NAB Showcases Mobile DTV

Armed with a new industry standard in hand—quite literally, in the case of future devices—and laying claim to some of the best real estate available at the NAB Show this month, ATSC Mobile DTV proponents are counting on all the stars aligning in Las Vegas for the launch of what some see as a “game-changer” for the broadcast industry.

Situated in the heart of the Grand Lobby of the LVCC at NAB (April 12-15), the Mobile DTV Marketplace will demo a wide array of consumer devices rolling out in the near future. The marketplace is being sponsored by a quartet of heavy hitters: the Advanced Television Systems Committee, the Consumer Electronics Association, the Open Mobile Video Coalition, and [...]

Advances in Mobile DTV Highlighted During Second CEA ‘PlugFest’

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced successful completion of its second “ATSC Mobile DTV PlugFest.” CEA PlugFest is a technology event that allows participating companies to test interoperability of their devices. More than three dozen engineers from around the world participated in PlugFest2, which focused on testing the recently approved ATSC A/153 Mobile DTV standard. ATSC Mobile DTV makes local, digital broadcast TV portable for consumers to watch on the [...]