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NAB Show Las Vegas 2022

April 24 - April 26, 2022

BitPath will be in Las Vegas during the NAB convention at the end of April to preview BitPath's first broadcast data service, launching later this year. Sign up for a preview using the link below.

Past Events

NAB Show New York 2020

October 21 – October 22, 2020

BitPath will be at the NAB Show in New York in October and will be available for meetings. Please contact us at contact@bitpath.com if you are interested in meeting.

BitPath News (formerly Spectrum Co)

Major Broadcasters Launch NextGen TV on Five Local Television Stations in Reno, NV

Business Wire July 25, 2023

KOLO-TV, KTVN, KRXI-TV, KRNV-DT, and KNSN-TV Begin Broadcasting with New Technology.

Major Broadcasters Launch NextGen TV on Five Local Television Stations in South Bend, Indiana

Business Wire June 29, 2023

WSBT-TV, WNDU-TV, WSJV, WNIT, and WHME-TV Begin Broadcasting with New Technology.

3.0 Data Revenues To Start Trickling In Next Year

TVNewsCheck April 19, 2023

With ATSC 3.0 signals currently reaching over 60% of the country, broadcast executives at the NAB Show in Las Vegas on Tuesday said they are ready to begin delivering datacasting services using the new transmission standard and should see revenues in early 2024.

BitPath ATSC 3.0 Network Rollout Reaches 50 Market Milestone

Business Wire April 13, 2023

BitPath to Demonstrate Broadcast Data Application for AI Market.

Major Broadcasters Launch NextGen TV on Six Local Television Stations in the San Francisco Bay Area

Business Wire March 30, 2023

KGO-TV, KPIX-TV, KNTV, KTVU, KDTV-DT, and KRON-TV Bring High Tech Television to the Bay Area.

Major Broadcasters Launch NextGen TV on Four Local Television Stations in Des Moines, IA

Business Wire March 28, 2023

KCCI, WHO-DT, KDSM-TV, and KDIN-TV Begin Broadcasting with New Technology.

Major Broadcasters Launch NextGen TV on Four Local Television Stations in Rochester, NY

Business Wire March 23, 2023

WHAM-TV, WROC-TV, WUHF, and WXXI-TV Begin Broadcasting with New Technology.

Talking TV: When Is NextGen TV Revenue Coming?

TVNewsCheck March 17, 2023

John Hane, president and CEO of BitPath, shares an update on how far along the ATSC 3.0 consortium is toward building a national network that will support leasing data services and get cash registers finally ringing for broadcasters.

Major Broadcasters Launch NextGen TV on Four Local Television Stations in Albuquerque-Santa Fe

Business Wire December 13, 2022

KOAT-TV, KRQE, KWBQ and KASY-TV Begin Broadcasting with New Technology.

Major Broadcasters Launch NextGen TV on Eight Local Television Stations in Champaign and Springfield-Decatur

Business Wire December 6, 2022

WICS, WICD, WCIA, WRSP-TV, WCCU, WAND, WBUI and WCIX Begin Broadcasting with New Technology.

Major Broadcasters Launch NextGen TV on Seven Local Television Stations in Birmingham, AL

Business Wire December 5, 2022

WABM, WDBB, WIAT, WBRC, WVTM-TV, WTTO, and WSES Begin Broadcasting with New Technology.

Connecting Millions Of Cars In A Moment With ATSC 3.0

TVNewCheck November 22, 2022

The latest ONEMedia 3.0 webinar outlined the benefits of using NextGen Broadcast technology for the high-speed data delivery necessary for connected cars.

