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Communications satellite Television
1 As television became the main market, its demand for simultaneous delivery of relatively few signals of large bandwidth to many receivers being a more precise
match for the capabilities of geosynchronous comsats. Two satellite
types are used for North American television and radio: Direct broadcast
satellite (DBS), and Fixed Service Satellite (FSS)
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Communications satellite Television
1 A direct broadcast satellite is a communications satellite that transmits to small DBS satellite
dishes (usually 18 to 24 inches or 45 to 60 cm in diameter). Direct broadcast satellites generally operate in the upper portion of the microwave
Ku band. DBS technology is used for DTH-oriented (Direct-To-Home) satellite TV services,
such as DirecTV and DISH Network in the United States, Bell TV and Shaw Direct in Canada, Freesat and Sky in the UK, Ireland, and New
Zealand and DSTV in South Africa.
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Digital rights management - DRM on purpose-built hardware
1 A common real-world example can be found in commercial direct broadcast satellite television systems such as DirecTV and
Malaysia's Astro. The company uses tamper-resistant smart cards to store decryption
keys so that they are hidden from the user and the satellite receiver. However, the
system has been compromised in the past, and DirecTV has been forced to roll out
periodic updates and replacements for its smart cards.
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Federal Communications Commission - Bureaus
1 The Media Bureau (MB) develops, recommends and administers the
policy and licensing programs relating to electronic media,
including cable television, broadcast television, and radio in the United
States and its territories. The Media Bureau also handles post-licensing matters regarding direct broadcast
satellite service.https://store.theartofservice.com/the-direct-broadcast-satellite-toolkit.html
Modem - Radio modems
1 Direct broadcast satellite, WiFi, and mobile phones all use modems to communicate, as
do most other wireless services today. Modern telecommunications and data
networks also make extensive use of radio modems where long distance data links are
required. Such systems are an important part of the PSTN, and are also in common use for high-speed computer network links
to outlying areas where fibre is not economical.
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RCA - Diversification
1 This lab developed many innovations, such as color television,
the electron microscope, CMOS-based technology, heterojunction physics, optoelectronic emitting devices, liquid crystal displays
(LCDs), videocassette recorders, direct broadcast television, direct
broadcast satellite systems and high-definition television
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HomePNA - Overview
1 This technology, which provides features such as guaranteed quality of service (QoS), is used by service providers for commercial "triple play" (video, voice and data) service
offerings.[which?] HomePNA 3.1 uses frequencies above those used for Digital
Subscriber Line and analog voice calls over phone wires and below those used for
broadcast and direct broadcast satellite (DBS) TV over coax so it can coexist with
those services on the same wires.
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Multichannel video programming distributor
1 Section 602 (13) of The Communications Act of 1934 (as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996) defines an MVPD asa person such
as, but not limited to, a cable operator, a multichannel multipoint distribution service, a
direct broadcast satellite service, or a television receive-only satellite program
distributor, who makes available for purchase, by subscribers or customers, multiple TV
channel|channels of TV|video programming., Retrieved on 2009-07-16.
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TiVo - History and development
1 The original TiVo DVR digitized and compressed analog video from any source
(antenna, cable or direct broadcast satellite). TiVo also integrates its DVR service into the
set-top boxes of satellite and cable providers. In late 2000, Philips Electronics introduced the DSR6000, the first DirecTV receiver with an integrated TiVo DVR. This
new device, nicknamed the DirecTiVo, stored digital signals sent from DirecTV directly
onto a hard disk.
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High-definition television - Contemporary systems
1 High-definition image sources include Terrestrial television|terrestrial
broadcast, direct broadcast satellite, digital cable, IPTV (including
GoogleTV Roku boxes and AppleTV or built into Smart Televisions), Blu-ray
Disc|Blu-ray video disc (BD), and internet downloads.
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High-definition television - Recording and compression
1 None of the direct broadcast satellite providers have offered this feature
on any of their supported boxes, but some cable television|cable TV
companies have
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Disney Channel
1 'Disney Channel' (originally The Disney Channel from 1983 to 1997)
is an American Cable television in the United States|basic cable and Direct broadcast satellite|satellite television channel that is owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group, a unit of the Disney Media Networks division of
The Walt Disney Company
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PBS - PBS networks
1 Some or all are available on many digital cable systems, on free-to-air
(FTA) TV via communications satellites, as well as via direct
broadcast satellite
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PBS Kids - History
1 The PBS Kids Channel ran for six years and was largely funded by El Segundo, California-based direct
broadcast satellite|satellite provider DirecTV
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Daystar Television Network - Availability
1 Daystar is available on terrestrial television|broadcast and cable
television|cable television in the United States and worldwide on
direct broadcast satellite systems such as DirecTV and Dish Network, and as an unencrypted Free to Air
satellite channel
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Disney Junior
1 'Disney Junior' is an American Cable television in the United States|digital cable and Direct broadcast satellite|satellite television network that is
owned by the Disney Channel Worldwide|Disney Channels
Worldwide unit of Disney-ABC Television Group, part of the Disney Media Networks division of the The
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DirecTV
1 'DirecTV', LLC, is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider
and broadcaster based in El Segundo, California. Its satellite
service, launched on June 17, 1994, transmits digital satellite television
and audio to households in the United States and Latin America. Its
primary competitors are Dish Network and cable television
providers. , DirecTV had 35.56million subscribers.
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Eternal Word Television Network - Viewership statistics
1 EWTN is the largest religious media network in the world. As of February 2008, its programming reached more
than 146 million homes in 127 countries and 16 territories on more
than 5,200 Cable television|cable systems, wireless cable, direct broadcast satellite, Low-power
broadcasting|low power television, and individual Satellite television|
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Wireless - Wireless services
1 *Satellite television: Is broadcast from satellites in geostationary orbit. Typical services use direct broadcast satellite to provide multiple television
channels to viewers.
