NAB 2010: Harris pushes opportunities for local TV broadcasters with new mobile digital TV standard

LAS VEGAS – “Nothing is quite as exciting as mobile broadcast television,” Harris Corporation VP technology Jay Aldrick told clients and reporters at the company’s NAB 2010 press conference Sunday night at the Mandalay Bay Hotel.Having been a key player in helping develop the new ATSC mobile digital television standard, Aldrick wants to see as many broadcasters as possible see the opportunities in television which can be easily delievered to smartphones.Aldrick said he believes there is more opportunity in mobile than there is in HD. “The key component is local content and local ads,” he said. “That’s what's changing with...