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Multichannel Video Services. Bcst 470. Typical System Configurations. Cable Networks (>300). NCTA’s list Latest Nielsen Ratings Top 20 Cable Networks (in reach). Competition for Cable. Competition for Cable. MMDS – use of former educational TV bands (also known as “wireless cable”)
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Multichannel Video Services Bcst 470
Cable Networks (>300) • NCTA’s list • Latest Nielsen Ratings • Top 20 Cable Networks (in reach)
Competition for Cable • MMDS – use of former educational TV bands (also known as “wireless cable”) • SMATV – Satellite Master Antenna TV- limited in-house systems • HSD – Home Satellite Delivery (the old big dish), also known as TVRO • DBS – Direct Broadcast Satellite (small dish) – DirecTV and Dish Network • OVS – Open Video System (formerly known as videodialtone) • xDSL – overbuilders like Knology
Online Video • Video On Demand (using digital broadband) • Comcast, Knology experimenting • Coming in the future, broadband internet can be used for TV (even HDTV) • Internet TV • (WWITV) • MediaChannel • Santa Television