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datacastingSending data in the vertical blanking interval (VBI) of TV broadcasts. For years, a variety of data has been datacasted to set-top boxes, including weather maps, stock data, games, music videos and V-Chip program ratings. In 2003, Disney introduced its MovieBeam service that datacasts pay-per-view movies over local ABC and PBS stations to a receiver with a built-in antenna. The movies are stored on the receiver's hard disk until the consumer wishes to pay to see one. See vertical blanking interval. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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have announced an agreement to develop products which will allow PC and information appliance vendors to build low-cost digital television (DTV) and datacasting reception capabilities into their products. OTTAWA -- International Datacasting Corporation (TSX:IDC) announced today that its customer Radio y Television Unida (RTU) in Ecuador has launched a new radio network using IDC's SuperFlex satellite datacasting system. OTTAWA -- International Datacasting Corporation (TSX:IDC), announced today that it has received a significant order from Westwood One, one of the largest radio networks in the US, to provide a next-generation digital audio distribution system for the broadcast of sports programming to its top 100 US markets. |
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