Good thing Nick doesn't live in Sunnyvale anymore or you'd be walking by his house trying to spy on things :lol:.


TBH, one of my "entertainments" for years was driving (or walking) by companies HQ and seeing if the parking lot was full on the weekend. That made it very clear there was an ...

As we approach the one year anniversary of the announcement of this new product, is there anything beyond copyright/trademark filings that indicate this is indeed a forthcoming product and not just vaporware.


Starting a new business venture (according to nickk, not associated with the existing ...

In our opinion A3SA is trying to make supporting DRM as difficult as possible. As A3SA rules stand today DRM cannot be supported on any Apple product (Mac, iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV), cannot be supported on any Microsoft product (Windows or XBox), cannot be supported on any web based television ...

signcarver wrote: Sun Apr 13, 2025 7:31 pm The app requires internet access to obtain the ui so yes at this time that is how the app works.

SD has suggested (but, just like protected path required solutions that are still pending) that they understand the requirement, and will put their best people on it to address the problem space.

The problem is not a cert expiring. The problem is the validation of the Android system that needs to happen when renewing the certificate.

CableCARD DRM channels work on Windows, XBox, and iPhone/iPad with the new certificates.


Excellent. Since you fully understand the issue, and will put ...

Windows and iOS updates are out now, Android requires additional work.


I am going to ask what I hope is not an embarrassing question. Cert expiration should be well known. Why does SD not have internal processes to update their cert(s) in advance of expiration? Did you RIF the people who ...

Yes, Android would work IF there was a DRM solution for the SD tuners. There is not, and doesn't seen like there will ever be. Or IF so, it's still a long way out.

There is more to a solution than just widevine.support, although SD has suggested that Android platforms are likely to be among the ...

The last 8 years of my professional life before retiring in 2023 was with a marketing automation company (email service) as a product engagement manager. It is increasingly hard - and expensive - to maintain your reputation as a "good sender" and stay out of the spam boxes. As ISPs tighten ...

In general I'm not opposed to using social media for changelog updates. However, what I really want is to get an email notification when there is a new changelog entry. I don't want to have to keep checking in case there is an update. As far as I can tell, Bluesky doesn't support email ...

Broadcasters are required to carry at least one MPEG2 channel in at least 480i resolution with synchronized audio. AFAIK there is no requirement as to which service that be. I'm not aware of any direct prohibition on carrying a major network affiliation in AVC, but it might not go over so well if ...

ATSC 1 uses DVD-era encoding from 20 years ago. Wish they would have released something like ATSC 2.0 first, which would have switched to modern encoding to be more spectrum efficient, while still not supporting 4k, so the broadcasters can't throw a fit about DRM.
Broadcasters are allowed to ...

Any update on the issue of getting the HDHomeRun App approved for the newer LG OLED TV's?


If you want updates, talk to your LG representatives, for they control the vertical, and they control the horizontal.

If you can inform them that a substantial number (tens of thousands) of future ...

Flyoffacliff wrote: Sun Dec 15, 2024 4:21 pm

nickk wrote: Sun Dec 15, 2024 4:06 pm This is a step forward. We are following up with A3SA.

Thanks, keep us posted!

Should A3SA intend to announce any substantial updates, expect them in (around) three weeks.

I, for one, will not be surprised if no substantial updates are announced.

OK, let me see if I can get the problem with encryption of ATSC 3.0 signals straight in my feeble little mind. I read the referenced thread and came up my hypothesis: The problem that A3SA will never do anything about is allowing a networked tuner to decrypt the signal so that that signal may be ...

Industry trade shows aren't the spectacular consumer events they once were.

This has been true for quite some time for most of these events....

Most have reverted back to just being a way for people in the industry to network together

And the "in the hallway, without attribution ...