DigiCAP pushes ATSC 3.0 signaling from broadcast into cloud
DigiCAP has detailed its Signaling Export Service (SES), a technology demonstrated with Sinclair at NAB 2026 to support ATSC 3.0 deployments. SES allows broadcasters to continuously publish their on-air signaling metadata to the cloud, creating a single service catalog for both RF broadcast and IP streaming paths from the same source. The goal is to eliminate metadata drift between the two delivery methods in a hybrid broadcast-broadband environment.
Key Takeaways
- SES uses the signaling DigiCaster already produces, including channels, schedules, and service descriptions.
- The service continuously publishes metadata to the cloud using ATSC A/331, the standard a compliant receiver already understands.
- DigiCAP says SES creates one service catalog for RF broadcast and IP streaming paths from the same source.
- The demo was shown with Sinclair at NAB 2026.
- The article frames SES as part of ONE Media’s goal of reaching TVs, tablets, and phones from a single ATSC 3.0 broadcast.
Why It Matters
SES addresses a very specific operational problem: metadata drift between broadcast and streaming paths in hybrid ATSC 3.0 deployments. By publishing the same signaling DigiCaster already generates to the cloud, DigiCAP is trying to keep RF and IP delivery aligned off a single source of truth. That fits ONE Media’s broader pitch that a single ATSC 3.0 broadcast can reach TVs, tablets, and phones without a separate streaming workflow. What to watch: whether DigiCAP and Sinclair show SES moving beyond the NAB 2026 demo into live station-group deployments.
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