digital cable

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digital cable

Cable television in digital form. Using MPEG encoding, digital cable is an enhanced service from the cable companies that provides an option to the regular analog TV. Advantages are on-screen program guides, a sharper picture and more channels of paid and on-demand programs. Unlike "digital satellite TV," which requires a dish on the roof, digital cable, also known as "digital terrestrial TV (DTTV)," is delivered over the same coaxial cable wired into the home or office. See DTV and plug-and-play TV.

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ISLAMABAD -- A Chinese Firm has showed its interest in setting up a manufacturing unit in Pakistan to locally produce set top box for DTH and digital cable TV.

Chinese firm to manufacture DTH, Digital TV equipment in Pakistan

Asianet Satellite Communications, a leading digital cable TV and broadband service provider in Kerala, has announced the roll out of the Asianet Mobile TV+, an on-the-go mobile app intended for live streaming of regional television channels including Malayalam.

India : THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: ASIANET launched on-the-go mobile app ASIANET MOBILE TV+

Taipei, July 14, 2011 (CENS) -- After starting field test of its high-definition TV channel two days ago, WinTV will officially launch Taiwan's first high-definition general TV channel tomorrow in a bid to help elevate the island's digital cable TV industry.

WinTV launches Taiwan's first high definition channel

Existing cable TV operators can easily manage DTH's competition by having digital cable TV system and launching different active services including education learning portals, active games, RSS feeds updates, pay per view and on demand movies services

Launching of DTH in Pakistan a distant dream

Under the deal, Sky One and Sky News will continue to be carried on NTL's analogue and digital TV services and Sky Sports News continuing on NTL's digital cable TV network.

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Digital DBS services (or direct-to-home (DTH)) were first introduced in 1994 and have reportedly gained a significant head start on digital cable TV in the race for subscribers.

Reports Forecast Cable TV and DBS Markets through 2003

The new products and technology would include access to the Internet via high-speed cable modems, and digital cable TV, which is already available to TCI's current subscribers.

COMPANY AIRS TV PLANS; CABLE FIRM PLEDGES SAME SERVICE, RATES IF GIVEN APPROVAL

Interactive banking and shopping services can be provided using the technology, which will now form part of C&W's digital cable TV plans, but entertainment is what the public really wants from it.

C&W goes two ways to get interactive TV

1 billion in digital cable TV revenues over this period, followed by Japan with an extra US$3.

Research and Markets: Digital TV World Revenue Forecasts

Analysts believer the format faces competition in the short term from the rival Divx pay-per-view format and, over the long term, from digital cable TV.

BLOCKBUSTER TO RENT DVD MOVIES AT 500 LOCATIONS

To realize the digital cable TV is of great importance for China's informationization construction.

Examine the China Digital TV Industry Report, 2008 (Second Edition)

This report identifies the importance of digital cable TV in China.

Research and Markets: By The Year 2010, China's Digital TV Market Value Is Expected to Reach CNY 260 Billion