A3SA, the ATSC 3.0 Security Authority, today announced that Adam Goldberg of Sony Electronics has been elected Chair of the organization’s Technical Contributors Working Group.
“A3SA is delighted to confirm the election of Sony’s Adam Goldberg as chair our Technical Contributors Working Group, which was established to get broad industry feedback on content security operations and processes from a wide assortment of broadcasters, consumer technology companies, security vendors, broadcast equipment manufacturers, and other technical solution providers. Based on his longstanding work with both the consumer technology and content businesses, we know Adam is a good choice to balance the needs of both in his role as TCWG chair,” explained Ron Wheeler, A3SA Managing Director. “Adam has a long history working on security matters, having chaired every ATSC security committee since the 1990’s. He is well respected as an authority who is also known for his fairness when competing interests need to discuss options with new implementations.”
The A3SA Technical Contributors Working Group is a primary way for A3SA’s partners to provide input on the A3SA security ecosystem, including feedback on specifications and verification requirements, as well as other topics.
Goldberg is Director, Technical Standards at Sony Electronics. For more than 30 years, he has been involved in the standardization of digital television technologies. He has been deeply involved in development of various components of digital television, including receivers, receiver silicon, and broadcast equipment. His current focus is security and energy efficiency and ATSC 3.0, and he is the co-chair of three technical committees of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA R14WG1, chair of CTA R4, co-chair of CTA R4WG13) as well as chair of the ATSC 3.0 Specialist Group on ATSC 3.0 Security (S36).
“The TCWG of A3SA performs a valuable role as the primary forum for receiver implementors and broadcasters to discuss enhancements, changes, and issues with the A3SA specifications. I look forward to bringing together the various players who work to ensure that consumer expectations are met in a secure environment,” Goldberg said.
About A3SA: The ATSC 3.0 Security Authority (A3SA) develops protocols for securing ATSC 3.0 broadcast services by leveraging the same type of tools now commonplace with web-based delivery – including IP-based encryption protocols, device certificates and rights management technology. A3SA’s protocols are in conformance with the ATSC 3.0 Security Standard for next-generation broadcasting. A3SA provides device manufacturers and broadcasters with access to standardized protection and security credentials that enable secure delivery of high-value television content while preserving adding new features to free over-the-air television across the USA.
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