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Versatile Video Coding (VVC) is the latest published video codec standard, and it has achieved the highest level of video compression to date.  VVC has been drafted by a joint collaborative team of ITU-T and [...]

Given that the Next Gen TV platform provides broadcasters with so many new capabilities, we can anticipate that some of the more advanced broadcast services will be more complex than what is being deployed during [...]

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Technology and Engineering Emmy® Awards—commonly known as the "Tech Emmys"—are usually awarded in a Las Vegas ceremony during the annual NAB Show in April of each [...]

Brainstorming is one of those activities that people either love or hate. Add a pandemic and teams accustomed to generating ideas face-to-face are presented with an additional brainstorming constraint – collaborating remotely in front of [...]

Given that over-the-air broadcasting continues to be the most efficient way for delivering a piece of content to many receivers (Figure 1), a potential “killer app” for broadcasters is datacasting. There are many types of [...]

The Brazilian Digital Terrestrial Television System Forum (SBTVD) has released a Call for Proposals (CfP) seeking input for Brazil’s next generation DTV system, dubbed the “TV 3.0 Project.” The SBTVD Forum is an organization that [...]

In September 2019, at the Radio Show in Dallas, Texas, “Tech Tuesday” debuted with an all-day program featuring content on the latest developments in radio technology. Shown above is a panel from Tech Tuesday on [...]

ATSC 3.0, the underlying standard for Next Generation TV, could be used to enhance GPS location accuracy, and the enhancement feature could enable a nationwide service. Accuracy of GPS location, when computed solely by the [...]

Most broadcast technology professionals are well acquainted with the evolution of live audio connections within our industry. From dial-up telephone lines to dedicated analog and then digital point-to-point connections, through switched digital and cellular services [...]

We are accepting applications for the 2020 PILOT Innovation Challenge from teams who can help broadcasters improve real-time decentralized collaboration. We asked last year’s winners to reflect on their experiences and provide words of wisdom [...]