BREAKING NEWS: FCC Approves Next-Gen TV for OTA Broadcasting

[Justin Hill]

MVC4TWF

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Varieties of
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The
Whole
Family

...which I still hope for on broadcast TV in the future...

 

[harshness]

...which I still hope for on broadcast TV in the future...

I'd like to see TV as more of a shared experience like it used to be.

 

[jayn_j]

I'd like to see TV as more of a shared experience like it used to be.

When my daughter comes over to 'watch TV' with me, she is quickly on her phone viewing memes on Redit.

 

[comfortably_numb]

When my daughter comes over to 'watch TV' with me, she is quickly on her phone viewing memes on Redit.

That’s the way mine is also. She uses about 90 GB a month on her cell phone looking at memes, binge watching Netflix and watching vloggers on Youtube.

 

[comfortably_numb]

Second-Gen 3.0 Exciter, Software ‘Critical’ In Next-Gen TV Testing

Second-Gen 3.0 Exciter, Software ‘Critical’ In Next-Gen TV Testing

 

[harshness]

The further along Next-Gen gets, the further is seems to have to go.

So many of these announcements seem to be about technologies that are "critical" to ATSC 3.0's success that apparently haven't been field tested.

 

[localclassictvfan]

Y'all lost me on that one...

 

[osu1991]

ATSC 3.0 Rollout Can Begin Next Month

ATSC 3.0 Rollout Can Begin Next Month | Multichannel

Broadcasters will soon get the green flag on their race to an interactive, geo-targeted, video-on-demand future.

The FCC's framework for rolling out a new ATSC 3.0 advanced television transmission standard will become effective the first week in March.

The Federal Register signaled Thursday (Feb. 1) that the final rule for allowing broadcasters to roll out the standard on a "market-driven, voluntary basis" will publish Feb. 2, with the rule going into effect 30 days after that.

 

[harshness]

The Federal Register signaled Thursday (Feb. 1) that the final rule for allowing broadcasters to roll out the standard on a "market-driven, voluntary basis" will publish Feb. 2, with the rule going into effect 30 days after that.

There will be three elements held back based on the idea that significant elements ATSC 3.0 haven't been thoroughly field-tested.

There's some question in my mind how much resource the FCC can bring to bear when they're also working feverishly on reviewing repack applications along with a flood of applications from those who aren't covered by the repack.

Perfect storms don't happen very often but it seems like Chairman Pai called down the thunder on a whopper.