
is providing the Electronic Service Guide services for the Phoenix Model Market Initiative, built on the company’s robust delivery platform and expanded to include rich media content. Dolby is providing encoding and decoding technology to add key audio features with Dolby AC-4 and is working closely with video delivery expert Harmonic on the implementation of this ATSC 3.0 next generation audio format in their broadcast and OTT workflows.
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Additionally, Samsung’s support of ATSC 3.0 applications and online services will facilitate the testing of advanced features for next-generation TVs in the U.S. Their success in Korea will help Phoenix focus on evaluation of features such as HDR and immersive audio for the ultimate entertainment experience.

The Phoenix Model Market project is the first collaborative single-market effort to plan for and implement a transition to next-generation over-the-air television broadcasting.“We are excited to be pioneering the next generation of broadcast television with our UniMás station in Phoenix. We are also simultaneously preserving ATSC 1.0 signals for viewers in coordination with other broadcasters in the Phoenix market,” said Pearl TV Managing Director Anne Schelle as she announced the new service on opening day of the annual NAB Show in Las Vegas. “Today’s announcement is just the first Phoenix station to transition to ATSC 3.0, with additional partner stations to be added soon.

PHOENIX–The first next-generation TV signal in the Phoenix Model Market is “on the air,” with KFPH-CD Channel 35, owned by Univision Communications Inc., now transmitting UniMás network programming using the new ATSC 3.0 standard. Click here for the original article that was posted on Broadcasting & Cable on April 10, 2018.įirst Collaborative, Single-Market Transition to ATSC 3.0 Now Underway as Additional Key Partners Join Model Market Project Posted on April 18th, 2018 by TitanTV, Inc. Phoenix Model Market Launches First Next-Generation Television Channel with Local Univision-Owned UniMás Station
