Two things seemed surprisingly subdued at NAB this year. It was nice to not be bombarded by the metaverse, in whatever nascent stage it might have been, but the ATSC 3.0 media blitz that we had suspected was in place did not materialize. Still, the show will have been packed with meetings, to try and promote the NextGen TV offering to new markets. In the run up to NAB, the ATSC organization put out a teaser announcement, updating the world on its progress. The headline claim is that the NextGen TV coverage in the US has hit 50% population coverage – now available in almost 60 markets. Some 120 receivers (set tops and USB-based dongles) have been designed, and the…