Major Broadcasters Launch NEXTGEN TV on Six Local Television Stations in Honolulu

Businesswire November 8, 2022

KITV, KGMB, KHON-TV, KHNL, KHII and KIKU Begin Broadcasting with New Technology

BitPath: NextGen TV Reaches 62% of Continental U.S. Population

TV Tech October 28, 2022

Hawaii is expected to launch 3.0 signals next week and some top 10 markets will launch in the next quarter, according to BitPath CEO John Hane

Major Broadcasters Launch NEXTGEN TV on Seven Local Television Stations in Wichita-Hutchinson

Businesswire October 26, 2022

KAKE, KWCH-DT, KSAS-TV, KSNW, KPTS, KSCW-DT and KMTW Begin Broadcasting with New Technology

Major Broadcasters Launch NEXTGEN TV on Five Local Television Stations in Roanoke-Lynchburg

Businesswire September 27, 2022

WSET-TV, WDBJ, WWCW, WSLS and WZBJ Begin Broadcasting with New Technology

Sinclair Broadcast sees ATSC 3.0 NEXTGEN TV as entrée to streaming, new revenues

Fierce Video July 20, 2022

“If it was just about video, they’d be interested in 3.0,” said Javid. “Where they really get excited is the data side of things: emergency alerts and sports betting and interactive TV. "

Major Broadcasters Launch NextGen TV on Six Local Television Stations in Shreveport, LA

Businesswire June 28, 2022

KTBS-TV, KSLA, KMSS-TV, KTAL-TV, KPXJ and KSHV-TV Begin Broadcasting with New Technology

Major Broadcasters Launch NextGen TV on Six Local Television Stations in Shreveport, LA

Businesswire June 28, 2022

KTBS-TV, KSLA, KMSS-TV, KTAL-TV, KPXJ and KSHV-TV Begin Broadcasting with New Technology

Major Broadcasters Launch NEXTGEN TV on Four Local Television Stations in San Antonio

Businesswire June 17, 2022

KABB, WOAI-TV, KMYS and KCWX Begin Broadcasting with New Technology

Major Broadcasters Launch NEXTGEN TV on Five Local Television Stations in Fresno-Visalia

Businesswire June 9, 2022

KGPE, KMPH-TV, KSEE, KNSO and KFRE-TV Begin Broadcasting with New Technology

NextGen TV Comes to Greenville, S.C.

TVTechnology June 2, 2022

Five stations in the Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville-Anderson market have launched NextGenTV broadcasts

BitPath Eyes 3.0’s Potential Role Honing Location Data Accuracy

TVNewsCheck May 19, 2022

BitPath, the Sinclair-Nexstar joint venture pursuing non-traditional revenue prospects from ATSC 3.0 spectrum, is experimenting with a new system that would improve location data accuracy, while also developing an IoT solution enabling energy utilities to better communicate with customers in times of peak need.

Broadcasters Launch NextGen TV on Five Leading Local Television Stations in Omaha

Businesswire April 19, 2022

KETV, KMTV-TV, WOWT, KPTM, and KXVO Begin Broadcasting with Revolutionary New Technology

BitPath To Preview NavPath And BitPoint For Positioning, Navigation And Timing Market

TVNewsCheck April 22, 2022

BitPath today announced plans to launch its broadcast data network this year with “game-changing” new Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) services.

Broadcasters Launch NextGen TV Broadcasts on Local Television Stations in Richmond-Petersburg, VA

Businesswire April 11, 2022

WRIC-TV, WTVR-TV, WWBT, WRLH-TV, WCVE-TV, WCVW, and WUPV Begin Broadcasting with New Technology

Major Broadcasters Launch NextGen TV on Five Local Television Stations in Albany, NY

Businesswire March 24, 2022

WTEN, WRGB, WXXA-TV, WCWN and WMHT Begin Broadcasting with New Technology

Major Broadcasters Launch NextGen TV on Five Local Television Stations in Flint, MI

Businesswire March 15, 2022

WJRT-TV, WNEM-TV, WSMH, WEYI-TV and WBSF Begin Broadcasting with New Technology

Major Broadcasters Launch NextGen TV on Five Local Television Stations in Charleston, SC

Businesswire March 10, 2022

WCIV, WCSC-TV, WTAT-TV, WCBD-TV and WGWG Begin Broadcasting with New Technology

Major Broadcasters Launch NextGen TV on Five Local Television Stations in West Palm Beach