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High-definition video - HD content
1 High-definition image sources include terrestrial broadcast, direct
broadcast satellite, digital cable, high definition disc (Blu-ray Disc|BD),
digital cameras, internet downloads and the latest generation of video
game consoles.
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Discovery.com - International
1 In a number of countries, Discovery's channels are available on Digital data|digital direct broadcast
satellite|satellite platforms with multiple language soundtracks or subtitles including Spanish, German,
Russian, Czech Language|Czech, Hindi, Tamil language|Tamil,Telugu language|Telugu,Bengali
language|Bengali, Dutch language|Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Turkish language|Turkish, Greek, Polish
language|Polish, Hungarian, Romanian language|Romanian, Arabic language|Arabic, Slovene
language|Slovene, Japanese, Korean and Serbian language|Serbian
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Satellite TV - History
1 ATS-6, the world's first experimental educational and Direct Broadcast
Satellite, was launched in 1974. The first Soviet geostationary satellite to
carry Direct-To-Home television, called Ekran, was launched in 1976.
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Satellite TV - Categories of usage
1 Direct to the viewer reception includes direct broadcast satellite or DBS and television receive-only or TVRO, both used for homes and businesses including hotels, etc.
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Satellite TV - Direct broadcast via satellite
1 Direct broadcast satellite, (DBS) also known as Direct-To-Home can either
refer to the communications satellites themselves that deliver
DBS service or the actual television service. DBS systems are commonly referred to as mini-dish systems. DBS
uses the upper portion of the Ku band, as well as portions of the Ka
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Satellite TV - Television receive-only
1 TVRO systems are designed to receive analog and digital Communications satellite|
satellite feeds of both television or audio from both C-band and Ku-band transponders
on Fixed Service Satellite|FSS-type satellites. The higher frequency Ku-band
systems tend to be Direct Broadcast Satellite|Direct To Home systems and can use a smaller dish antenna because of the higher power transmissions and greater
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Satellite TV - Direct to Home television
1 Many satellite TV customers in developed television markets get
their programming through a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) provider
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Tata Sky
1 'Tata Sky' is a direct broadcast satellite television provider in India, using MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 digital
compression technology, transmitting using Indian National
Satellite System#INSAT-4A|INSAT 4A satellite at 83.0°E. Incorporated in 2004, Tata Sky is a Joint venture
between the TATA Group and 21st Century Fox
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H.222 - Main characteristics
1 MPEG-2 is widely used as the format of digital television signals that are broadcast by terrestrial television|
terrestrial (over-the-air), Cable television|cable, and direct broadcast
satellite Television|TV systems
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Indovision
1 'Indovision' is a subscription-based direct broadcast satellite (DBS) or direct-to-home satellite television and satellite radio|radio service
initially in Indonesia. Indovision is currently owned by PT MNC Skyvision
Tbk ().
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Indovision - History
1 Indovision started its service with five-channel C-Band Direct Broadcast Satellite
(DBS) analog service. Using Palapa C-2 satellite for its transponder and
broadcasting system, the C-Band DBS service features programming from
international suppliers, such as HBO Asia, Star TV, Discovery, as well as local
programming. Following in 1997, IndoStar-1 which also known as Cakrawarta-1 satellite
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Sky Deutschland
1 'Sky Deutschland AG', branded as 'Sky', is a Germany|German media company which operates a Direct
Broadcast Satellite Pay TV platform in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
(through Teleclub) offering a collection of basic and premium
digital subscription television channels of different categories via
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Astro (Malaysian satellite television)
1 'Astro' is the brand name of the Malaysian direct broadcast satellite (DBS) Pay TV service. It transmits
digital satellite television and satellite radio|radio to households in Malaysia Brunei. The name Astro is
an acronym for All-Asian Satellite Television and Radio Operator.
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Aora
1 'Aora' is an Indonesia|Indonesian direct broadcast satellite|direct
broadcast satellite television|satellite pay television company that is
operated by Karyamegah Adijaya|PT Karyamegah Adijaya and is owned by
Rini M
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Dish Home
1 'Dish Home' is only Direct broadcast satellite|DTH provider of Nepal operated by
Dish Media Network Pvt. Ltd. Dish Home was formed on 2010 after the merger of two Direct broadcast satellite|DTH providers
namely 'Home TV' and 'Dish Nepal'. By the end of first quarter 2013, Dish Home crosses 200,000 subscriber mark. As of December,
2013 Dish Home has total 71 television Channels and Services including some HD
channels.
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Dish Home
1 Its primary competitors are cable television and other Direct broadcast satellite|DTH service providers from
India and China.
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Multi-Choice TV (Barbados)
1 Multi-Choice TV also competes against the United States|US-based
direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service provider DirecTV in Barbados.
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Canal Digital
1 Canal Digital was started as a Direct Broadcast Satellite Television service
to Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland, but has since expanded into Cable Television in Norway, Sweden
and Denmark, Digital Terrestrial Television in Finland and IPTV in
Sweden and Denmark. More than 2.9 million Nordic households and
activities are subscribed to their services.
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Dish Network - Founding and early growth
1 In 1987, EchoStar applied for a Direct-broadcast satellite|direct
broadcast satellite broadcast license with the Federal Communications
Commission and was granted access to orbital slot 119° west longitude in
1992.
