ATSC 3 (ATSC 3.0 / NextGen TV) and other Advanced Television Systems Committee News

DTT boom extends beyond Europe
Jul 24, 2013 – The number of homes receiving DTT signals will more than double between 2013 and 2018 to reach 553 million, according to a report from Digital TV Research. The report expects the number of primary DTT homes to also double over the same period to 380 million in 2018.
News categories: ATSC 3, Digital TV, Digital TV Research Reports, DTMB, ISDB-T, Market Research, Subscribers, Terrestrial

ATSC Invites Proposals for Next-Generation TV Broadcasting Technologies
Mar 26, 2013 – The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has announced a call for proposals for the 'physical layer' of this next-generation broadcast TV standard that in the years ahead could replace the current digital broadcasting systems used in the United States and around the world.
News categories: Advanced Television Systems Committee, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, USA

ATSC forms Implementation Team for ATSC 2.0
Jan 22, 2013 – The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has announced the formation of new Implementation Teams for two new emerging standards - ATSC 2.0 and the Mobile Emergency Alert System (M-EAS).
News categories: Advanced Television Systems Committee, ATSC 3, Terrestrial, USA

Tijuana to be first city in Mexico to have digital television
Oct 11, 2012 – At the opening of the Tijuana Innovadora, Mexico's president announced that Tijuana would be the first city in Mexico to have digital television, and that the conversion there would begin in 2013.
News categories: ATSC 3, Digital TV, Mexico, Terrestrial

DiBcom Launches Digital TV & Radio Chip for Automotive Head Units
Sep 4, 2012 – DiBcom has announced a new circuit dedicated to head units, for Mobile TV and Digital Radio integration into Automobiles. The chip supports all active digital TV formats in the World such as ISDB-T; DVB-T; DAB/DAB+; T-DMB, CMMB and CTTB; ATSC and ATSC M/H.
News categories: DiBcom, ATSC 3, Automotive, Digital TV, IBCShow, ICs, ISDB-T, Mobile, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

ATSC Adopts Standard For Transmission Of Non-Real-Time Digital TV Content
May 29, 2012 – The Advanced Television Systems Committee has announced the approval of the ATSC NRT (Non-Real-Time) Content Delivery standard, a backwards-compatible enhancement to digital TV broadcasting that allows broadcasters to deliver file-based content.
News categories: Advanced Television Systems Committee, ATSC 3, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

New ATSC Digital TV Standards Demonstrated at 2012 NAB Show
Apr 13, 2012 – The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) will highlight new innovations at the 2012 NAB Show. ATSC is also one of the leading organizations driving the global 'Future of Broadcast TV' (FoBTV) initiative.
News categories: Advanced Television Systems Committee, ATSC 3, Metaverse, Mobile, NABShow, Terrestrial

DVB-T2 Enabled TV Shipments Forecast to Reach 64.7M in 2015
Dec 28, 2011 – According to a DisplaySearch report, the most enthusiastic regions for 3D are Western Europe and China, while the mix of 3D in North America actually declined in Q3'11. Also, a critical mass of countries have now adopted or committed to DVB-T2.
News categories: DisplaySearch, ATSC 3, Digital TV, DTMB, DVB-T2, ISDB-T, Market Research, Metaverse, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Legend Silicon Brings ATSC Broadcast Reception One Step Closer to Cars & Mobile Devices
Nov 21, 2011 – Legend Silicon has announced SuperTV™ technology critical to solving diversity and mobile reception issues inherent in the U.S. legacy Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) Digital Terrestrial Broadcast (Free-to-Air) market.
News categories: Legend Silicon, ATSC 3, Automotive, Digital TV, Portable, Semiconductor, Smartphone, Tablet, Terrestrial