Businesswire March 8, 2022

WPBF, WPEC, WFLX, WPTV-TV and WWHB-CD Begin Broadcasting with New Technology

Major Broadcasters Launch NextGen TV on Five Local Television Stations in Green Bay

Businesswire January 25, 2022

WBAY-TV, WFRV-TV, WLUK-TV, WGBA-TV and WCWF Begin Broadcasting with New Technology

Major Broadcasters Launch NEXTGEN TV on Four Local Television Stations in Springfield, MO

Businesswire December 20, 2021

KOLR, KSPR, KRBK and KOZL-TV Begin Broadcasting with New Technology

Major Broadcasters Launch NEXTGEN TV on Four Local Television Stations in Springfield, MO

Businesswire December 7, 2021

WXLV-TV, WGHP, WXII-TV and WMYV Begin Broadcasting with New Technology

Major Broadcasters Launch NEXTGEN TV on Five Local Television Stations in Charleston, West Virginia

Businesswire December 6, 2021

WCHS-TV, WOWK-TV, WSAZ-TV, WQCW and WVAH-TV Begin Broadcasting with New Technology

Major Broadcasters Launch NEXTGEN TV on Five Local Television Stations in St. Louis, MO

Businesswire September 23, 2021

KDNL-TV, KMOV, KSDK, KTVI and KPLR-TV Begin Broadcasting with New Technology

Rosslyn-Based Bitpath is Reimagining TV Broadcast Tech in Internet Age

ARLnow September 20, 2021

Rosslyn-based Bitpath is working to roll out a 21st-century use for a midcentury technology: TV broadcasting.

Major Broadcasters Launch NEXTGEN TV on Five Local Television Stations in Cincinnati, OH

Businesswire September 14, 2021

WCPO-TV, WKRC-TV, WLWT, WXIX-TV and WSTR-TV Begin Broadcasting with New Technology

Major Broadcasters Launch NEXTGEN TV on Eight Local Television Stations in Kansas City, MO

Businesswire August 24, 2021

KMBC-TV, KCTV, KSHB-TV, WDAF-TV, KCPT, KCWE, KSMO-TV and KCMI-TV Begin Broadcasting with New Technology

NextGen TV Delivers Remote Learning In DC

TVNewsCheck August 16, 2021

SpectraRep’s EduCast service is now available in the Washington, D.C., area using the NextGen TV ATSC 3.0 standard.

Major Broadcasters Launch NEXTGEN TV on Four Local Television Stations in Indianapolis, IN

Businesswire August 10, 2021

WRTV, WTTK, WTHR and WXIN Begin Broadcasting with New Technology

NextGen TV’s Busy Summer Sets Up Fall Events

Broadcasting+Cable August 9, 2021

Dozens of rollouts, innovative projects and promising predictions, amid concerns about viewer acceptance

Major Broadcasters Launch NEXTGEN TV on Five Local Television Stations in Little Rock, AR

Businesswire June 30, 2021

KATV, KTHV, KARK-TV, KLRT-TV, and KARZ-TV Begin Broadcasting with New Technology

Major Broadcasters Launch NEXTGEN TV on Six Local Television Stations in Baltimore, MD

Businesswire June 24, 2021

WMAR-TV, WBAL-TV, WBFF, WNUV, WMPT and WMPB Begin Broadcasting with New Technology

Next-Gen TV Technology Demonstrates High-Precision Positioning, Potentially for Autonomy

Inside GNSS June 9, 2021

In a demonstration of new services that NextGen TV can offer, BitPath, CAST.ERA and ONE Media publicly trialed “Enhanced GPS” broadcasts that could provide a tool for autonomous vehicle navigation and other applications.

BitPath, CAST.ERA and ONE Media Demonstrate “Enhanced GPS” Using NextGen Broadcast Standard

Businesswire June 2, 2021

BitPath, CAST.ERA and ONE Media demonstrated today dramatic new use cases for the NextGen Broadcast (ATSC 3.0) standard.

