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ATSC 3.0 – Where It Stands and Where It’s Going in 2023 and Beyond January 23, 2023

Presented by: Madeleine Noland, President Advanced Television Systems Committee Madeleine Noland is the President of the Advanced Television Systems Committee Inc. A 15-year industry veteran who is widely respected for...

FCC Seeks More Comment on ATSC 3.0, Considers Sunset of Some Rules July 5, 2022

The FCC recently released a Third Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “Notice”) in which it seeks to assess the current state of broadcasters’ transition to ATSC 3.0 and requests comment...

Commission Clarifies Treatment of Ancillary and Supplementary Services Fees in Context of ATSC 3.0 Deployment, Grants NCE Stations Leeway February 26, 2021

With ATSC 3.0 deployment continuing across the nation, the Commission adopted a Report and Order (the “Order”) in December (which was published in the Federal Register this week) addressing multiple...

DTS/SFN Rules to be Modified to Accommodate Defined Amount of Spillover and Increase Transmitter Placement Flexibility February 26, 2021

The Commission has adopted a Report and Order (the “Order”) “modestly easing limitations” on transmitter deployment for distributed transmission systems (“DTSs,” also known as single frequency networks, or “SFNs”) and...

Commission Considers Loosening Restrictions on Television Broadcasters’ Use of Distributed Transmission Systems in Light of Impending ATSC 3.0 Deployment April 8, 2020

A petition filed late last year by America’s Public Television Stations (“APTS”) and NAB related to the deployment of ATSC 3.0 (the next generation broadcast television standard) may have struck...

FCC Begins Accepting ATSC 3.0 Applications on May 28 May 28, 2019

In a long-awaited step toward making Next Gen TV a reality for both broadcasters and their viewers, the FCC announced that it will begin accepting applications for ATSC 3.0 licenses...

ATSC 3.0 Simulcasting Rules Now In Effect – But FCC Not Accepting Next Gen TV Applications Just Yet July 24, 2018

The FCC released a Public Notice (“Notice”) last week announcing that its ATSC 3.0 rules governing simulcasting and consumer education requirements have now taken effect, but the Commission is still...

ATSC 3.0 Rules Take Effect March 3, 2018 – Sort Of! February 1, 2018

Television stations are one step closer to implementing Next Gen TV for over-the-air broadcasting. That’s because the FCC’s Nov. 20, 2017, Order governing the use of ATSC 3.0 on a...

Comments on Several ATSC 3.0 Issues Are Due February 20, 2018 December 26, 2017

On November 20, 2017, the FCC released the text of its Order adopting certain rules relating to the permissive use by television stations of the ATSC 3.0 transmission standard. Part...

FCC Adopts Order to Allow TV Stations to Begin Implementing ATSC 3.0 November 16, 2017

Television stations will soon be able to implement Next Gen TV for over-the-air broadcasting. In response to a multi-stakeholder petition filed in April 2016, the FCC launched a rulemaking proceeding...