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Bezeq - Privatization
1 On May 9, 2005, Bezeq was officially privatized when 30% of its shares were sold
by the state to the Apax Partners|Apax-Saban Capital Group|Saban-Arkin investment group for $972 Million. The cellular communications
provider Pelephone is a fully owned subsidiary of Bezeq. Bezeq is also the largest
shareholder in D.B.S. Satellite Services (1998) Ltd., known by its trademark name,
Yes (Israel)|Yes, the satellite (Direct broadcast satellite|DBS) television provider in Israel.
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SKY PerfecTV!
1 'SKY PerfecTV!' is a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service that
provides satellite television, audio programming, and interactive
television services to households in Japan, owned by parent company
SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation.
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SKY PerfecTV!
1 SKY PerfecTV! e2 is also a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service.
While SKY PerfecTV! use DVB-S and DVB-S2(SKY PerfecTV! HD), SKY PerfecTV! e2 use ISDB|ISDB-S.
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Shaw Communications - Other activities
1 Shaw is the parent of Shaw Broadcast Services (previously Shaw Satellite Services, Canadian Satellite Communications, or Cancom) and, through Shaw Broadcast Services, Shaw Direct, one of Canada's two national direct broadcast satellite
providers
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Shaw Direct
1 'Shaw Direct' is a direct broadcast satellite television distributor in
Canada which is majority-owned by cable TV operator Shaw
Communications Inc
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Shaw Direct - Technical information
1 The standard 18 Direct broadcast satellite|DBS antennas used by other
providers are not compatible with this system as the signals differ in both frequency and polarization
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TelkomVision
1 'TelkomVision' is a subscription-based direct broadcast satellite (DBS), IPTV|
protocol internet television (IPTV), and cable television provider service
for Indonesia. It is a joint venture between Telkom Indonesia|Telkom
Group and Trans Corp[http://www.lyngsat.com/packag
es/telkomvision_sid.html TelkomVision on Telkom 1 at 108.0°E
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Home Phoneline Networking Alliance - Overview
1 HomePNA 3.1 uses frequencies above those used for Digital
Subscriber Line and analog voice calls over phone wires and below
those used for broadcast and direct broadcast satellite (DBS) TV over coax, so it can coexist with those
services on the same wires.
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Home2US
1 'Home2US Communications, Inc.' is an open pay TV Direct broadcast satellite|DBS platform. They offer
broadcasting services on the SES-1 satellite television|satellite (101st meridian west|101°W) for ethnic
viewers in the United States.
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Federal Communication Commission - Bureaus
1 * The 'Media Bureau' (MB) develops, recommends and administers the
policy and licensing programs relating to electronic media,
including cable television, broadcast television, and radio in the United
States and its territories. The Media Bureau also handles post-licensing matters regarding direct broadcast
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PrimeStar
1 'PrimeStar' was a U.S. direct broadcast satellite broadcasting company formed in 1991 by a consortium of cable television
system operators. PrimeStar was the first medium-powered DBS system in the United States but slowly declined
in popularity with the arrival of DirecTV in 1994 and Dish Network in
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PrimeStar - Technology
1 The company was in the process of converting to a high powered direct
broadcast satellite|DBS platform when it was purchased and shut
down by DirecTV. The Tempo-1 and Tempo-2 DBS satellites acquired by PrimeStar from the defunct ASkyB
were renamed DirecTV-5 and DirecTV-6, respectively.
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PrimeStar - History
1 The system initially launched using medium-powered FSS satellites that were facing obsolescence with the
onset of high-powered Direct Broadcast Satellite|DBS and its much
smaller, eighteen inch satellite dishes. In a move to convert the platform to DBS, PrimeStar bid for
the 110-degree satellite location that was eventually awarded to a never-launched direct broadcast satellite service by MCI Inc.|MCI and News
Corporation called ASkyB.
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Reliance Digital TV
1 ' Reliance Digital TV ' is one of the largest Indian pay TV providers, providing direct broadcast
satellite service—including satellite television, audio programming, and interactive television
services—to commercial and residential customers in India. It uses MPEG-4 digital
compression technology,[http://www.reliancedigitaltv.com/whydigitaltv_6reason.html Why Reliance Digital TV
- 6 reasons to love us] transmitted using MEASAT-3 91.5°East. It is the 5th DTH service
launched in India.
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Bell TV - 1990s: inception as ExpressVu
1 Tee-Comm on its own managed to launch the first Direct broadcast satellite|DBS service in Canada,
AlphaStar, in early 1997; however, in a matter of months the company
went bankrupt and the service was discontinued, leaving thousands of consumers with useless receivers
(although with some reconfiguration, could be used to receive
unencrypted Free-to-air|FTA channels)
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Dialog TV
1 'Dialog TV (DTV)' is a direct broadcast satellite pay TV service provider based in Sri Lanka. A fully owned subsidiary of Dialog Axiata
PLC, Dialog TV was launched in July 2005 under the name CBNsat. It was later renamed Dialog TV in February
2007 after the company was acquired by Dialog Axiata PLC.
