May Event Revs Up For ‘Road To ATSC 3.0’
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Mark your calendar broadcasters, if your future involves Next-Gen TV. The Advanced Television Committee will hold “The Road to ATSC 3.0” event, May 23-24 in Washington, D.C., as part […]
Plans Affirmed For 2018 ATSC Broadcast Television Conference
The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has unveiled its plans for the 2018 ATSC Broadcast Television Conference, set for May 23-24 in Washington, D.C. Keynote speakers will include the NAB’s […]
ATBA Announces New Board Members and Executive Director
Advanced Television Broadcast Alliance (ATBA) is pleased to announce its new Executive Director and the election of two new members to its Board of Directors. Louis Libin, previous ATBA Executive […]
LPTV DISPLACEMENT WINDOW – April 10 to June 1, 2018
The following notes are from the presentation by ATBA Board Member Michael Couzens at the LPTV @ NAB Roundtable Session he hosted on April 6,2018 Overview: All Low Power TV stations and […]
ATBA Files Response with FCC In Opposition to ATVA’s Recon of ATSC 3.0
ATBA filed a response last week on record with the FCC in opposition to the Petition for Reconsideration filed by the American Television Alliance (“ATVA”) “because it is a transparent attempt to […]
NAB to FCC: Reject Cable ATSC 3.0 Recon Petitions
Broadcasters have asked the FCC to dismiss cable operator petitions to reconsider parts of its framework for allowing broadcasters to roll out the new ATSC 3.0 transmission standard, saying cable […]
FCC Allocates Additional $742 Million For Repack Expenses
WASHINGTON—Good news for full-power and Class-A TV stations, ditto MVPDs. The Federal Communications Commission’s Media Bureau and Incentive Auction Task Force on Monday announced a further allocation of $742 million […]
ATBA Helps Secure $150M Refund for LPTV, What’s Next?
From Doug Thompson, ATBA Board Member Well, there is good news and sort of bad news for the LPTV industry. Congress has passed a bill to allow LPTV station $150 […]
DTV Ancillary and Supplementary Services Report Goes Away for Most TV Stations
Today the FCC publicly released a Report and Order eliminating TV stations’ annual obligation to report whether they have provided feeable ancillary or supplementary services on their spectrum during the […]
The New ATSC 3.0 OTA TV Standard Shows Off Their New Emergency System
Last week the ATSC 3.0 over-the-air TV standard officially launched in Dallas and Phoenix as test markets. A lot of the focus on 3.0 OTA TV has been on the […]