Next-Generation Broadcast Television: An Overview of Enabling Technology

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Publisher: SMPTE — White Plains, NY, USA
Doc Type: Journal Article
Content Type: Original Research
Abbreviated Title: SMPTE Mot. Imag. J
Volume: 121, No. 5, pp. 47–63
Abstract: In July 2010, the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) established its Planning Team 2 (PT-2) to examine next-generation broadcast television (NGBT). This work was intended to assist ATSC in developing requirements and specifications that move beyond those currently in use, as well as those being considered under the ATSC 2.0 initiative. The scope of work included “exploration of potential technologies to be used to define a new/future terrestrial broadcast digital television standard that is not constrained by a requirement to be backwards compatible with ATSC or ATSC 2.0 devices. Analysis (is) to include assessment of the range of services that could be delivered with a new standard and consideration of potential time frames.” The goal was to explore technologies that are as far-reaching as possible while remaining within the realm of a conceivably viable implementation from today's vantage point. In September 2011, PT-2 completed its study and delivered its final report on relevant technologies investigated and suggested more detailed examination of some proposed technologies' readiness, along with the probing of certain contextual issues, as a basis for developing a viable next-generation platform for digital television (DTV) services. This paper presents an overview of candidate technologies, as they are currently identified and understood, that might comprise or contribute to a future ATSC broadcast television system. This target system is entitled “Next-Generation Broadcast Television” (NGBT), also referred to as “ATSC 3.0.”
Publication Date: 2012-07-01
DOI: 10.5594/j18189
ISSN: Print: 1545-0279 | Electronic: 2160-2492
Link: https://doi.org/10.5594/j18189
Author(s): Luke Fay
bio
Luke Fay is a senior staff SW systems engineer for Sony Semiconductor's Component Solutions Business Division. Currently, he is involved with ATSC and its efforts toward developing the next generation TV broadcast standards. He has more than 16 years of experience in digital communications systems engineering and receiver design and received an MS degree in electrical engineering from National Technological University. He was recently named vice-chair of the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) Technology Group 3 (TG3), which will develop standards for the next generation of digital television broadcasting.
James Kutzner
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James Kutzner is senior director of advanced technology at Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) where he manages engineering and technical projects within PBS. Kutzner is a member of the ATSC Board and chaired the ATSC Planning Team on the Next Generation of Broadcast Television. He currently chairs the successor group of the ATSC Technology Group 3 on ATSC 3.0. He is also vice chair of the Open Mobile Video Coalition's Technical Advisory Group. He holds a Master's degree in Engineering Management from George Washington University and a bachelor of electrical engineering degree from the University of Minnesota. Kutzner is a Fellow of SMPTE and a member of the IEEE.
Skip Pizzi
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Skip Pizzi is director of digital strategies at the National Association of Broadcasters, based in Washington, D.C. His career has spanned the broadcast and new media industries, as an engineer and technology manager at NPR and at Microsoft, with more than a decade of experience at each. He also spent seven years as technical editor at Broadcast Engineering magazine, and has been a frequent contributor to numerous technical journals in the broadcast and new-media fields. He is the author of two books, and a contributor to several others, including the NAB Engineering Handbook and other technical reference books. Pizzi is a graduate of Georgetown University, where he studied electrical engineering, International Economics, and Fine Arts. He was recently named vice-chair of the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) Technology Group 3 (TG3), which will develop standards for the next generation of digital television broadcasting.
Jerry Whitaker
bio
Jerry Whitaker is vice president for standard development at the Advanced Television Systems Committee. He supports the work of the various ATSC technology groups and assists in the development of ATSC Standards and related documents. He currently serves as Secretary of the Technology and Standards Group and Technology Group 3 on ATSC 3.0, and is closely involved in work relating to educational programs. Mr. Whitaker is a Fellow the Society of Broadcast Engineers and a Fellow of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers. He has served as a Board member and Vice President of the Society of Broadcast Engineers. He is the author and editor of more than 30 books on various technical topics.
Yiyan Wu
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Yiyan Wu is a principal research scientist with the Communications Research Centre in Ottawa, Canada. His research interests include broadband multimedia communications, digital broadcasting, and communication systems engineering. Dr. Wu is an IEEE Fellow, an adjunct professor of Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, a member of the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society Administrative Committee, and a member of the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) Board of Directors, representing IEEE. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting.
Bill Zou
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William Zou is director of corporate strategy and development at DTS responsible for standards and business development. He has over 25 years of experience in digital video and audio systems engineering, DTV standards, and business development. His cross-industry experience includes working for The Walt Disney Studios, PBS, General Instrument/Motorola and Harmonic. Since late 1980's he has been an active participant and contributor in industry-wide DTV standards development including ATSC, BDA, SMPTE, IEEE, SCTE, ATIS, and MPEG. He was a vice-chair of ATSC Planning Team on Next Generation Broadcast Television. He is the author or co-author of more than 50 journal publications and conference papers in the areas of digital compression, DTV system engineering and content distribution. Zou is a Fellow of SMPTE and Senior Member of IEEE. He serves on the Board of Editor for the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal.
Copyright: © 2012 Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Inc.

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