TVOT LIVE! 2021 - ATSC 3.0 - Virtual Infrastructure for Monetization Systems

BitPath's John Hane participated in the TVOT LIVE! 2021 panel ATSC 3.0 - Virtual Infrastructure for Monetization Systems, available for viewing at the link below.

Major Broadcasters Launch NEXTGEN TV on Six Local Television Stations in Grand Rapids, MI

Businesswire May 6, 2021

WOTV, WWMT, WOOD-TV, WXMI, WXSP-CD and WOLP-CD Begin Broadcasting with New Technology

ATSC & TSDSI Sign Agreement to Enable Adoption of ATSC Standards for Making Broadcast Services Available on Mobile Devices in India

Businesswire March 29, 2021

The agreement signed between the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) and Telecommunications Standards Development Society, India (TSDSI) on 2 March 2021, enables TSDSI to adopt ATSC standards, thus promoting global harmonization of digital broadcasting standards.

Major Broadcasters Launch NEXTGEN TV on Three Local Television Stations in Syracuse, NY

Businesswire March 23, 2021

WSYR-TV, WTVH and WSTM-TV Begin Broadcasting with New Technology

Major Broadcasters Launch NEXTGEN TV on Five Local Television Stations in Buffalo, New York

Businesswire March 18, 2021

WKBW, WGRZ, WUTV, WIVB-TV, and WNYO-TV Begin Broadcasting with New Technology

Major Broadcasters Launch NEXTGEN TV On Four Local Television Stations In Columbus, Ohio

PR Newswire January 7, 2021

WSYX, WCMH-TV, WWHO and WTTE Begin Broadcasting with New Technology

5G Airwave Bids Surge Past $76 Billion to Set Auction Record

Bloomberg January 4, 2021

Bidding in a 5G airwaves auction in the U.S. surged past $76.5 billion, fueled by a frenzied demand for capacity that could send carriers like Verizon Communications Inc. and AT&T Inc. to the debt market to finance the tab.

Seattle Becomes Latest Large Market To Launch NEXTGEN TV With All Major Broadcasters

PR Newswire December 16, 2020

KOMO-TV, KIRO-TV, KCPQ, KING-TV, KONG, KZJO, KUNS-TV Begin Broadcasting with New Technology

C-band 5G spectrum auction garners $1.9B on day one

Fierce Wireless December 8, 2020

The C-band auction kicked off with gusto on Tuesday, generating more than $1.9 billion in gross proceeds at the end of Day 1 as bidders compete for key mid-band 5G spectrum the 3.7-3.98 GHz band.

Major Broadcasters Launch NEXTGEN TV On Four Local Television Stations In Norfolk, VA

PR Newswire November 20, 2020

WAVY-TV, WVBT, WNLO-CD and WTVZ-TV Begin Broadcasting with New Technology

Major Broadcasters Launch NEXTGEN TV On Five Local Television Stations In Raleigh, NC

PR Newswire November 17, 2020

WTVD, WNCN, WUVC, WLFL and WRDC Begin Broadcasting with New Technology

BitPath’s John Hane discusses data broadcasting with TVNewsCheck’s Glen Dickson and other executives at the TV2025 conference

TVNewsCheck October 22, 2020

Major Broadcasters Launch NEXTGEN TV On Six Local Television Stations In Mobile-Pensacola

PR Newswire October 22, 2020

WEAR-TV, WKRG-TV, WPMI-TV, WFNA, WFGX, WJTC Begin Broadcasting with New Technology

Major Broadcasters Launch NEXTGEN TV On Five Local Television Stations In Oklahoma City, OK

PR Newswire October 8, 2020

KOCO-TV, KFOR-TV, KOKH-TV, KOCB and KAUT Begin Broadcasting with New Technology

Major Broadcasters Launch NEXTGEN TV On Four Local Television Stations In Austin, TX

PR Newswire October 6, 2020

KXAN-TV, KEYE-TV, KNVA and KBVO-CD Begin Broadcasting with New Technology

BitPath files in the FCC’s Broadcast Internet proceeding

August 31, 2020

The premise that broadcasters got their spectrum for free in a windfall pervades the comments of Public Knowledge, Consumers Union and OTI (“PK/CU/OTI”). But that’s simply untrue.

