Matheny named to ATSC Board
The Advanced Television Systems Committee, Inc., (ATSC) announced recently that Sam Matheny, vice president of policy and innovation for Capitol Broadcasting Company/WRAL and a Poole College alumnus, is one of four new members elected to the ATSC Board of Directors. Matheny; Ira Goldstone, Univision; Richard Friedel, Fox; and Glenn Reitmeier, NBC Universal have each been elected to three-year terms, beginning January 2013.
Matheny (MSM, ’99), who also serves on Poole College’s Board of Advisors, has more than 20 years of broadcasting and digital networking experience, especially in strategic media applications. He is currently focusing on mobile wireless content delivery, smart TV, and Internet distribution models. He serves on the board of StepLeader, Inc., a mobile solutions provider partnered with hundreds of broadcasters and carriers to enable smart phone and video content distribution.
Matheny has presented at numerous trade shows and conferences on topics including Internet and mobile usage patterns, MDTV, ATSC 2.0, and the next generation of broadcast standards. He lead WRAL’s recent demonstration of the Mobile Emergency Alert System (M-EAS). He also chairs the TG1/S11 Specialist Group on ATSC 2.0, is involved with TG3/S1 Specialist Group on System Requirements, and is a member of the Academy of Digital Television Pioneers, Open Mobile Video Coalition, Mobile Marketing Association.