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Sun Direct
1 'Sun Direct' is an Indian direct broadcast satellite
service provider
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Broadcast television systems - Digital television systems
1 DVB-T was designed for format compatibility with existing direct
broadcast satellite services in Europe (which use the DVB-S standard, and
also sees some use in direct-to-home satellite dish providers in North
America), and there is also a DVB-C version for cable television
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Broadcast television systems - DVB
1 DVB-S is used in both MCPC and SCPC modes for broadcast network feed (telecom)|feeds, as well as for
direct broadcast satellite services like Sky (UK and Ireland)|Sky and Freesat in the British Isles, Sky Deutschland and HD+ in Germany and Austria, TNT SAT/FRANSAT and CanalSat in
France, Dish Network in the US, and Bell TV in Canada
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Ku band - The Americas
1 The 12.2 to 12.7GHz (LOF 11.250GHz) segment is allocated to
the BSS (broadcasting satellite service). BSS (DBS direct broadcast satellites) normally carry 16 to 32 transponders of 27Megahertz|MHz bandwidth running at 100 to 240
watts of power, allowing the use of receiver antennas as small as
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Ku band - Europe and Africa
1 Segments in those regions are represented by ITU Region 1 and they are, the 11.45 to
11.7 and 12.5 to 12.75GHz bands are allocated to the FSS (fixed satellite service, uplink 14.0 to 14.5GHz). In Europe Ku band
is used from 10.7 to 12.75GHz (LOF Low 9.750GHz, LOF High 10.600GHz) for direct broadcast satellite services such as those
carried by the SES Astra|Astra satellites. The 11.7 to 12.5GHz segment is allocated to the
BSS (broadcasting satellite service).
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Ku band - Advantages
1 For Ku satellites in DBS (Direct Broadcast Satellite) service (12.2-12.7GHz in the U.S.) dishes much smaller than 1-meter can be used
because those satellites are spaced 9 degrees apart
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MVDDS
1 This Terrestrial television|terrestrial based wireless transmission method
reuses Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) frequencies for distribution of multichannel video and data over
large distances.
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Microwave antenna
1 The other large use of parabolic antennas is for radar antennas, in which there is a need to transmit a
narrow beam of radio waves to locate objects like ships, airplanes,
and guided missiles. With the advent of direct broadcast satellite|home
satellite television receivers, parabolic antennas have become a
common feature of the landscapes of modern countries.
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Microwave antenna - Types
1 ** 'Arrays of feeds'– In order to produce an arbitrary shaped beam, instead of one feed horn, an array of feed horns clustered around the focal
point can be used. Array-fed antennas are often used on
communication satellites, particularly direct broadcast satellites, to create a downlink radiation pattern to cover
a particular continent or coverage area. They are often used with
secondary reflector antennas such as the Cassegrain.
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S band - Satellite communications
1 In some countries, S band is used for Direct broadcast satellite|Direct-to-
Home satellite television (unlike similar services in most countries, which use Ku band|Ku band). The
frequency typically allocated for this service is 2.5 to 2.7GHz (LOF
1.570GHz).
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C band - The IEEE C-band
1 The C-band is primarily used for open satellite communications, whether
for full-time satellite TV networks or raw satellite feeds, although subscription cable television|
programming also exists. This use contrasts with direct broadcast satellite, which is a completely closed system used to deliver
subscription programming to small satellite dishes that are connected
with proprietary receiving equipment.
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Multiplexed Analogue Components - History
1 MAC was originally developed by the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) (dates unknown) in the UK for delivering high quality pictures via
direct broadcast satellites that would be independent of European
countries' choice of terrestrial colour-coding
standard.http://www.pembers.freeserve.co.uk/World-TV-Standards/Colour-
Standards.html#MAChttps://store.theartofservice.com/the-direct-broadcast-satellite-toolkit.html
Chennai - Media
1 While the cable TV service is entirely controlled by the state government,
direct–to–home (Direct broadcast satellite|DTH) is available via DD
Direct Plus, Dish TV, Tata Sky, Videocon DTH, Sun direct DTH, Reliance Big TV and Digital TV
Chennai is the first city in India to have implemented the Conditional Access System for cable television
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Chinasat
1 'Chinasat' is a family of communications satellites operated
by the China Direct Broadcast Satellite Company. The series was previously operated by the China
Satellite Communications Corporation, and before that the
China Telecommunications Broadcast Satellite Corporation, which was
owned by China's Ministry of Post and Telecommunications.
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Sino Satellite Communications Company
1 The 'Sino Satellite Communications Company' or 'Sinosat' () was a Chinese limited company,
which provided satellite communications through a pair of communications satellites in
geostationary orbit. It ceased to exist in January 2008, when it merged with the China Satellite Communications Corporation to form the China Direct Broadcast Satellite Company.
Their two satellites were, Sinosat-1 and Sinosat-3. A third satellite, Sinosat-2, failed
shortly after launch.
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Telecommunications Act of 1996 - Major provisions
1 'Title II', Broadcast Services: Outlines the granting and licensing of broadcast spectrum by the government, including a provision to
issue licenses to current television stations to commence digital television broadcasting, the use of the revenues generated by such
licensing, the terms of broadcast licenses, the process of renewing broadcast licenses,
direct broadcast satellite services, automated ship distress and safety systems, and
restrictions on over-the-air reception devices
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Virtual channel - Europe, Africa and the Middle East
1 Virtual channels are also used on direct broadcast satellites, such as
Dish Network, DirecTV, and SES Astra|Astra. Rather than a few dozen
channels with a few subchannels each, these services map to a range of hundreds of individually numbered channels. This is true of digital cable and satellite radio services, as well.
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Carriage dispute
1 A 'carriage dispute' is a disagreement over the right to carry, that is, retransmit, a broadcasting|
broadcaster's signal. Carriage disputes first occurred between
broadcasters and cable television|cable companies and now include
direct broadcast satellite and other multichannel video programming
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CP24
1 'CablePulse 24 (CP24)' is a Canada|Canadian English language Category A services|
Category A specialty channel|specialty cable television|cable and satellite television channel that is owned by the Bell Media subsidiary of
BCE, Inc. Based in Toronto, the channel focuses on local news from the Greater Toronto Area
and Southern Ontario, although it also covers national and international news. It is
distributed through cable in Southern Ontario and direct broadcast satellite nationally.
