Tag: Next Gen TV
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5 Nashville Stations Flip the Switch on ATSC 3.0
A group of Nashville television stations are among the latest to join the ATSC 3.0 club. The new broadcasting standard, aka NextGen TV, is gradually being deployed across a number of major markets around the country. In Nashville, WTVF (CBS), WKRN (ABC), WZTV (Fox), WUXP (MNT), and WNAB (CW) are all broadcasting via ATSC 3.0,…
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FCC Declares TV Ownership Rules Don’t Apply to ATSC 3.0’s ‘Broadcast Internet’
This week, the Federal Communications Commission ruled that existing television station ownership rules won’t apply to efforts to build out what FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr has described as “broadcast internet.” The decision came in the form of a declatory ruling, with the FCC stating that stations can lease spectrum to provide broadcast internet service without…
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Sinclair’s ONE Media on ATSC 3.0 and the Future of ‘Next Gen TV’
It probably shouldn’t be all that surprising that the people leading ONE Media 3.0 are pretty bullish on ATSC 3.0’s potential. After all, the Sinclair Broadcasting Group subsidiary’s main goal is to help build and launch the new broadcasting standard, also known as “Next Gen TV.” And fresh off a successful launch late last month…
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Four Las Vegas TV Stations Launch ATSC 3.0, Next Gen TV Broadcasts
This week, four TV stations in Las Vegas flipped the switch on their ATSC 3.0 broadcasts, marking the latest additions to a handful of markets currently leveraging the new standard. In a joint press release, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Nexstar Media Group, and The E.W. Scripps Company announced their Las Vegas stations represent the first multi-station…
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5 Things You Should Know About ATSC 3.0
We’re gradually transitioning into the next generation of over-the-air broadcasting, known as ATSC 3.0 or “Next Gen TV,” but there’s still a lot of mystery about what that truly means. And while we continue to monitor how, exactly, the new standard will develop over 2020 and beyond, we’ve put together a few key takeways for…
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FCC to Vote on Plan to Use ATSC 3.0 for ‘Broadcast Internet’
The Federal Communications Commission is planning to take a close look at the possibility of using the new ATSC 3.0 standard to offer internet service. Commissioner Brendan Carr said the FCC will discuss his plans for what’s being billed as “broadcast internet.” “Broadcast internet services are poised to offer a new and competitive broadband pipe,”…
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ATSC 3.0 Will Be Delayed Due to COVID-19, Pearl TV Exec Says
Ongoing impacts from COVID-19 could mean broadcasters won’t hit their goal of launching ATSC 3.0 in 40 markets this year, according to Pearl TV’s Anne Schelle. The broadcasting group’s managing director commented as part of a remote panel at a virtual IABM conference and discussed the pandemic’s effects on ATSC 3.0 rollout plans. Coming out…
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Edge Networks Will Test the Pay OTA Waters with Evoca Service This Summer
Edge Networks announced a new pay TV service it claims will offer more than 80 channels for less than half the cost of a cable subscription. The service, called Evoca, will use the new ATSC 3.0 standard, aka next-gen TV, to offer over-the-air (OTA) content for less than $50 per month. Expected to launch this…
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FCC Seeking Comment on Potential Rule Change for ATSC 3.0 Signals
Earlier this month, we reported on the Federal Communications Commission considering rule changes that would affect the rollout of ATSC 3.0, or “next-gen” TV. And now, the FCC says it’s adopted a notice of proposed rulemaking and is now seeking comment on the matter. The rule in question focuses on how over-the-air (OTA) signals are…
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Next Gen ATSC 3.0 OTA TV is Coming to Portland
In 2020, broadcast TV stations plan to launch the new next gen over-the-air TV standard ATSC 3.0 in 60 markets and on 20 TV models. This new standard will bring a long list of improvements like 4K and better OTA TV coverage yet many still don’t know what ATSC 3.0 is. Today it was announced…