Tag: ATSC 3.0
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The Recap: A Possible Peacock-Paramount+ Marriage, Sports JV Drama, and More
A busy week was capped off by another shocking revelation: Paramount and Comcast discussing combining their respective streaming services, Paramount+ and Peacock. We also continued to see the ripple effects of last week’s announcement from Walt Disney’s ESPN, FOX, and Warner Bros. Discovery to form a streaming sports joint venture, with a lot more unhappy…
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A New ‘Unconnected’ ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV Tuner Is Now On the Market
A new NextGen TV Box is available for customers looking to upgrade their viewing experience to ATSC 3.0 without buying a new TV — and it’s the first that doesn’t need an internet connection. The new Zinwell NextGen TV Box standalone tuner from TV hardware company Channel Master lets users grab a NextGen TV feed…
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ATSC 3.0 Expands to Chicago With Five Stations Upgrading to NextGen TV
ATSC 3.0, the newest standard of over-the-air TV that brings higher quality picture and sound, on Monday arrived in Chicago, with five local stations upgrading to the technology. The local CBS (WBBM-TV), FOX (WFLD-TV), NBC (WMAQ-TV), WGN and Univision (WGBO-TV) are all broadcasting on the new standard. Users with an antenna can re-scan their channels…
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Cutters Q&A: Scripps CEO on Bringing Sports Back to Local, and the Real Opportunity With ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV
The phone calls from sports teams looking to strike a deal with Scripps has been ringing off the hook. That’s according to Scripps CEO Adam Symson, who sat down with Cord Cutters News amidst the chaos of CES 2024. Symson shared his thoughts on why sports teams are keen to jump back into broadcast, why…
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Why the Super Bowl Marks A Critical Make-Or-Break Point For ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV
This year’s Super Bowl, scheduled for February 11, will make history as the first one played in Las Vegas. But the Big Game also marks a turning point for ATSC 3.0, a standard also referred to as NextGen TV, with the technology finally reaching three-quarters of the U.S. population. Not that three-quarters of the U.S.…
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A New ATSC 3.0 Nextgen TV Tuner With DRM Support is Coming That Won’t Need Internet to Work
One of the main complaints about ATSC 3.0 Nextgen OTA TV has been the DRM and that if you want a tuner to decode the DRM you would need the internet. Today at CES, Zinwell has announced a new ATSC 3.0 Nextgen OTA TV tuner that for the first time, won’t need the internet to…
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ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV Reaches 75% of U.S. Households
Pearl TV, a consortium of U.S. broadcasters transitioning to NextGen TV, and its network partners said it will present new features and devices at the CES 2024 in Las Vegas in January. Broadcasters have driven an 18% year-over-year growth in U.S. household access since its launch in 2020 and a spike of 22% in 2023…
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New York, El Paso and Baton Rouge Get ATSC 3.0 as NextGen TV Expands to More Markets
Nexstar Media Group and Mission Broadcasting said today that WPIX-TV in New York went live with NextGen TV, the third over-the-air television station to get ATSC 3.0 this week after the El Paso, Texas, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, launches. The launch in New York City is the 51st Nexstar-owned or partner market to start broadcasting…
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ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV, Could Also Make Radio Even Better
ATSC 3.0, the new global broadcasting standard primarily used to deliver over-the-air NextGen TV, could also power radio to reach more people. Liam Power, One Media’s senior systems engineer, and Skip Flenniken, Sinclair’s vice president of technology business development, break down in a TV Tech article how ATSC 3.0 could be used to enhance radio…