The Technology of Broadcast Television and Its Impact - Past, Present and Future

TCF / TCNJ Sarnoff Museum / IEEE PCJS Present:

An Interactive Zoom event in recognition of the 25th anniversary of the ATSC digital television standard, and the 80th anniversary of the David Sarnoff Laboratories

"The Technology of Broadcast Television and Its Impact - Past, Present and Future" - Glenn Reitmeier, RCA/Sarnoff Laboratories and NBC Universal, Retired

Abstract: Over the past 80 years, the technology of broadcast television has radically evolved, from analog black & white, to analog color, digital high-definition TV, and the latest ATSC 3.0 digital system for ultra-~HDTV. This talk will review the history of television standards in the US and discuss the fundamental~aspects of the technology used in each generation of standards. It will also present the highlights of the~latest ATSC 3.0 standard that is capable of Ultra-High Definition, High Dynamic Range video, Immersive~Audio, new broadcast network topologies, and a new level of interoperability with the internet. It will~conclude by discussing the impact and relationship that broadcast television standards have had with other~forms of television distribution (including cable, satellite, discs, and Internet) and future potential for ATSC.

Biography: Glenn Reitmeier is widely recognized as a technology visionary and pioneer in the television~industry. He has been a leader in establishing revolutionary new digital standards, including the Society of~Motion Picture and Television Engineers standards for digital video, the Grand Alliance digital HDTV system~that became ATSC 1.0, and the new ATSC 3.0 standard. As a contributor to many different standards~organizations, Glenn has been a champion of technical interoperability as the foundation for a cohesive~inter-industry television ecosystem. Now an independent consultant, he recently retired from 17 years at~NBC Universal as SVP, Technology Standards and Policy. Previously, he spent 25 years in digital video~research at RCA/Sarnoff Laboratories. During the 1980s, he was instrumental in establishing the digital~video sampling standard and the Serial Digital Interface that enabled all-digital television studios. During~the 1990s, Glenn led the development of the Sarnoff-Thomson-Philips-NBC Advanced Digital HDTV~system proposal that pioneered MPEG video compression and packet data transport. He was a leader in~the HDTV Grand Alliance. He served as a board member of ATSC, National Association of Broadcasters~(NAB) and Open Authentication Technology Committee (OATC), and was Chairman of both ATSC and~OATC. He is a SMPTE fellow and a recipient of the Progress Medal and the Signal Processing Medal. He~is also an inaugural member of the Consumer Technology Association Academy of Digital Television~Pioneers and a recipient of the NAB Television Engineering Award. Glenn holds over 60 patents and is~recognized in the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame.

This presentation is open to the public and there is no charge for attending.

Monday, October 26, 2020, 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Zoom link provided upon R.S.V.P.