CES Marked Start of ‘Important New Phase’ for ATSC 3.0, Richer Says

CES was the start of "an important new phase” for ATSC 3.0, as manufacturers and broadcasters began demonstrating products and services based on the “core” ATSC 3.0 candidate standards adopted last year, said ATSC President Mark Richer in a Friday statement. Those demonstrations will be repeated and enhanced at April's NAB Show, ATSC has said (see 1601040057). “The lion’s share of the standard has been completed and remaining items, like audio and interactivity, will be done in the months ahead.” ATSC is “on target to finalize the entire suite of ATSC 3.0 standards” this year, he said. CES featured the first live demonstrations of Ultra HD over-the-air broadcasts with high dynamic range using the ATSC 3.0's physical transmission layer adopted as a candidate standard in late September (see 1509290029).