MARK AITKEN
TITLE : SENIOR VP OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY COMPANY : SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP INDUSTRY : BROADCASTING LOCATION : MARYLAND , US
EXECUTIVE BIO
Mark A . Aitken has served as Senior Vice President of Advanced Technology since July 2011 and prior to that , he served as Director of Advanced Technology . Aitken is responsible for representing the group ’ s interests in regulatory , technical and standards issues within industry-related organisations and before regulatory agencies both in the US and internationally . Mr . Aitken has been involved in the broadcast industry ’ s migration to advanced services since 1987 , from his participation in the FCC ’ s Advisory Committee on Advanced Television Services to his current involvement with the Advanced Television Systems Committee ( ATSC ). Mr . Aitken was the primary architect in the formation of ONE Media , and a driver of key ATSC 3.0 breakthrough technologies . He is a member of the NAB TV Technology Committee which is focused on the broader technical issues facing the broadcast industry . Mr . Aitken is the author of many papers dealing with innovative RF product developments , advanced digital broadcast systems designimplementation strategies , and holds patents for various RF devices and Next Gen systems . Mark is a member of the AFCCE , IEEE and SMPTE , as well as an active participant in NAB , ATSC and other industry organisations . He is a recipient of the 2008 “ Broadcasting and Cable ” Technology Leadership Award , 2013 recipient of the ATSC “ Bernard Lechner Outstanding Contributor Award ”, 2018 awardee of “ Future ’ s ” Industry Innovator Award ” and the “ 2018 NAB Television Engineering Achievement Award ”, and serves as a member of the Board of ATSC , ATBA and Saankhya Labs .