN TV, using the digital television standard ATSC 3.0. “We’re proud to partner with our fellow broadcasters to prepare the Sacramento market for the next generation of TV viewing. With NEXTGEN TV, viewers […]

July 9, 2021By Colin Mann

NEXTGEN TV rollout continues in Charlotte

Television viewers in Charlotte, NC, are to benefit from enhanced broadcast video as five local TV stations band together to launch NEXTGEN TV, using the digital television standard ATSC 3.0. “Watching in NEXTGEN TV immerses the viewer in stunning video with brilliant colour, sharper images, and deeper contrast, making them feel like they’re part of […]

July 8, 2021By Colin Mann