If you’re among those who has noticed loudness discrepancies when you’re streaming television, ATSC announced Wednesday it’s completed a major review of its recommended practice guidelines.

Reflecting more than a decade of evolution in the space, the Broadcast Standards Association has unveiled the first comprehensive update to its Emmy Award-winning A/85 Recommended Practice: Techniques for Establishing and Maintaining Audio Loudness for Digital Television since 2013.

Aimed at providing broadcasters, equipment manufacturers, content creators and streaming providers with modern guidance for delivering a consistent, high-quality audio experience, the update introduces two important new annexes: guidance for establishing and maintaining consistent loudness for streaming media services using both metadata-based and non-metadata-based audio codecs; and a new Loudness and True Peak Quick Reference designed to simplify implementation for engineers and content providers.

“As audiences increasingly consume content across both over-the-air and streaming platforms, maintaining a consistent listening experience has become more important than ever,” said Madeleine Noland, President of ATSC. “This update to A/85 gives the industry practical, contemporary guidance that reflects today’s production and distribution workflows while preserving the high-quality viewer experience broadcasters have worked to deliver for many years.”

ATSC says the revision represents an important milestone for the broadcast industry, as media organizations continue to transition toward IP-based and hybrid broadcast-broadband delivery models.