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Mark Aitken

OMVC Senior Vice President, System Development & Media Strategy,
VP of Advanced Technology SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP (SBG)

Mr. Aitken joined the Sinclair Broadcast Group in April of 1999. He is currently responsible for representation of the groups interests in industry technical and standards issues, DTV implementation (HDTV and Mobile), future broadcast standards and represents SBG within ATSC, OMVC, Mobile500 and other industry related organizations. Mr. Aitken is the Chairman of ATSC TSG/S4, the specialist group responsible for Mobile DTV (Mobile/Handheld) standardization, and has been involved in the Broadcast industry’s migration to advanced services since 1987 when he first became involved with the FCC’s ACATS (Advisory Committee on Advanced Television Service) activities.

Prior to his involvement with SBG, the COMARK Division of Thomcast (Thomson Broadcast) employed Mr. Aitken. He held many diversified positions within the organization including Manager of the Systems Engineering, RF Engineering and Sales Engineering groups, as well as Director of Marketing and Sales Support which included DTV Strategic Planning responsibilities. While with COMARK, Mr. Aitken was part of the "Emmy Award Winning Team" that revolutionized the Broadcast industry by bringing IOT technology to the marketplace.

Mr. Aitken is a member of the AFCCE, IEEE and SMPTE. He is the author of many papers dealing with innovative RF product developments, advanced digital television systems design and related implementation strategies, holds patents for various RF devices, and was a recipient of the "Broadcasting and Cable" Technology Leadership Award in 2008.

"Terrestrial television broadcasters face an incredible challenge but also an incredible new opportunity as the February 2009 digital transition deadline approaches. While it forces broadcasters to shut down analog operations with the inevitable market confusion it also allows them to reinvent themselves as an all digital medium with new services such as mobile. This is a perfect time to plan and later launch a new mobile video service using the fast tracked ATSC mobile video standard process now underway."

Mark Fratrik, Ph.D. Vice President BIA Financial Network