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CP24 - Carriage and expansion plans
1 CP24 is seen on cable channel 24 on most cable providers that carry the
channel. It is not carried on any analogue cable system outside of
Central or Southern Ontario, although it is available on direct broadcast satellite and Internet
protocol television|IPTV television providers in some markets. The
channel is available across Canada on Bell TV, on which the station is
part of the service's News package. It is also available in the FYI package provided to Shaw Direct customers.
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Ici ARTV - Distribution
1 In regard to Direct broadcast satellite|satellite providers, Ici ARTV must be offered in a package that contains the greatest number of
French language services.
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Nickelodeon
1 'Nickelodeon' (often shortened to 'Nick', and originally called
'Pinwheel') is an American Cable television in the United States|basic cable and Direct broadcast satellite|satellite television network that is
owned by the Viacom Media Networks#Cable channels owned by
Viacom Media Networks|MTV Networks Kids Family Group, a unit
of the Viacom Media Networks division of Viacom
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Dolby - Audio encoding/compression
1 It has been adopted in many broadcast formats including all ATSC|
North American digital television (ATSC), DVB-T, direct broadcast satellite, cable television, DTMB, IPTV, and surround sound radio
services
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In-flight entertainment - Personal televisions
1 Some show direct broadcast satellite|direct broadcast satellite
television which enables passengers to view live TV broadcasts
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Satellite dish - Principle of operation
1 Direct broadcast satellite dishes use an LNBF, which integrates the feedhorn with the LNB
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Satellite dish - Principle of operation
1 Prior to the existence of direct broadcast satellite services, home
users would generally have a motorised C-band dish of up to 3
metres in diameter for reception of channels from different satellites
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Television in the United States - Television channels and networks
1 In the United States, television is available via terrestrial television|
broadcast (over-the-air), unencrypted satellite (free-to-air), direct broadcast
satellite, cable television and IPTV (internet protocol television). There
are also competing video services on the Internet|world wide web.
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Television in the United States - Television channels and networks
1 Over-the-air and free-to-air television do not necessitate any monthly payments, while cable, direct
broadcast satellite and IPTV services require monthly payments that vary
depending on the number of channels that a subscriber chooses to pay for in a particular package.
Channels are usually sold in groups, rather than singularly.
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Television in the United States - Cable and satellite television
1 Eventually, the industry began to cater to individuals who wanted to
continue to receive satellite television (and were willing to pay for
it) in two ways: by authorizing the descrambling of the original satellite
feeds to the cable television operators and with new direct
broadcast satellite television services using their own satellites
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Simsubbed
1 Retrieved on March 7, 2009.) is a practice mandated by the Canadian Radio-television and
Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) requiring Canadian cable TV, direct broadcast satellite
(DBS), IPTV, and Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service|MMDS television distribution companies to distribute the signal (electronics)|signal of a local or regional terrestrial television|
over-the-air station in place of the signal of a foreign or nonlocal television station, when the
two stations are broadcasting identical programming simultaneously.
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MTV2 - Prior to 2011
1 4, 2007] but currently the block is shown on late Saturday evenings starting at 10:00 p.m.
[http://www.mtv.com/onair/schedule/mtv2/weekly.jhtml MTV2 Weekly Schedule] However, MTV2
viewers residing on the West Coast of the United States|West Coast and receiving the channel through direct broadcast satellite|satellite will see this block during the primetime hours, as satellite providers will most likely carry the
MTV2 feed from the Eastern Time Zone, in which MTV2 bases its scheduled times for its
programming.
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Independent Television Commission - The ITC's co-regulators and origins
1 Historically, all of independent television (from 22 September 1955) and radio (from 8 October 1973) was
governed by the IBA (Independent Broadcasting Authority) – joined by the Cable Authority in 1984. On 1
July 1985, the Home Secretary asked the IBA to review prospects for commercial Direct broadcast
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Low-noise block downconverter - Polarization
1 Throughout the World, most satellite TV transmissions use vertical and horizontal linear polarization but in North America,
Direct broadcast satellite|DBS transmissions use left and right hand circular polarization. Within the waveguide of a North American
DBS LNB a slab of dielectric material is used to convert left and right circular polarized
signals to vertical and horizontal linear polarized signals so the converted signals
can be treated the same.
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Low-noise block downconverter - North America DBS LNB
1 Here is an example of an LNB used for Direct
broadcast satellite|DBS:
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KCBS-TV
1 In the few areas of the western United States where a CBS station is not receivable Terrestrial television|over-the-air, KCBS-TV is available on
direct broadcast satellite|satellite television through DirecTV.
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EchoStar Communications Corporation - History
1 EchoStar was originally formed in 1980 by its Chairman of the board|
chairman Charles Ergen as a distributor of C band TV systems. In 1987, EchoStar applied for a direct
broadcast satellite (DBS) license with the Federal Communications
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NBCSN - As the Outdoor Life Network
1 The channel originally launched as the 'Outdoor Life Network' (or OLN) on July 1,
1995; the name was licensed from Outdoor Life magazine. Its programming consisted of hunting, fishing, and outdoor adventure
shows. In its early days, the channel reached around one million homes and found most of its carriage via the then-
infant platforms of direct broadcast satellite services and digital cable.
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PEO TV
1 PEO TV currently has over 90,000 subscribers. Its main competitors in the pay TV market in Sri Lanka are Lanka Broadband Networks (LBN)
providing cable television services in Analog television|analog and DVB-C in selected areas in Sri Lanka and
Dialog TV, which is an direct broadcast satellite platform operated by Dialog Axiata|Dialog Axiata PLC.