CBRS auction surpasses $1B threshold

Fierce Wireless
August 3, 2020

The FCC's auction for licenses in the shared Citizens Broadband Radio Services (CBRS) band surpassed the $1 billion mark last week, with high demand not isolated to only large market counties.

Major Broadcasters Launch NEXTGEN TV On Seven Local Television Stations In Portland, OR

PR Newswire
July 28, 2020

KATU, KOIN, KGW, KPTV, OPB, KRCW-TV and KPDX Begin Broadcasting with New Technology

CBRS auction starts off strong, with high demand in first round

Fierce Wireless
July 24, 2020

The FCC wrapped up the first round of the 3.5 GHz spectrum auction on Thursday, with 271 qualified bidders and strong demand.

For Broadcast Stations Launching NextGen TV Services, Mobile and Data Services are Keys to Financial Success

Broadcast Beat
July 23, 2020

The business opportunities made possible by the next generation of broadcast technology—especially in datacasting and mobility—dwarf the broadcast business as we know it.

TVN Tech | NextGen TV Racing For Scale

TVNewsCheck
July 23, 2020

When the NAB Show scheduled for April was canceled back in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, broadcasters eager to launch new services using the ATSC 3.0 “NextGen TV” standard said they would forge ahead regardless of missing the opportunity to showcase their plans in Las Vegas.

NEXTGEN TV Launches On Four Major Television Stations In Salt Lake City

PR Newswire
June 30, 2020

KUTV, KTVX, KUCW and KJZZ-TV Begin Broadcasting with New Technology

Major Broadcasters Launch NEXTGEN TV on Five Nashville Network-Affiliated Television Stations

PR Newswire
June 23, 2020

WTVF, WKRN-TV, WZTV, WUXP-TV, WNAB Begin Broadcasting with New Technology

Major Broadcasters Launch NEXTGEN TV on Three Pittsburgh Network-Affiliated Television Stations

PR Newswire
June 16, 2020

WPGH, WTAE and WPNT Begin Broadcasting with New Technology

Major Broadcasters Launch NEXTGEN TV on Four Las Vegas Network-Affiliated Television Stations

PR Newswire
May 26, 2020

Powered by ATSC 3.0, KSNV, KVCW, KLAS and KTNV Begin Broadcasting with New Technology.

Four-Station Las Vegas Rollout Of ATSC 3.0 Marks Biggest Bet Yet For New Tech Standard

by David Bloom
May 26, 2020

ATSC 3.0 – the next-generation set of tech standards designed to give broadcasters the capabilities to better compete with cable, mobile, and broadband video and data providers – launched today across four Las Vegas TV stations.

NextGen TV Marks Vegas Debut

by Phil Kurz
May 26, 2020

NextGen TV took a major step forward with the launch of ATSC 3.0 over-the-air commercial television service in Las Vegas from network affiliates owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Nexstar Media Group and The E.W. Scripps Company.

US broadcasters plow ahead with 'NextGen TV'

by Jeff Baumgartner
May 15, 2020

US broadcasters have been forced to rein in some of their plans to light up ATSC 3.0 signals due to pandemic-fueled complications, but many still expect to introduce initial versions of "NextGen TV" in several markets later this year.

"Next Gen TV" Could Offer Expanded Local Services During COVID-19

by Carolyn Giardina
May 14, 2020

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a panel of broadcast stakeholders reported that they are proceeding to implement the U.S.' voluntary "Next Gen TV" broadcast transmission system, while identifying what could be potential opportunities for local broadcasters to use the new services to support their communities during the crisis.

