Cable And Satellite Television

Author : Patrick Parsons
Publisher : Allyn & Bacon
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cable and Satellite Television Industries written by Patrick Parsons and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 1998 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world of cable and satellite delivered television is constantly evolving and changing with new technology. These new technologies, especially the transition to digital distribution, are altering the world of television. The momentous results of these changes can be seen in the convergence of communications markets and services. This is the only book on the market that successfully captures the scope and detail of these developments. It examines the convergence and competition of emerging television industries both domestically and internationally. This book's clarity and comprehensibility make it accessible to readers without a background in these areas. Also, current employees in the industry will benefit from the broad based topics of the industry that are explored in this book. These topics include chapters on history, technology, industry structure, industry programming and services, daily operations, law and policy, international activities, and social issues. Also included is a detailed discussion of the 1996 Telecommunications Act, as well as other legal issues that are crucial to a clear understanding of the industry. Ultimately this book is a detailed review of where cable and satellite has come from, what it is like today, where it is headed and why, and how it relates to other media. Industry gurus and novices alike. Part of the Allyn & Bacon Series inMass Communication.

Author : Dennis C. Brewer
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071775161
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Build Your Own Free-to-Air (FTA) Satellite TV System written by Dennis C. Brewer and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2011-12-06 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LEGALLY TAP INTO ABSOLUTELY FREE SATELLITE TV! Replace or expand your paid TV services with Free-to-Air television programming with ease. Build Your Own Free-to-Air (FTA) Satellite TV System shows how to affordably put together your own subscription-free home entertainment center from start to finish. Find out how to choose the right components, set up a satellite dish and receiver, fine-tune reception, add local over-the-air stations, and go mobile with your FTA TV system. You'll get full details on recording to the latest digital devices, installing a TV card in your PC, viewing video over the Internet, and integrating theater-quality audio. Photos and diagrams illustrate each step along the way. Comprehensive lists of technical terms and definitions, available channels and satellites, and dish-aiming steps are also included in this practical guide. COVERAGE INCLUDES: Equipment, component, and tool selection Satellite dish and FTA receiver installation Stereo, 5.1, and 7.1 sound Dish alignment and synchronization Local over-the-air channel reception Video over the Internet and movies on demand DVD players, DVRs, PCs, and VCRs Mobile, RV, and remote Free-to-Air TV

Author : Sarah Banet-Weiser
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814799493
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cable Visions written by Sarah Banet-Weiser and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2007-09 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks beyond broadcasting's mainstream, toward cable's alternatives, to critically consider the capacity of commercial media to serve the public interest. This work offers an overview of the industry's history and regulatory trends, case studies of cable newcomers aimed at niche markets, and analyses of programming forms introduced by cable TV.

Author : Patrick Parsons
Publisher : Temple University Press
ISBN 13 : 1592137067
Total Pages : 816 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Blue Skies written by Patrick Parsons and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2008-04-05 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cable television is arguably the dominant mass media technology in the U.S. today. Blue Skies traces its history in detail, depicting the important events and people that shaped its development, from the precursors of cable TV in the 1920s and '30s to the first community antenna systems in the 1950s, and from the creation of the national satellite-distributed cable networks in the 1970s to the current incarnation of "info-structure" that dominates our lives. Author Patrick Parsons also considers the ways that economics, public perception, public policy, entrepreneurial personalities, the social construction of the possibilities of cable, and simple chance all influenced the development of cable TV. Since the 1960s, one of the pervasive visions of "cable" has been of a ubiquitous, flexible, interactive communications system capable of providing news, information, entertainment, diverse local programming, and even social services. That set of utopian hopes became known as the "Blue Sky" vision of cable television, from which the book takes its title. Thoroughly documented and carefully researched, yet lively, occasionally humorous, and consistently insightful, Blue Skies is the genealogy of our media society.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cable and Satellite Television written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Herve Benoit
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN 13 : 0340741082
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Satellite Television written by Herve Benoit and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 1999-07-16 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Satellite television is part of the lives of millions of television viewers worldwide and its influence is set to increase significantly with the launch of digital satellite television services. This comprehensive reference book, written by the author of the highly successful 'Digital Television', provides a technical overview of both analogue and digital satellite TV. Written concisely and thoroughly, it covers all aspects of satellite TV necessary to understand its operation and installation. It also covers the evolution of satellite television, and contains a detailed glossary of technical terms. This book will prove invaluable to those working in the telecommunications field, both professionals and undergraduates alike. It will be particularly useful to those who need to evaluate satellite transmission against other methods, such as digital terrestrial broadcasting. A technical overview of both analogue and digital satellite TV Covers all aspects of satellite TV necessary to understand its operation and installation Contains a detailed glossary of technical terms

