U.S. Broadcaster Plans for Provision of ATSC Mobile DTV

As the U.S. broadcast industry gears up to provide ATSC Mobile DTV service to consumers throughout 2010, this paper describes the technical parameters of that service. It will include basic consumer use cases and system requirements necessary to implement mobile DTV. Services envisioned range from basic linear simulcast to interactive and location-based services, with a variety of premium and advertising-supported subscription plans. The primary value proposition for mobile DTV is live transmission of content identical to local television stations transmitted in full-motion digital format to a variety of consumer devices. This paper will summarize expected broadcaster launch plans, future use cases envisioned by broadcasters and station requirements to realize those plans.

Published

2009-10

Content type

Original Research

DOI

10.5594/M001338

ISBN

978-1-61482-943-0