The FCC’s unanimous approval today of a notice of proposed rulemaking to implement ATSC 3.0 has drawn industry kudos. The AWARN Alliance issued a statement this morning praising the action. “We … appreciate Chairman [Ajit] Pai and Commissioner [Mignon] Clyburn acknowledging advanced alerting as one of the key benefits of the new standard,” said John […]
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APTS Announces ’17 Public Media Summit Speakers
America’s Public Television Stations (APTS) will hold The 2017 Public Media Summit on Feb. 27-March 1 in Washington, APTS said today. The summit this year will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Public Broadcasting Act. The Public Broadcasting Act, the future of television, the broadcast spectrum auction and ATSC 3.0 are on the agenda for […]
APTS President Patrick Butler Is Bullish On ATSC 3.0
Patrick Butler, president and CEO of America’s Public Television Stations, this week posted a strong endorsement of the ATSC 3.0 standard and the new opportunities it will create for broadcasters in an article at Current online. The piece, “ATSC spells progress for television,” does an excellent job of summing up what the next-gen TV standard is all about, where things stand in […]
APTS Changes Name to America’s Public Television Stations
The membership of the Association of Public Television Stations today voted to authorize an immediate name change at the association’s annual meeting at the APTS Media Summit in Washington, D.C. The new name of the association is America’s Public Television Stations. The name was changed to emphasize the public service mission at the heart of […]
APTS Commits Spectrum To FirstNet
America’s Public Television Stations today committed in principle to support the FirstNet nationwide safety network with 1 Mb/s of public TV spectrum allocation during its annual membership meeting at the APTS Public Media Summit in Washington. “This commitment of a small portion of spectrum to FirstNet will allow public broadcasters to deepen and broaden this public safety commitment at both the community […]