Telemundo’s WNJU New York and The Durst Organization will conduct a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, June 23, to mark the return of over-the-air TV transmission to downtown Manhattan from One World Trade Center in New York City. In May, TVNewsCheck reported in “WNJU To Kick Off 1 WTC OTA Transmission” on the progress at One World […]
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FCC’s Next-Gen TV Rulemaking Notice Draws Praise
The FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to authorize next-generation television released today is garnering favorable reaction from both the Advanced Television Systems Committee and a coalition of major broadcast groups that has worked to advance the ATSC 3.0 standard. A statement released this morning by ATSC President Mark Richer calls the NPRM “another important step […]
CordCutter TV Stick to Bring OTA To Smart Devices
Over-the-top and over-the-air always seemed like they should have a marriage made in TV heaven –especially for consumers eager to cut the cord and stream OTT entertainment. However, there’s been one small problem: getting live, local TV on smart mobile devices, especially in a format that’s mobile-device-friendly. ViXS Systems, a Toronto-based company specializing in development of […]
Top Victory Adopts Dolby AC-4 Format For Next-Gen TVs
Dolby Laboratories this week announced its third major commitment from a television manufacturer to promote the adoption of its Dolby AC-4 audio format in next-generation TVs for OTA and OTT reception. Top Victory Investments, which manufacturers Philips-branded televisions around the world, excluding North America, India and mainland China, will collaborate with Dolby on the adoption […]
GatesAir Adds Patents To Portfolio
GatesAir has added seven patent awards to its legacy of 238 previous U.S. and global patents, the company said today. Among the patents are: Predictable coding delay over communications networks. Operation of an antenna on a second, higher frequency. Systems and methods for presentation of digital media at a mobile platform. Broadband high-efficiency amplifier system […]
Osborn Engineering To Tackle Repack For Sutro Tower
Osborn Engineering and Sutro Tower have entered into a service agreement for study and analysis of the FCC DTV spectrum auction and repack as well as what they will mean for broadcasters on the iconic San Francisco tower. The Widelity Report sponsored by the FCC identified the site as one of its “Super Complicated Sites: Mount […]
Internet of Things To Make Waves At CES
The 2015 International CES opens Jan. 6 in Las Vegas with a special emphasis on the “Internet of Things.” Not sure what –as the technorati call it – IoT is? Well, CES SVP Karen Chupka is quoted in a press release promoting this year’s consumer electronics extravaganza as saying IoT is “all about the opportunity to […]
My New Year’s Wishes For The TV Industry
Happy New Year to the television industry! In the spirit of ringing in the New Year, here are my top 10 wishes for the TV industry in 2015: A single flexible, extensible next-gen TV transmission standard. Competition is a wonderful thing, but it’s hard to see how the TV industry avoids a downward spiral fueled […]
ONE Media Makes Air With Its Next-Gen Waveform
Sinclair Broadcast Group-backed ONE Media put its own next-generation DTV waveform on-air for the first time on Dec. 23 in Austin, Texas, according to Sinclair VP advanced technology Mark Aitken. The OTA ONE Media transmission comes after five months of engineering by 30 “core engineering people” employed to make the next-gen system a reality, he said. […]
Localism Recap For Dec. 19
Despite Christmas bearing down upon all of us, TV stations continue to submit examples of their commitment to localism. Even though the holidays begin next week, please keep your submissions coming about what your station is doing to better serve the needs of your viewers through campaigns, special on-air projects, fundraising drives, PSAs, local documentaries, etc. […]