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Commsat - Television
1 As television became the main market, its demand for simultaneous delivery of relatively few signals of
large Bandwidth (signal processing)|bandwidth to many receivers being a
more precise match for the capabilities of Geosynchronous orbit|
geosynchronous comsats. Two satellite types are used for North
American television and radio: Direct broadcast satellite (DBS), and Fixed
Service Satellite (FSS).
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Commsat - Television
1 Direct broadcast satellites generally operate in the upper portion of the microwave Ku
band|Ku band
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Direct to home - Commercial services
1 In 1996, EchoStar Communications Corporation|EchoStar's Dish Network went online in the United States and,
as DirecTV's primary competitor, achieved similar success. AlphaStar also started but soon went under.
Astro (satellite television)|Astro was also started, using a direct broadcast
satellite system.
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MVDDS dispute
1 The dispute later transformed into several court cases against the FCC
and Direct broadcast satellite|satellite television providers, as well
as a patent infringement case against MDS America and MDS
International
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OrangeTV
1 'OrangeTV' is a subscription-based direct broadcast satellite (DBS) or direct-to-home satellite television
and radio service initially in Indonesia operated by PT Mega
Media Indonesia, subsidiary of the Sinar Mas Group. Its transmission
system is DTH (Direct to Home) in Ku Band, and the channels are encrypted by Irdeto system.
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RCA (trademark) - Current users
1 * 'RCA Audio/Video' - Manufactured by Audiovox, produces RCA DVD
players, video cassette recorders, direct broadcast satellite decoders, camcorders, and audio equipment.
(link on Audiovox website)
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Cable channel
1 Such channels are usually also available via satellite television,
including direct broadcast satellite providers such as DirecTV, Dish
Network and BSkyB, as well as via IPTV
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BBC America
1 'BBC America' is a digital cable and Direct broadcast satellite|satellite television network in the United States which is a wholly owned
commercial subsidiary of the British public service broadcaster, the
BBC.http://www.bbcwpressroom.com/bbc-america/overview/
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Satellite broadcasting - Technology
1 Direct broadcast satellite dishes are fitted with an LNBF, which integrates
the feedhorn with the LNB.
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Satellite broadcasting - Categories of usage
1 Direct to the viewer reception includes direct broadcast satellite (or DBS) and television receive-only (or
TVRO), both used for homes and businesses including hotels, among
other properties.
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Satellite broadcasting - Direct broadcast via satellite
1 Direct broadcast satellite, (DBS) also known as Direct-To-Home can either refer to the
communications satellites themselves that deliver DBS service or the actual television service. Most satellite television customers in developed television markets get their programming through a direct broadcast satellite provider. Signals are transmitted using Ku band and are completely digital
which means it has high picture and stereo sound quality.
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Satellite broadcasting - Early milestones
1 ATS-6, the world's first experimental educational and Direct Broadcast
Satellite (DBS), was launched on 30 May 1974
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Satellite broadcasting - TVRO/C-band satellite era, 1980-86
1 The Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association SBCA was founded on December 2, 1986 as the result of a merger between SPACE and the Direct Broadcast
Satellite Association (DBSA).
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Satellite broadcasting - Late 1980s and 1990s to present
1 The launch of Astra beat the winner of the UK's state Direct Broadcast
Satellite licence holder, British Satellite Broadcasting, to the market.
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Satellite broadcasting - Late 1980s and 1990s to present
1 In addition to encryption, the widespread availability, in the US, of
Direct broadcast satellite|DBS services such as PrimeStar and DirecTV had been reducing the
popularity of TVRO systems since the early 1990s
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List of broadcast satellites
1 These satellites are commonly used for communications satellite|
communication purposes, such as radio and television networks,
backhaul (broadcasting)|backhaul, and Direct broadcast satellite|direct
broadcast
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Eutelsat 16B
1 Nilesat used the satellite, alongside Nilesat 101 and Nilesat 102 which
were located in the same orbital slot, to provide Direct Broadcast Satellite|direct-to-home digital TV channels,
data transmission, turbo internet and multicasting applications to more
than 15 million viewers in the North African and Middle East region.
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LPTV - Must-carry
1 One of the key distinctions between full-service television stations and low-power stations is cable television and direct broadcast satellite
(DBS) carriage. Full-service stations are guaranteed carriage in their local media market|television market through must-carry whereas LPTV stations are not. In 2008, there was an
effort put forward by FCC chairman Kevin Martin to grant must-carry rights to Class A LPTV stations. The effort failed due to a lack of
support from the other FCC Commissioners.
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Datacasting
1 It generally does not apply to data which is inherent to the medium, such as PSIP data which defines virtual channels for DTV or direct broadcast satellite systems; or to
things like cable modem or satellite modem, which use a completely
separate channel for data.
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Death Star - Nickname
1 In Canada, the term death stars was used to describe U.S. Direct
Broadcast Satellites capable of broadcasting signals into Canada
that were not regulated by the Canadian Radio-television and
Telecommunications Commission.
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Columbus, Georgia - Media and communications
1 Columbus is served by the Template:Columbus GA TV|Columbus,
Georgia Designated Market Area media market|(DMA). Charter
Communications, Comcast, Knology, and Mediacom provide cable
television service. DirecTV and Dish Network provide direct broadcast satellite television including both
local and national channels to area residents.
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Space industry - Segments and revenues
1 The ground equipment sector is composed of manufacturing items like mobile terminals, gateways,
control stations, Very small aperture terminal|VSATs, direct broadcast
satellite dishes, and other specialized equipment
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Broadcast media - History
1 Satellite broadcasting was initiated in the 1960s and moved into general industry usage in the 1970s, with DBS (Direct Broadcast Satellites)
emerging in the 1980s.
