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

Statement of President Barack Obama on Signing the DTV Bill
Feb 11, 2009 – President Barack Obama has signed S.352, a bill to postpone the DTV transition date to June 12th to allow for more time for the American consumers to prepare for the switch from analog television.
News categories: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, Committee on Energy and Commerce, The White House, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Regulation, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

6.5 Million U.S. Homes Still Unprepared for the Switch to Digital Television
Jan 22, 2009 – More than 6.5 million U.S. households are not ready for the upcoming transition to all-digital broadcasting and would be unable to receive any TV programming at all if the transition occurred today, The Nielsen Company has reported.
News categories: Nielsen, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, USA

Sunplus to Showcase the LCD TV Processor SPV9100 and ATSC Demodulator SPHE6650 for ATSC DTV at 2009 International CES
Jan 8, 2009 – Sunplus Technology (TAIEX: 2401, LSE: SUPD) has announced at CES2009 its ATSC DTV solution - the SPV9100 video processor with the SPHE6650 ATSC demodulator. The SPV 9100 is the first video processor to support multimedia and time-shift extension.
News categories: Sunplus, ATSC 3, CES2025, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

MaxLinear's MxL5007T Silicon Tuner Chosen for Stylish Digital Stream MUON Portable LCD Television
Jan 6, 2009 – MaxLinear has announced that its revolutionary MxL5007T digital terrestrial silicon tuner has been designed into the Digital Stream MUON ATSC portable LCD television.
News categories: MaxLinear, Digital Stream, ATSC 3, CES2025, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial, USA

Commerce's NTIA Announces New Coupon Applicants Will be Placed on Waiting List Due to High Demand for TV Converter Box Coupons
Jan 5, 2009 – The NTIA has announced that consumers requesting coupons from the agency's TV Converter Box Coupon Program will be placed on a waiting list and coupons will be mailed on a first-come-first-served basis, as funds from expired coupons become available.
News categories: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Regulation, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

Sunplus Exhibits at 2009 International CES to Demonstrate Entry-Level to High-End DTV IC Solutions
Dec 15, 2008 – Sunplus Technology (TAIEX:2401)(LSE:SUPD) will exhibit at 2009 International CES to demonstrate its new digital TV IC solutions for entry-level to high-end applications.
News categories: Sunplus, ATSC 3, CES2025, DTMB, DVR, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Commerce's NTIA, 25 Federal Agencies Partner to Urge Households to Apply for TV Converter Box Coupons by December 31
Dec 8, 2008 – To date, more than 20 million U.S. households have requested more than 39 million TV Converter Box coupons and redeemed more than 16 million coupons since the program opened on January 1, 2008.
News categories: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, TV Converter Box Coupon Program, ATSC 3, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

Zoran Ships New HDTV Processor Family With Advanced Audio Processing and Color Management Capabilities
Nov 17, 2008 – Zoran (NASDAQ: ZRAN) has announced that its highly integrated SupraHD® 775 and SupraHD® 785 HDTV processors are shipping to qualified DTV manufacturers supplying the high-volume, cost-sensitive ATSC digital TV market in the U.S.
News categories: Zoran, ATSC 3, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial, USA

Dominican Republic to begin DTT testing this month
Nov 11, 2008 – Digital terrestrial television tests will start in the Dominican Republic later this month. The tests are part of the selection process to choose the DTT specifications for the country. DVB, ATSC and ISDB standards are on trial.
News categories: Indotel, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Dominican Republic, ISDB-T, Terrestrial