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NextGen TV

NextGen TV is the consumer brand for the ATSC 3.0 digital television broadcast standard in the United States.

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Broadcasters band together to launch datacast service EdgeBeam Wireless

Four of the nation's biggest local TV station owners say ATSC 3.0 spectrum offers reliable data broadcasting capabilities.

Matthew Goldman. (Photo via LinkedIn)

Sinclair-owned One Media appoints Matthew Goldman to technical VP role

Goldman will be responsible for implementing, expanding and supporting various advanced operational technologies associated with NextGen TV.

Sinclair, APTS bring Nebraska Public Media station to NextGen TV

Sinclair and APTS are partnering with Nebraska Public Media to bring their public TV station to NextGen TV in Omaha.

The newest Panasonic TVs will come in OLED and mini-LED variants. (Courtesy image, Graphic by The Desk)

Panasonic to release new Fire TVs with NextGen TV tuners

Panasonic's new OLED and mini-LED TV models will ship in the United States, marking the first time in a decade that Panasonic TVs have been sold in that region.

Jerald Fritz. (Courtesy photo)

Sinclair legal affairs president Jerald Fritz to retire

Fritz spent more than five decades working in media and communications.

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

NextGen TV signs on in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Four television stations are now being offered through NextGen TV signals in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

The Transamerica Building in Tucson, Arizona.

Telemundo station brings NextGen TV signals to Tucson

A Comcast-owned Telemundo station is providing NextGen TV signals to the Tucson area.

News content from local NBC-owned stations appears in the streaming app Peacock. (Graphic by The Desk)

NBC Universal to offer personalized experience through NextGen TV

The feature will allow NextGen TV users to restart programming or get hyperlocal news like pinpoint weather forecasts.

Las Vegas television station KSNV will be one of the first to use Roxi's FastStream technology to deploy an interactive news channel. (Courtesy image)

NextGen TV broadcasters pick Roxi’s FastStream for interactive channels

One Las Vegas TV station will demonstrate the unique capabilities of FastStream by deploying an interactive content channel for local news broadcasts.

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Broadcasters rally around Run3TV for NextGen TV features, measurement

Leading independent television operators like the E. W. Scripps Company and Sinclair are participating in the effort.

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Brazil will ditch broadcast TV channel numbers for app-based navigation

The shift is part of the development and deployment of a new broadcast TV standard, which will begin rolling out next year.

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Sinclair brings tennis-centric T2 to free broadcast TV

The streaming channel will launch as a virtual network on Sinclair-owned stations broadcasting in ATSC 3.0.

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