Tag: ATSC 3.0
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NextGen TV ATSC 3.0 is Now Available in Philadelphia, But DRM Blocks Cord Cutters With External Tuners
NextGen TV is now available on six local Philadelphia television stations, but sadly most cord cutters will be unable to watch them. This comes as four of the six new ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV stations launched with DRM. Sadly at this time none of the ATSC 3.0 tuner boxes on the market support this Digital…
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The HDHomeRun NextGen TV ATSC 3.0 OTA Tuner is Finally Certified, But Sadly No DRM Support Yet
Back in 2020, Silicondust released its first HDHomeRun NextGen TV FLEX 4K Tuner. Now these runners have been officially certified for ATSC 3.0 to show the NextGen TV logo. With ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV, you can get 4K TV, improved sound, better weather alerts, and a ton of other features are coming with the NextGen…
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There Is A New ATSC 3.0 NEXTGEN TV Tuner For Cord Cutters
Today Pearl TV announced that Zinwell has been certified to sell tuners for NEXTGEN TV ATSC 3.0. Pricing has not been released by Pearl says they expect Zinwell to soon start selling affordable set-top boxes to let you watch free ATSC 3.0 TV with your antenna. With ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV, you can get 4K…
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The Team Behind NextGen ATSC 3.0 OTA TV Explains Why DRM is Needed For Free OTA TV
Over the last month, there has been a lot of talk about DRM in free over-the-air TV with the new ATSC 3.0 standard. Several companies, including Comcast, have started to encrypt TV stations they own that are broadcasting on the NextGen TV standard. One of the features of ATSC 3.0 Nextgen TV is the ability…
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Your Local OTA TV Station Wants to Be Your New Internet Provider Using ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV
Wish you had more options for home internet? Soon your local TV station may use its over-the-air (OTA) TV ability to offer you high-speed internet. This all comes as GAIAN Solutions and ARK Multicasting have launched a joint venture to launch the nationals largest broadcast internet network to over 30% of the country. To do…
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Comcast Is Starting to Encrypt Its Free Over The ATSC 3.0 TV Stations Meaning Many Cord Cutters Can’t Watch Free Local TV Anymore Without Upgrade
This morning many people are waking up to find that Comcast has added content protection to encrypt some of its NBC Universal-owned stations. These stations include owned by Hearst ABC WCVB in Boston and Comcast’s NBC 10 in Boston. This was spotted by Matthew Mello this morning on Twitter. One of the features of ATSC…
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A New Official ATSC 3.0 Nextgen TV Tuner is Coming This Summer For Less Than $100
Today Pearl TV has announced that CTA is officially certifying a new ATSC 3.0 Nextgen TV from ADTH and Tolka. This new tuner will allow you to connect to any Android or Linux platform and receive free over-the-air Nextgen TV with an antenna. You can also connect directly through HDMI to your TV. ATSC 3.0…
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The FCC Wants to Speed Up The Rollout of Free ATSC 3.0 Nextgen TV
Today the FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel announced plans to try and help speed up the rollout of ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV, according to TVNewsCheck. ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV offers the promise of 4K TV, better signal coverage, improved alerts, on-demand, and more all through your antenna. For now, though, the slow rollout has frustrated many…
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3 Cord Cutting Stories You Should Know About For April 18th 2023
Welcome to our new quick cord cutting roundup, breaking down three of the biggest cord cutting stories every weekday. Each day we cover a wide range of cord cutting stories, but this quick breakdown of the three biggest will make sure you won’t miss out on what is happening in the world of cord cutting.…
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Sinclair Plans to Use ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV to Offer Wireless Internet Service
ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV is already rolling out across the nation, offering the possibility of 4K TV, better sound, and more. One of the other selling points of ATSC 3.0 is the ability for it to provide data that could be used to power wireless internet. Now Sinclair has announced plans to offer a wireless…