SMPTE to Launch 8-Week Course on Features, Capabilities of NextGenTV System

“Understanding ATSC 3.0" is the name of an eight-week SMPTE course launching Aug. 24 to guide participants through the layers and capabilities of the NextGenTV system, said the society Monday. Course instructors will explain the “basic principles and advanced techniques of audio and video compression” built into the 3.0 suite of standards, plus its IP backbone, said SMPTE. Participants will “gain key insights into how the ATSC 3.0 system works, and its new features and capabilities for creating and delivering new and enriched content experiences to audiences,” it said. Instructors are retired former NBCUniversal executive Glenn Reitmeier; consultant Aldo Cugnini, formerly with Philips Research; and Dave Siegler, retired Cox Media Group technical executive. The course costs $599 for SMPTE members, $749 for nonmembers. Discounts are available, said SMPTE.