Bulletin Categories: ATSC 3.0

Recently the FCC updated and clarified certain rules governing broadcasters’ voluntary transition to the ATSC 3.0 (also called “NextGen TV”) broadcast standard.  Near the end of June, the Commission released...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...