Next Gen Academy III: Next Steps

ATSC 3.0 - Building Media Networks for Next Gen TV - $15

Successful delivery of Next Gen TV using ATSC 3 and preserving the Traditional ATSC 1 requires cooperation between broadcasters to deliver a user experience that meets and exceeds today?s online content streaming but maintains compliance with the FCC obligations.

To build this out quickly this will require a flexible network strategy using Public and Private Network topologies that address the challenges of hardening of the required Synchronous SFN against malicious attacks both internal and external to guarantee the delivery of Emergency Alerts to the public during the time of Crisis. We will review different strategies in use today for Public and Private Networks used for South Korea ATSC 3, ATSC 1, DAB, DVB and ISDB-T systems.

Learning Objectives:
– Effective cost control of building a Regional Media Network between broadcasters, leveraging both public and private networks for live media delivery.
– How to simplify the legal issues of connectivity, SLA and Retrans Agreements through a Software Defined Network (SDN).
– Examples of recent outside attacks on terrestrial networks, with lessons learned from building out of the SFN and realistic ways to address the vulnerabilities.

Christer Bohm | Net Insight AB | Stockholm, Sweden
Per Lindgren | Net Insight AB | Stockholm, Sweden
Arielle Slama | Net Insight AB | Stockholm, Sweden

ATSC: Beyond Standards and a Look at the Future - $15

As a standards development organization, the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has been focused on completing the ATSC 3.0 suite of standards for the past several years. While amendments, corrigenda and other document extensions and maintenance are evergreen, ongoing activities in the standards realm, the ATSC mission also encompasses “looking around the corner” for the Next Big Thing in the evolution of broadcast media. To this end, ATSC has formed Planning Teams and other groups that are examining advanced broadcast technologies, automotive applications, global recognition of ATSC 3.0, developing a near-term service roadmap for ATSC 3.0 services and features, convergence with international data transmission systems such as the Internet and 4G/5G and other topics. This presentation will feature members of the ATSC leadership team laying out the details of this challenging workplan and current progress, how industry representatives can participate and the steps being taken toward developing a robust vision for the future of broadcasting.

Madeleine Noland | ATSC | Washington, DC, USA
Jerry Whitaker | ATSC | Washington, DC, USA
Lynn Claudy | NAB | Washington, DC, USA