BALTIMORE, April 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Executives
from Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI), (the
"Company," "Sinclair") will be honored with prestigious awards at
the 2018 National Association for Broadcasters (NAB) Show next week
in Las Vegas. In addition, members of the Company's leadership
team will participate in many important panel discussions during
the NAB Show, while the ONE Media and Sinclair teams will host ATSC
3.0 demonstrations.
Sinclair Vice President of
Advanced Technology, Mark Aitken,
will be awarded the 2018 NAB Television Engineering Achievement
Award for his leadership in the development of Next Gen TV.
In addition, Sinclair Chief Revenue Officer, Rob Weisbord, will be honored with the
Technology Leadership Award, one of the most highly recognized tech
awards in the TV industry, presented by the industry publications,
Broadcasting & Cable and TV Technology to executives who've
become outstanding tech leaders since the year
2000.
"Congratulations to Mark and Rob, on these well-deserved
recognitions," said Chris Ripley,
Sinclair's President and Chief Executive Officer. "We are very
proud of them and the advances they have made for the industry. To
be recognized by our peers for their contributions is a very high
honor."
Sinclair's leadership will also will participate in the
following presentations:
Saturday, April 7
- Fred Baumgartner, ONE Media
Director NextGen TV Implementation will present the workshop: "Next
Gen is OTT/OTA" at 9:55 a.m. in the
North Hall meeting rooms N262-N264.
- Mark Aitken, Vice President of
Advanced Technology, will share his expertise on Field Deployments
of the ATSC 3.0 Standard at 3:20 p.m.
in the North Hall meeting rooms N262-N264.
Sunday, April 8
- Mark Neerman, Regional News
Director and News Director for Las Vegas station KSNV, will discuss
The Future of Local News at 10:40
a.m. in the North Hall meeting rooms N262-N264.
- Fred Baumgartner will discuss
Building the First Next Generation SFN at 11:00 a.m. in the North Hall meeting room
N255.
- Jerry Fritz, EVP Strategic &
Legal Affairs of ONE Media, will give a presentation on How
the ATSC 3.0 Deployment Can be Better than that of ATSC 1.0 at
1:30 p.m. in the North Hall meeting
room N260-D.
- Steve Pruett, EVP & Chief TV
Development Officer, will join executives from Scripps and Gray
Television on a panel at 4:00 p.m. to
discuss how broadcasters are adapting in a changing industry. The
panel is part of the half-day Devoncroft Executive Summit at The
Wynn Las Vegas. (Note: Tickets for this event are separate from NAB
registration.)
Monday, April 9
- Lucy Rutishauser, SVP &
Chief Financial Officer, will participate in a panel on
Accelerating Growth Through Transformative Talent Changes at
7:45 a.m. at the Alliance for Women
in the Media Panel & Breakfast at the Westgate
Hotel. (Note: Tickets for this event are separate from NAB
registration.)
- Jason Justman, Senior Principal
Architect – SinclairDigital, will discuss Multiplatform
Distribution: The Challenges and Opportunities at 11:00 a.m. at Destination NXT SU11416DN.
- Del Parks, SVP & Chief
Technology officer, will moderate several panels beginning at
3:20 p.m. in the North Hall room
N255, discussing What is the Best UHD for Terrestrial Broadcast?;
Effective Solution for Outside Sports Live UHDTV HDR/HDTV SDR
Simultaneous Production; High Frame Rate and High Dynamic Range:
Towards an Enhanced Video Experience; and Monitoring Metrics for
New Video/Audio Technologies.
Tuesday, April 10
- Steve Pruett will offer his
perspective on Broadcast TV's Future in the Online Video Era at
9:00 a.m. in the North Hall meeting
rooms N262-N264.
- Mark Aitken, will participate in
the discussion: The Future is Now: Maximizing the Potential of Next
Gen TV, at 9:00 a.m. in room N258;
and will be honored at the We Are Broadcasters Celebration on the
North Hall Main Stage at 3:00 p.m.,
where he will receive his 2018 NAB Television Engineering
Achievement Award.
- Greg Siegel, Vice President of
National Sales, will participate in the discussion: How the Local
TV Ecosystem is Streamlining the Transaction Workflow at
10:40 a.m. in room N260.
- JW Linkenauger, Vice President of Advanced Advertising Support
Operations, will be at the Advanced Advertising Pavilion presented
by AdMore to discuss Programmatic 2.0 – Bringing Global Brands into
the Local Marketplace at 11:00
a.m..
Wednesday, April 11
- Rida Khan, Director of Fashion,
Beauty, Lifestyle Programming, will be at the DNXT South Spotlight:
Focus on Branded Content, at 10:45
a.m. at Destination NXT SU11416DN.
- Del Parks, will join a panel
entitled: Who Really Is Leading In Intelligent Data Management
& Targeted Advertising Worldwide at 1:30
p.m. in the North Hall room N260.
- JW Linkenauger will discuss Seamless Ad Delivery Across TV and
Online Video at 9:05 a.m. in the
North Hall meeting rooms N260.
Thursday, April 12
- Del Parks, will moderate several
panels in the North Hall room N256, beginning at 10:40 a.m. and discussing Converging new TV
Technologies into a Unified Live Sports TV Experience; The
4K HDR Live Production Experience -
Rio Carnival 2017; Immersive Audio with Remote Mixing of Rio´s
Carnival 2017 - Live experience; SDI/IP Hybrid OB Van for
8K Live Production.
In addition, throughout the week, Sinclair will be demonstrating
live broadcasts over the air from a Next Gen TV transmitter
facility more than 10 miles away from the conference as part of the
Conference's Next Gen TV Autonomous Transport.
Visit nabshow.com for information on credentials needed to
attend the sessions.
About Sinclair:
Sinclair is one of the largest and
most diversified television broadcasting companies in the
country. Pro forma for the Tribune acquisition (before any
related divestitures), the Company will own, operate and/or provide
services to 233 television stations in 108 markets. The
Company has multiple emerging networks as well as stations
affiliated with all the major networks. Sinclair is a leading
local news provider in the country and a producer of live sports
content. 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.
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