I'm not so keen on 3D myself, but the other two new initiatives -- next gen OTA TV and Internet-enhanced TV, sound like something worth watching. The way the FCC has been sort of offhandedly assuming that distributed transmitter architectures would be a way around spectrum shortage, which always sounds oh-so-sound-bite to me, I would have to expect that a new modulation standard is not out of the question? The Internet connectivity part seems like it's well on its way, with or without the ATSC or even Google. You can just about let each manufacturer figure out their own wrinkles, as far as I'm concerned, integrating the IP content with the OTA and MVPD content as best they can. Sounds like a lot of fun (for us non-broadcasters who have the luxury of enjoying the show). Bert ----------------------------- http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/101046 ATSC Plots Future Technologies Course 05.24.2010. The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) announced this week that it was planning to “explore opportunities” along three lines: terrestrial broadcast delivery of 3D TV, next-generation television broadcasting systems and Internet-connected TV technologies. The announcement was made at the annual meeting of the group, held this year in Pentagon City, Va. “As we continue our efforts on the development of standards for Mobile DTV, non-real-time applications and ATSC 2.0 activities, we must also lay the foundation for future technologies and standards that will enable new capabilities and services for the broadcast television industry,” said ATSC President Mark Richer. At the meeting, the group’s board of directors formed three committees to consider the feasibility and marketplace requirements for the three technology areas under study. The 3D Team will be chaired by Craig Todd, chief technology officer at Dolby Laboratories, and will analyze and report on likely benefits in establishing a standard for terrestrial 3D TV delivery. The Next-Generation Broadcast Television Team plans to explore potential technologies that may be used in creating a future terrestrial TV broadcast standard. It will be headed up by Jim Kutzner, chief engineer at PBS. The Internet Enhanced Television Team is being chaired by Rajan Mehta, director of digital television standards, policy and strategy at NBC Universal. Its goal is to look into opportunities created by Internet-connected television receivers. _________________________________________________________________ The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars with Hotmail. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multicalendar&ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.