ATSC & ITS TO CO-SPONSOR SEMINAR ON ATSC STANDARDS
Seminar to Feature Basic Tutorials on PSIP, Data Broadcast & DASE
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 13, 2000
Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) and The Association of Imaging Technology and Sound (ITS) announced that they will co-sponsor a seminar on the ATSC Standards on Program and System Information Protocol (PSIP) and Data Broadcast. The seminar will also include an Introduction to the DTV Application Software Environment (DASE) Standard currently under development within the ATSC.
The ATSC PSIP Standard (A/65A) provides a methodology for transporting critical information that enables DTV receivers to properly identify and tune to digital program services. The ATSC Data Broadcast Standard (A/90) defines protocols for transmission of data as a part of the digital broadcast signal. DASE defines a DTV receiver middleware layer to create common platforms that will support enhanced and interactive services.
The ATSC Standards seminar will be held on February 21st in Palm Springs, California in conjunction with the ITS Technology Retreat which will take place February 22nd through February 25th. Registration information will be available at http://www.itsnet.org/ and http://www.itsnet.org/.
Terry Rainey, President of ITS, said, "Our collaboration with ATSC is a part of our ongoing mission to facilitate exchange of information and knowledge within the industry."
Jerry Whitaker, ATSC Technical Director, said, "The seminar is a great opportunity for the content creation community and broadcasters to learn about these important elements of digital television."
ITS, the Association of Imaging Technology and Sound, is the largest and most influential trade association serving the post production and digital media community -- businesses that provide creative and technical services in film, video, sound, and new media.
The Advanced Television Systems Committee is an international, non-profit organization developing voluntary standards for the entire spectrum of advanced television systems. The ATSC has over 200 HYPERLINK "http://www.atsc.org/members.html" member organizations representing the broadcast, broadcast equipment, motion picture, consumer electronics, computer, cable, satellite, and semiconductor industries.
Contact: Christy Kehlbeck, ATSC (202) 828-3130
e-mail [email protected]"
Tracy Murley, ITS (703) 319-0800
1750 K Street NW, ( Suite 1200 ( Washington DC 20006
( www.atsc.org TEL (202) 828-3130 ( FAX (202) 828-3131 ( [email protected]
