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

U.S. Full-Power TV Broadcasters Go All-Digital
Jun 13, 2009 – The historic switch to digital television in the U.S. prompted hundreds of thousands of consumers to call for assistance but caused no widespread disruption of free, over-the-air television broadcasts.
News categories: FCC, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

One Day Until U.S. DTV Transition
Jun 11, 2009 – On the eve of an historic technological transition to digital television, the focus for the FCC and NTIA, the two agencies managing the switch, is on helping Americans who are at risk of losing their TV signals.
News categories: FCC, NTIA, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Regulation, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

Zoran Introduces SupraHD® 787 HDTV Processors for 1080P DTV
May 27, 2009 – Zoran (NASDAQ: ZRAN) has announced that its advanced SupraHD® 787 HDTV processors are now available to qualified DTV manufacturers supplying the premium ATSC digital TV market in the U.S.
News categories: Zoran, ATSC 3, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart TV, USA

El Salvador Adopts ATSC for DTT
May 8, 2009 – The ATSC Forum has applauded the decision of El Salvador's General Superintendency of Electricity and Telecommunications (SIGET) to adopt the ATSC Digital Television Standard for digital terrestrial television broadcasting in the country.
News categories: ATSC Forum, SIGET, ATSC 3, Digital TV, El Salvador, Terrestrial

Hi-tv Deploys Nagravision End-to-End Solution
Apr 17, 2009 – Nagravision (SWX:KUD) has announced that Hi-tv, part of Grupo Salinas, a US $10 billion group of Mexico-based companies, has launched an end-to-end Nagravision MPEG-4-based digital terrestrial television (DTT) solution.
News categories: Nagravision, Hi-tv, TV Azteca, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Mexico, Middleware, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

U.S. Converter Box Program Waiting List for Coupons Cleared
Mar 24, 2009 – Money allocated to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has allowed NTIA to clear the digital converter box coupon waiting list.
News categories: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

NTIA Begins to Clear TV Converter Box Coupon Request Waiting List
Mar 5, 2009 – The U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has announced that the agency has begun to clear its waiting list for requests to the TV Converter Box Coupon Program as a result of additional funds provided by Congress.
News categories: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

Over 50 Million Households Use Digital Terrestrial as Primary TV Source
Mar 2, 2009 – According to the DisplaySearch, consumers worldwide are rapidly transitioning to digital terrestrial broadcast. Over 50 million households are already using digital terrestrial as their primary source of TV programming content.
News categories: DisplaySearch, ATSC 3, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Market Research, Terrestrial

SiS Announces ATSC HDTV SoC Chipset - SiS328
Feb 12, 2009 – Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) has unveiled a new high integration HDTV chipset for the full-HD digital LCD TV market. The SiS328 is targeted at ATSC digital LCD TVs systems, adopting the latest generation of SiS's DNVE™ technology.
News categories: Silicon Integrated Systems, ATSC 3, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial