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WorldCast Systems announce that the Ecreso FM 3kW transmitter has just been approved by ARD for use within the network of German public broadcasters.
The new modular Intraplex IP Link innovation will debut in time for the IBC Showcase virtual event, alongside a new low-cost IP Link codec for remote contribution and STL connections.
Thanks to the pioneering and the sometimes overly promotional work of One Media, the wholly owned subsidiary of Sinclair Broadcast Group, the new broadcast standard emerging in the U.S., called ATSC 3.0, is promising broadcasters new capabilities well beyond delivering TV signals. Yet it’s also about to change the very definition of what it means to be a “broadcaster” in today’s highly competitive video marketplace.
Several licensed experimental ATSC 3.0 stations have been on the air for some time. Now, the first commercial ATSC 3.0 stations have signed on in Las Vegas, Pittsburgh, Nashville, Salt Lake City and Phoenix.
What has changed the most over the course of broadcast TV technical history is the price of admission, the elimination of generation loss, HD and IP.
GatesAir recently announced that Rocky Mountain Public Media, owner of a statewide Colorado network of PBS member stations, has purchased multiple GatesAir Maxiva UHF transmitters and ATSC 3.0-ready XTE exciters as part of an extensive, multi-station upgrade.
