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In December 1975, RCA created Satcom 1, the first satellite built especially for use by the then three national television networks (CBS, NBC, and ABC).Later that same year, HBO leased a transponder on Satcom 1 and began transmission of television programs via satellite to cable systems.
The following is a list of pay television networks or channels broadcasting or receivable in the United States, organized by broadcast area and genre. Some television providers use one or more channel slots for east/west feeds, high definition services, secondary audio programming and access to video on demand .
Montage Cable Network [10] - also commenced operations in 2014 but is no longer in operations; Moreplex TV; Mytv [11] - discontinued; OurTV [12] Play Consat; Sairtek - a top broadcast service provider in Lagos; provides free-to-air broadcasting, live streaming, satellite, OTT and IPTV, distribution and contribution services; StarTimes - DTT and ...
DirecTV and Dish have launched internet-delivered pay-TV packages, but those have not offset losses on the satellite side. Together, DirecTV and Dish have nearly 20 million customers, which is ...
Impasses in negotiations over retransmission fees, the money a cable or satellite provider pays to carry local TV stations, has sometimes resulted in local channels being pulled from packages.
Satellite TV providers like DirecTV and EchoStar’s Dish were once some of the biggest distributors of the TV bundle. The competition ramped up when cable TV companies began offering broadband.
As of November 1, 2022, twenty-five media markets lack their own in-market over-the-air MyNetworkTV affiliate, with twelve media markets served by nearby affiliates outside their market through cable and satellite services. A blue background indicates an affiliate originating as a digital subchannel.
Hughes offered programming from most other cable television channels under the banner of DirecTV; viewers used the same satellite equipment, branded as the DSS (Digital Satellite System), to access both services (with USSB's channel lineup starting in the 900s range). Though it wasn't a requirement to subscribe to both services, many did ...