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2. Cable television piracy - Wikipedia

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   Other ways of cable theft were using a cable TV converter box (also known as a descrambler or "black box") to steal all channels and decrypt pay-per-view events, whereas a normal converter would only decrypt the ones paid for by the customer. The cable companies could send an electronic signal, called a "bullet", that would render illegal ...

3. Pirate decryption - Wikipedia

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   Pay TV only began to become common after the widespread installation of cable television systems in the 1970s and 1980s; early premium channels were most often movie broadcasters such as the US-based Home Box Office and Cinemax, both currently owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Signals were obtained for distribution by cable companies using C ...

4. Coupon-eligible converter box - Wikipedia

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   A coupon-eligible converter box (CECB) was a digital television adapter that met eligibility specifications for subsidy "coupons" from the United States government.The subsidy program was enacted to provide terrestrial television viewers with an affordable way to continue receiving free digital terrestrial television services after the nation's television service transitioned to digital ...

5. Digital TV transition: 46.2 million converter boxes later ...

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   The digital TV transition went live almost a year ago on June 12, 2009, when the FTC flipped the switch and turned off the analog television signals that many consumers relied on for entertainment.

6. Here's the cable industry's counter offer to fix TV boxes - AOL

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   Earlier this year the FCC voted on a plan to fix crappy cable boxes. Dubbed "Unlock the Box," the plan would make cable companies open up their services for use on boxes made by other companies.

7. Television encryption - Wikipedia

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   Analog set-top boxes have largely been replaced by digital set-top boxes that can directly control access to programming as well as digitally decrypt signals. Although several analog encryption types were tested in the early 1980s, VideoCipher II became the de facto analog encryption standard that C-Band satellite pay TV channels used. Early ...

8. List of defunct television networks in the United States

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   Formerly International Channel; first nationwide television cable channel dedicated to Asian Americans. MTV Chi: Viacom Media Networks: April 30, 2007: Launched on December 6, 2005. An MTV World network dedicated to Chinese-American audiences. MTV Desi: Launched in July 2005. An MTV World network dedicated to South Asian-American audiences. MTV K

9. 5 top alternatives to cable TV in 2025: How to cut the cord ...

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   OTA antennas are digital receivers that pick up signals broadcast by local TV towers, allowing you to watch local programming without cable. These antennas cost anywhere from $15 to $50.