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RFD-TV
1 'RFD-TV' is an United States|American digital cable and direct
broadcast satellite|satellite television channel that is owned by Rural Media
Group
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Television encryption - Digital cable and satellite television encryption
1 In the US, both DirecTV and Dish Network direct broadcast satellite
systems use digital encryption standards for controlling access to
programming
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Montgomery, Alabama - Media
1 DirecTV and Dish Network provide direct broadcast satellite television including both local and national
channels to area residents.
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DVB-S
1 It is used via satellites serving every continent of the world. DVB-S is used in both Multiplexing#Digital_broadcasting|Multiple Channel Per Carrier (MCPC) and
Single channel per carrier modes for Broadcast Network feeds as well as for Direct Broadcast Satellite services like
Sky (UK Ireland) via Astra (satellite)|Astra in Europe, Dish Network and Globecast in
the U.S. and Bell TV in Canada.
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Hughes Aircraft - Hughes Electronics Corporation
1 In 1994 in aviation|1994 Hughes Electronics introduced DirecTV, the
world's first high-powered Direct broadcast satellite|DBS service
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SportsNet New York
1 It is carried in the New York metropolitan area and all of New
York|New York state on cable television, and nationwide via Direct
broadcast satellite|satellite
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Radio Corporation of America - Diversification
1 This lab developed many innovations, such as color television,
the electron microscope, CMOS-based technology, heterojunction
physics, Light-emitting diode#Discoveries and early devices|
optoelectronic emitting devices, liquid crystal displays (LCDs),
videocassette recorders, Direct-broadcast satellite|direct broadcast television, direct broadcast satellite
systems and high-definition television
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Backhaul (broadcasting)
1 The small dishes may either be fixed (much like direct broadcast satellite|DBS antennas), positioned using a
electric motor|rotor (usually DiSEqC-standard) or may be toroidal in design (twin toroidal Reflector (antenna)|reflectors focus the
incoming signal as a line, not a point, so that multiple Low-noise block
converter|LNBs may receive signal from multiple satellites)
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ABC Family - ABC Spark
1 On October 26, 2011, The Walt Disney Company and Toronto-based media company Corus Entertainment entered into a partnership to
launch a Canadian version of ABC Family under the name 'ABC Spark', which launched on March 23, 2012.The Futon Critic
[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2011/10/26/new-millennial-focused-channel-abc-spark-to-launch-in-canada-
789303/20111026abc01/ New Millennial Focused Channel, ABC Spark, to Launch in Canada] ABC Spark The channel, which is
licensed by the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission as a Category B services|Category B specialty channel (which under CRTC rules, allows Canadian digital cable and direct
broadcast satellite providers to optionally choose to carry the channel), is aimed at teenagers and young adults between 15- and
34-years-old.[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118045086?refCatId=14 ABC Spark launches in Canada], October 26, 2011
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Style Network
1 'Esquire Network' (also abbreviated 'EsqTV') is an United States|American
digital cable and Direct broadcast satellite|satellite television network that is owned as a joint venture between NBCUniversal
and Hearst Corporation (both owning 50%). The network airs programs aimed at
a metrosexual audience centering on travel, cooking and fashion as well as non-
sports related male programming.
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Great American Country
1 'Great American Country' (or 'GAC') is an United States|American digital cable and
Direct broadcast satellite|satellite television network that is owned by Scripps Networks Interactive. Based in Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville, Tennessee, the channel features
country music programming including music videos, music performance specials and live
concerts, along with country lifestyle entertainment and original lifestyle
programming.
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DC offset - Remote power
1 On modern satellite dishes, used for direct broadcast satellite|direct-broadcast
satellite TV, a DC bias is used to provide electrical power to the feedhorn.
Changing the bias between approximately 12 and 18 volts also allows selection of the
correct Polarization (waves)|polarization (horizontal and vertical on older systems, clockwise and counterclockwise on newer
circular polarization systems).
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Viasat
1 'Viasat' is a Direct Broadcast Satellite Television Broadcasting|Broadcaster and Pay TV Operator, owned by the
Swedish media conglomerate Modern Times Group (MTG). Broadcasting
from London, the target markets are in the Nordic countries|Nordic and the Baltic state|Baltic Countries.
Their lineup can be received from the SES Astra|Astra 4A satellite at 4.8°E with any DVB-S receiver equipped with a NDS Group|NDS VideoGuard
descrambling module.
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Viasat
1 Viasat’s main competitor on Direct Broadcast Satellite distribution in the
Nordic countries is Canal Digital.
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Coupon-eligible converter box - Disqualifying features
1 Some features disqualified a converter box from coupon eligibility,
such as High-definition television|high-definition video output and
built-in digital video recorder|DVR functionality. Digital cable and direct broadcast satellite|satellite set-top
boxes that incorporate a digital tuner were also disqualified.
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1994 NFL season
1 The league also signed an exclusivity agreement with the direct broadcast
satellite (DBS) service DirecTV to launch NFL Sunday Ticket, a satellite television subscription service that
offers every regular season NFL game
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Fixed Service Satellite
1 This role has been largely supplanted by direct broadcast satellite (DBS) television systems, which began in
1994 with the launch of Primstar, the first DBS television system
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Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia - Satellite carriage controversy
1 Since CSN Philadelphia did not uplink its signal to any satellite, Comcast
was able to avoid an Federal Communications Commission|FCC
regulation that requires most television channels to be offered to
direct broadcast satellite (DBS) companies (known as the terrestrial
loophole)
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Emergency Alert System
1 DirecTV, Dish Network, and all other Direct Broadcast Satellite|DBS
providers have been required to participate since May 31, 2007.
