Leading Local Insights

NextGen TV Datacasting: What’s Ahead for Local Television

September 14, 2022 BIA Advisory Services Episode 58
Leading Local Insights
NextGen TV Datacasting: What’s Ahead for Local Television
Show Notes

Hear from the front line about recent developments in ATSC 3.0 or NextGen TV datacasting. BIA’s forecast is that by 2030, the local TV industry’s ATSC 3.0 infrastructure will generate about $10 billion in non-core revenue that is additive to advertising and retransmission revenue. How will the industry get there.

Our guest is an expert on the topic of local television, ATSC, and NextGen, Mark O’Brien, who is the President and CTO of SpectraRep. SpectraRep is one of the few firms working with local TV stations to generate datacasting revenue. O’Brien shares his perspective of what’s next for local television when it comes to broadcasting and non-core revenue opportunities.