BALTIMORE, April 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Executives from
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) and its subsidiary,
ONE Media 3.0, will be participating in the 2019 National
Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show next week in Las Vegas. Members of the Sinclair/ONE Media
3.0 leadership team are scheduled to participate in multiple panel
discussions during the NAB Show, while also hosting ATSC 3.0
demonstrations.
Del Parks, Sinclair's Senior Vice
President and Chief Technology Officer and Mark Aitken, Sinclair's Vice President of
Advanced Technology and President of ONE Media 3.0, will both be
attending NAB Show to present the latest developments in ATSC 3.0
technology planned to roll out in select markets this year.
"We are thrilled for the opportunity to showcase ATSC 3.0
developments at such a highly-regarded event in front of the
industry's most innovative professionals," said Chris Ripley, Sinclair's President and Chief
Executive Officer. "We pride ourselves on being a leader in
adopting and developing new technology, and are eager to leverage
ATSC 3.0 to further transform the industry."
Sinclair's leadership team will also participate in the
following NAB Show and related industry events:
Saturday, April 6
- Jerald Fritz, EVP for Strategic
and Legal Affairs at ONE Media, to present:
-
- "How Broadcasters May Utilize
5G Technology" from 3:50-4:30
p.m. at N262/N264;
- Launching Next Gen Broadcast: An SBE Tutorial at PBS TechCon
2019 from 9:45-10:15 at Flamingo Hotel.
- Mark Aitken to present
Launching Next Gen Broadcast: An SBE Tutorial at PBS TechCon
2019 - "Homogeneous 5G Networks", from 4:40-4:55 at Flamingo
Hotel.
Sunday, April 7
- Mark Aitken to present
"NextGen Broadcast is OTT Over-the-Air... Converged
Broadcast/Broadband Platform" from 2:10-2:30 p.m. at N256.
Monday, April 8
- Kevin Gage, EVP, Strategic
Development and CTO, ONE
Media to present "The Future of Transportation"
from 10:40 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at
N258.
- Mark Aitken to present
"Understanding & Planning for 5G, ATSC 3.0 & the Hyper
Convergence: End of an Era or Dawn of the Digital Media Super
Competitor?" from 2:00-3:00 p.m.
at SU13306.
Wednesday, April 10
- Mark Aitken to present "ATSC
3.0 and 5G as Complementary, Not Competitive, Technologies"
from 2:00-2:30 pm at SU13306.
- Del Parks to Moderate the
following papers at N260:
-
- 9:00-9:20 am: 3D LUT
interpolation for HDR conversions
- 9:20-9:40 am: 4K/8K Production
Studio for UHDTV Broadcasting
- 9:40-10:00 am: High-Speed
Content Capture for Maximum Slow-Motion Impact – Set Free from
Cables
- 10:00-10:20 am: The Impact of
New Production Formats and Workflows to the Camera Control
- 10:40-11:00 am: Demystifying
Live UHD HDR Service Delivery
- 11:20-11:40 am: 8K 120-Hz Real-Time Video Codec
- 11:40-12:00 pm:
Forward-looking content aware encoding for next generation UHD
HDR WCG HFR
Visit https://www.nabshow.com/ for information on
credentials needed to attend the sessions.
About Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
Sinclair is one
of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting
companies in the country. The Company owns, operates and/or
provides services to 191 television stations in 89 markets.
Sinclair is a leading local news provider in the country and is
dedicated to impactful journalism with a local focus. The Company
has multiple national networks, live local sports production, as
well as stations affiliated with all the major networks. Sinclair's
content is delivered via multiple-platforms, including
over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors, and digital
platforms. The Company regularly uses its website as a key source
of Company information which can be accessed at www.sbgi.net
About ONE Media 3.0, LLC
ONE Media 3.0, headquartered in Hunt
Valley, MD, was established as a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. with a vision to build and deploy –
both doestically and internationally – the Next Generation
Broadcast Platform," enabling broadcasters to be competitive across
all platforms in delivering enhanced video and data services.
For more information about ONE Media 3.0, see
www.onemediallc.com.
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