Sinclair to Launch First ATSC 3.0 Station in Las Vegas on May 26

by Tom Butts
May 5, 2020

LAS VEGAS—Sinclair says KVCW, the company’s CW affiliate in Las Vegas, will begin broadcasting in ATSC 3.0 on May 26, marking the company’s first commercial deployment of the NextGen TV standard.

NextGen TV: ‘This is Year One’

by Tom Butts
January 21, 2020

ARLINGTON, VA—The standard has been approved, testing is ongoing and new TV sets with support for NextGen TV (aka ATSC 3.0) debuted at CES2020 earlier this month. Now comes the hard part—marketing it.

ATSC 3.0 Explained: How NextGen TV will Deliver 4K HDR Broadcasts for Free

by Brian Westover
December 15, 2019

The name might sound meaningless: ATSC 3.0. But behind that opaque acronym is a world of improvements to over-the-air TV that will bring 4K picture, premium sound and interactive features into your home for free.

NAB NYC 2019: How Broadcasters Must Fight For Their Future Insights on media disruption, business models and growth strategies

by Howard Homonoff
October 21, 2019

It’s a little early for Halloween, but ghosts and goblins have been circling the broadcasting business for some time now. If you spent any time at the National Association of Broadcasters’ annual New York conference last week, you couldn’t avoid them: the explosion of consumer content choices, especially in ad-free environments such as Netflix; widespread declining ratings and the Hunger Games-like battle for a hit; and cord-cutting of the traditional cable bundle with the fall-off of subscriber fees to match.

Next Gen TV Conference Examines ATSC-3 Use Cases

by The Display Daily Team
June 13, 2019

Broadcasters, CE companies, equipment manufacturers and service providers met in Washington in late May at the Annual Next Gen TV Conference, to discuss real and anticipated products and services using the new ATSC-3 standard.

Sinclair announces 40 U.S. cities getting ATSC 3.0 by 2020

by Ben Munson
April 8, 2019

LAS VEGAS—Sinclair and its joint venture ONE Media held a press conference on Monday during the NAB Show to offer details about plans to launch ATSC 3.0 next-generation TV in the U.S.

As Expected, Top 40 DMAs To Get ATSC 3.0 In 2020

by Adam Jacobson
April 8, 2019

LAS VEGAS—A broad coalition of broadcast television station groups that include network O&Os, affiliate stations and educational broadcasters plan to deploy the ATSC 3.0 next-generation broadcast TV standard across the nation’s 40 biggest markets by the end of 2020.

Public Broadcasters Raring to Go With ATSC 3.0

by Michael Balderston
February 27, 2019

WASHINGTON—The hype around the next generation of television, or ATSC 3.0 as it is formerly known, continues to grow. With the standards nearly finalized and examples of it in use in South Korea, a number of broadcasters that have been experimenting with the standard are eager to share what they are cooking up for the viewers, and some of them took the stage to do so as part of a panel at the 2019 Public Media Summit put on by APTS.

Spectrum Co’s Sasha Javid talks ATSC 3.0 transition, spectrum opportunities

by Ben Munson
Jan 31, 2019

Sasha Javid is joining Spectrum Co, a joint venture between Sinclair and Nexstar Media, during an inflection point for next-generation broadcast television.

Deeper Dive—Why Fox and NBC committing to ATSC 3.0 is such a big deal

by Ben Munson
Oct 19, 2018

NEW YORK—ATSC 3.0, the still-nascent next-generation TV standards for broadcasters, had a fairly momentous Wednesday. Fox and NBC, two of the biggest broadcasters in the country, formally committed to launching the technology.

ATSC 3.0 Can Shield TV Broadcasters From Future Spectrum Grabs

by Phil Kurz
May 31, 2018

WASHINGTON—John Hane, president of Spectrum Co., isn’t quite sure whether it’s a bad dream or he’s a bit paranoid, but he’s seen this all before. Hane senses TV spectrum is at risk from another round of givebacks, and that ultimately there will be nothing left but VHF.