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Nickelodeon Productions
1 'Nickelodeon' (often shortened to 'Nick', and originally called 'Pinwheel') is an
United States|American Cable television in the United States|basic cable and Direct
broadcast satellite|satellite television network that is owned by the Viacom
Media Networks#Cable channels owned by Viacom Media Networks|MTV Networks Kids Family Group, a unit of the Viacom
Media Networks division of Viacom
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Ku-band - The Americas
1 The 12.2 to 12.7GHz (LOF 11.250 to 11.750GHz) segment is allocated to
the BSS (broadcasting satellite service). BSS (DBS direct broadcast satellites) normally carry 16 to 32 transponders of 27Megahertz|MHz bandwidth running at 100 to 240
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Direct-broadcast satellite television - History
1 The launch of Astra beat the winner of the UK's state Direct Broadcast
Satellite licence holder, British Satellite Broadcasting, to the market.
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Direct-broadcast satellite television - History
1 In addition to encryption, the widespread availability, in the US, of
Direct broadcast satellite|DBS services such as PrimeStar and DirecTV had been reducing the
popularity of TVRO systems since the early 1990s
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Direct-broadcast satellite television - History
1 On 29 November 1999 US President William J. Clinton passed the Satellite
Home Viewer Improvement Act (SHVIA). The act allowed Americans to receive local broadcast signals via direct broadcast satellite systems for
the first time.
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Dennis R. Patrick
1 Among the issues and reforms engaged were broadcast and cable
deregulation, relaxation of rules governing television program
ownership and syndication rights, the introduction of Direct Broadcast Satellite competition and broad
telecommunications, deregulation
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Broadcasting Satellite (Japanese)
1 'Yuri', also known as 'Broadcasting Satellite' or 'BS', was a series of Japanese direct broadcast
satellites.
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AMC-4
1 AMC-4's Ku-band Transponder (Satellite communications)|
transponders served the Direct broadcast satellite|direct-to-home,
VSAT, business television and broadband Internet market segments
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History of smart antennas - Adaptive antenna arrays
1 A 1977 paper by Bell Labs researchers Douglas O. Reudink and Yu S. Yeh described the advantages of scanning spot beams for
satellites. The authors estimated that scanning spot beams could save 20 dB in link budget which in turn could be used to reduce
transmit power, increase communication capacity, and decrease the size of earth-
station antennas. Satellite spot beams are used today by direct broadcast satellite
systems such as DirecTV and Dish Network.
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Guide Plus - Digital television
1 While the TV Guide service also requires software installed in a
television set or other device, and licensing fees or royalties must be paid to Rovi, it also offers a more complete solution for broadcast
television, more like direct broadcast satellite|digital satellite or digital
cable.
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West Bank - Radio and television
1 Israel's cable television company Hot (Israel)|HOT, satellite television
provider (Direct broadcast satellite|DBS) Yes (Israel)|Yes, AM and FM
radio broadcast stations and public television broadcast stations all
operate
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Digital Satellite Service
1 Only when digital transmission was introduced did direct broadcast
satellite (DBS) television become popular in North America, which has led to both DBS and DSS being used interchangeably to refer to all three commonplace digital transmission
formats - DSS, DVB-S and 4DTV
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HEMT - Applications
1 HEMTs are found in many types of equipment ranging from cellphones and Direct broadcast satellite|DBS
receivers to electronic warfare systems such as radar and for radio
astronomy.
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Pirate decryption - Technical issues
1 Direct broadcast satellites and digital cable services, because of their digital format, are free
to use more robust security measures such as the Data Encryption Standard (DES) or the RSA
(algorithm)|RSA and International Data Encryption Algorithm|IDEA digital encryption
standards. When first introduced, digital Direct broadcast satellite|DBS broadcasts were touted as being secure enough to put an end to piracy once and for all. Often these claims would be
made in press releases.
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Pirate decryption - Political issues
1 In some countries such as Canada and many Caribbean nations (except for the Dominican
Republic), the black market in satellite TV piracy is closely tied to the gray market
activity of using direct broadcast satellite signals to watch broadcasts intended for one
country in some other, adjacent country. Many smaller countries have no domestic
DBS operations and therefore few or no legal restrictions on the use of decoders which
capture foreign signals.
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DigiCipher 2
1 The original attempt for a North American digital signal encryption and compression
standard was DigiCipher 1, which was used most notably in the now-defunct PrimeStar medium-power direct broadcast satellite
(DBS) system during the early 1990s. The DCII standard predates wide acceptance of
Digital Video Broadcasting|DVB-based digital terrestrial television compression (although not cable or satellite DVB) and therefore is
incompatible with the DVB standard.
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Diplexer - Residential
1 Diplexers are also used in the home to allow a direct broadcast satellite|direct broadcast Satellite television|
satellite TV satellite dish|dish antenna and a terrestrial TV antenna (local broadcast channels) to share
one coaxial cable
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Must-carry - Other networks
1 A variation of must-carry also applies to Direct broadcast satellite|DBS services like DirecTV and Dish
Network, as first mandated by the Satellite Home Viewer Act of 1988
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Astro (satellite television)
1 Measat Broadcast Network System or 'Astro' is a Malaysian direct
broadcast satellite (DBS) Pay TV service, a subsidiary of Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad. It
transmits digital satellite television and satellite radio|radio to
households in Malaysia and Brunei. Astro is an acronym for All-Asian
Satellite Television and Radio Operator.
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Satellite dishes - Principle of operation
1 Direct broadcast satellite dishes use an LNBF, which integrates the feedhorn with the LNB
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