Public television stations have always been interested in the datacasting
capabilities offered by digital broadcasts.
This week, the Association for Public Television Stations (APTS) made a
further commitment to that interest in a deal with SpectraRep.
The deal calls for SpectraRep and the public stations to develop ways to
apply the technology for distance education and other public-related services,
like homeland security and safety.
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Under the agreement SpectraRep will help APTS educate its member stations and
local government and business officials about the opportunities afforded by
datacasting.
John Lawson, APTS, President & CEO said, "[Datacasting] is a vastly
untapped, yet growing, resource available to the distance education and homeland
security communities."
SpectraRep will also offer a demonstration of datacasting with the help of
Nashville Public Television at a House Public Broadcasting Caucus ice cream
social/digital tech fair on Capitol Hill Sept. 3.
The homeland security issue could be an important leverage instrument as
public stations push for digital transition dollars from the
government.
