MediaTek First SoC Supplier to Finish ‘Evaluation Tests’ of ATSC 3.0 Audio Watermark

MediaTek is the first SoC supplier to finish “evaluation tests” of Verance’s Aspect audio watermarking for ATSC 3.0, the companies announced. At CES, they'll do “joint demonstrations” of MediaTek's DTV platforms integrated with the Aspect watermark, they said Tuesday. The FCC's Nov. 16 vote authorizing 3.0's voluntary deployment (see 1711160060) “paves the way for taking broadcasting to the next level,” they said. Verance is developing “go-to-market” partnerships for Aspect with consumer electronics companies and chipmakers, they said. ATSC’s "S33" specialist group on management and protocols picked Verance’s audio watermarking technology for 3.0 nearly three years ago (see 1504030030). It’s in the A/334 document on “audio watermark emission,” which ATSC approved as a final 3.0 standard in September 2016.