CEA Group to Promote Mobile DTV

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Wednesday, the Consumer Electronics Association announced it was forming a group to address A/153, the ATSC mobile/handheld digital broadcast standard. Brian Markwalter, CEA vice president of technology and standards said, "CEA is organizing this Special Interest Group for ATSC M/H to assist the consumer electronics community in understanding the technology and market dynamics. CEA is excited to work with members to accelerate this innovative extension to our DTV system."

CEA said the "group will support the launch and growth of mobile digital TV in North America by fostering industry dialogue, educational programs and unified messaging; and by promoting the development and use of technical standards and best practices documents."

The CEA mobile/handheld group will arrange meetings with groups such as the Open Mobile Video Coalition to understand the broadcaster perspective.

CEA member companies interested in participating in the SIG should refer to the CEA announcement for additional information.

Doug Lung
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Doug Lung is one of America's foremost authorities on broadcast RF technology. As vice president of Broadcast Technology for NBCUniversal Local, H. Douglas Lung leads NBC and Telemundo-owned stations’ RF and transmission affairs, including microwave, radars, satellite uplinks, and FCC technical filings. Beginning his career in 1976 at KSCI in Los Angeles, Lung has nearly 50 years of experience in broadcast television engineering. Beginning in 1985, he led the engineering department for what was to become the Telemundo network and station group, assisting in the design, construction and installation of the company’s broadcast and cable facilities. Other projects include work on the launch of Hawaii’s first UHF TV station, the rollout and testing of the ATSC mobile-handheld standard, and software development related to the incentive auction TV spectrum repack. A longtime columnist for TV Technology, Doug is also a regular contributor to IEEE Broadcast Technology. He is the recipient of the 2023 NAB Television Engineering Award. He also received a Tech Leadership Award from TV Tech publisher Future plc in 2021 and is a member of the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society and the Society of Broadcast Engineers.