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HBO was the first true premium cable (or "pay-cable") network as well as the first television network intended for cable distribution on a regional or national basis; however, there were notable precursors to premium cable in the pay-television industry that operated during the 1950s and 1960s (with a few systems lingering until 1980), as well ...
The scope of this list is limited to channels broadcast via Cable, Satellite or Terrestrial providers only and does not include channels streamed exclusively online. This list may be incomplete and uses limited sources relative to the 2,675 [1] TV providers in the United States. [2] [3] [4]
[24] 2.2 million people subscribed to C-band service requiring 6-foot dishes costing as much as $1,500; this number remained steady, while digital satellite service with 18-inch dishes experienced phenomenal growth, reaching 4.5 million subscribers by the end of 1996, up by about two million subscribers in a year. Cable television services had ...
Of the total number of channels offered in the basic plan, only a fraction are offered in HD. In the cases of Time Warner, DirecTV and Verizon Fios, only 21-26 percent of their channels are high ...
A multiple-system operator (MSO) is an operator of multiple cable or direct-broadcast satellite television systems. A cable system in the United States, by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) definition, is a facility serving a single community or a distinct governmental entity, each of which has its own franchise agreement with the cable company.
Although early television receivers could receive 12 channels (2–13), the maximum number of channels that could be broadcast in one city was 7: channels 2, 4, either 5 or 6, 7, 9, 11 and 13, as receivers at the time were unable to receive strong (local) signals on adjacent channels without distortion. (There were frequency gaps between 4 and ...
This is a list of cable television providers by country. Africa ... Prem Channels Pvt Ltd; Ravi Cable Network ... SKY DIGITAL CABLE TV SUPPORT (All India Service ...
The five-member FCC voted 3-2 in favor of the new rule. Commissioner Nathan Simington was among the two no votes. Simington argued that the FCC lacked the authority to implement such a rule.