Tag: NextGen TV – What’s Next on the Horizon

Anne Schelle

Written by Sydney Herrmann on June 3, 2026. Posted in Speakers.

Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

Anne Schelle is the Managing Director of Pearl TV, a media and technology alliance representing major broadcast television companies and reaching 92% of U.S. households through more than 800 local stations. Under Anne’s leadership, Pearl has driven the advancement of NEXTGEN TV (ATSC 3.0), spearheading initiatives that unite broadcasters, device manufacturers, and consumers on a next-generation broadcast platform. She has also overseen the successful launch of multiple ventures spun out from Pearl, shaping the future of broadcast innovation and digital convergence.

A seasoned executive at the intersection of wireless technology, media, and startup innovation, Anne has a track record of building and expanding ventures that bridge legacy business models with emerging technologies. She was a founding team member for several pioneering startups, including American Personal Communications (Sprint Spectrum)—the first commercial digital cellular network in the U.S.—as well as xDSL Networks, a competitive local exchange carrier. Anne has also served as CEO and venture partner at Acta Wireless, advising early-stage companies on growth and strategy.

Previously, Anne was the founding Executive Director of the Open Mobile Video Coalition, where she led the national introduction of Mobile TV services, and served as a senior advisor to the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB).

Anne currently sits on the boards of the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC), the ATSC 3.0 Security Authority (A3SA), Run3TV (A3FA), and WYPR, Maryland’s public radio station.

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Jessica Nyman

Written by Sydney Herrmann on May 14, 2024. Posted in Speakers.

Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
Round Rock, TX

Jessica Nyman’s practice focuses on communications regulatory, litigation and transactional matters.

Clients turn to Jessica for help navigating complex regulatory and litigation matters before the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the Department of Justice, the Copyright Royalty Board, and federal district and appellate courts.

She has deep experience in a wide array of media matters, including NextGenTV (ATSC 3.0) development and implementation, compliance with multiple ownership limits, petitions for approval of foreign broadcast ownership, program carriage rights, EEO compliance, accessibility obligations, and political programming and advertising rules.

Beyond media, she advises clients on the FCC’s equipment authorization and marketing requirements, E911 obligations and experimental licensing.

Jessica also offers strategic counsel in a variety of transactional matters in the communications and technology sector, including retransmission consent negotiations, mergers and acquisitions, and information technology outsourcing transactions.

She is a regular contributor to CommLawCenter.com, Pillsbury’s one-stop resource center covering a wide array of communications law matters.

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