When we think about NextGen TV, the main consumer-facing selling points are interactive features, personalization, 4K HDR, and enhanced audio – all available for free over-the-air with compatible hardware. Environmental impact has never come up in conversation as a weapon for the ATSC 3.0 camp to use against pure play streaming services – but that could be about to change. Faultline has learned that broadcasters in the US are interested in creating a copycat version of a report published in France two years ago, which sought to bring light to the disparity in energy consumption between IP-based video delivery and traditional digital terrestrial television (DTT). This 2022 report was published under the guise of the Low Carbon TV Delivery (LoCaT)…