Author : R. R. Gulati
Publisher : New Age International
ISBN 13 : 9788122416053
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Composite Satellite and Cable Television written by R. R. Gulati and published by New Age International. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Present Edition Comprehensively Explains Satellite Transmission Of Television Signals, Reception At Cable Stations, Their Processing And Distribution To Subscribers. While Basic Phenomena Like Rf Wave Generation And Propagation, Microwave Techniques, Modulation-Detection, Antennas, Satellite Operations And Tv Systems Remain The Same But Signal Transmission And Reception In Digital Form Instead Of In Analog Needs Different Approach. For This, More Chapters As Listed Below Have Been Added In This Edition. * Video And Audio Signal Encoding To Convert Them To Binary Data Stream Before Transmission. * Data Compression Algorithms For Conserving Channel Width Which Otherwise Is Quite Large For Digital Transmission. * Conditional Access (Cas) Technique To Encrypt Video Data Stream To Limit Availability Of Pay Channels Only To Those Subscribers Who Make Additional Payment For Accessing Them. * Overview Of Digital Satellite Transmission And Reception. * Direct-To-Home (Dth) Television System. * High Definition Television (Hdtv). * Home Entertainment Television Theatres For Viewing Movies At Home On Large Screens.This Revised Edition Will Thus Become An Excellent Text Book For Students Pursuing Courses In The Area Of Entertainment Electronics. The Enhanced Coverage Will Be Equally Useful To Practicing Engineers And Technicians Engaged In Satellite Television Services.

Author : Rudolf F. Graf
Publisher : Newnes
ISBN 13 : 9780750699976
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Video Scrambling & Descrambling written by Rudolf F. Graf and published by Newnes. This book was released on 1998 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Video Scrambling and Descrambling for Satellite & Cable TV provides the "how and why" of encoding and decoding video signals. Most of the currently used methods are discussed, with the necessary technical background. Since digital scrambling methods will undoubtedly supplant analog methods, information on analog/digital conversion, phase-locked loops, digital techniques, and IC data sheets are included. In this new edition the authors incorporate the many developments in this field since 1986. They elaborate the basic information on scrambling given in the first edition, and discuss current scrambling systems such as Tri-mode, SSAVI, and Videocipher II. Looking back at the "gloom and doom" predictions made in the 80s, they discuss which have proven correct, which have yet to be realized, and which have been wrong. Their discussion of basic circuitry now includes some new IC devices, and the section on political, legal and consumer aspects of scrambling has been completely updated. New digitization techniques and construction data, decoder circuitry, audio scrambling techniques, manufacturers' data sheets, US Patents, and current developments such as digital audio are also covered in this updated version. Complete revision of a best-seller Explains the theory and operation of encoding/decoding systems Scrambling & descrambling circuits

Author : Mark E. Long
Publisher : Newnes
ISBN 13 : 9780750671712
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Digital Satellite TV Handbook written by Mark E. Long and published by Newnes. This book was released on 1999 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CD-ROM contains a version of the book with hyperlinks.

Author : Alan Burkitt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780491037235
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cable and Satellite TV written by Alan Burkitt and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: