The World of Satellite Television

The World of Satellite Television
Author: Mark Long
Publisher: Book Publishing Company (TN)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
Genre: Direct broadcast satellite television
ISBN: 9781570670695

This best-selling book provides everything you'll need to know about selecting, installing, operating, and maintaining your home satellite system. DBS, digital video compression, HDTV, and other innovations coming your way are also presented in a down-to-earth style that is accessible to everyone.

Build Your Own Free-to-Air (FTA) Satellite TV System

Build Your Own Free-to-Air (FTA) Satellite TV System
Author: Dennis C. Brewer
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2011-12-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0071775161

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

The Cable and Satellite Television Industries

The Cable and Satellite Television Industries
Author: Patrick Parsons
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Total Pages: 392
Release: 1998
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN:

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.

New Media, New Politics?

New Media, New Politics?
Author: Jon B. Alterman
Publisher: Washington Inst for Near
Total Pages: 80
Release: 1998-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780944029282

Satellite Television

Satellite Television
Author: Herve Benoit
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 201
Release: 1999-07-02
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0080516602

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

Down to Earth

Down to Earth
Author: Lisa Parks
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Total Pages: 325
Release: 2012-06-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0813553334

Down to Earth presents the first comprehensive overview of the geopolitical maneuvers, financial investments, technological innovations, and ideological struggles that take place behind the scenes of the satellite industry. Satellite projects that have not received extensive coverage—microsatellites in China, WorldSpace in South Africa, SiriusXM, the failures of USA 193 and Cosmos 954, and Iridium—are explored. This collection takes readers on a voyage through a truly global industry, from the sites where satellites are launched to the corporate clean rooms where they are designed, and along the orbits and paths that satellites traverse. Combining a practical introduction to the mechanics of the satellite industry, a history of how its practices and technologies have evolved, and a sophisticated theoretical analysis of satellite cultures, Down to Earth opens up a new space for global media studies.

World Television

World Television
Author: Joseph D. Straubhaar
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2007-05-18
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1452239657

World Television: From Global to Local, a new assessment of the interdependence of television across cultures and nations brings together the most current research and theories on the subject. By examining recent developments in the world system of television as well as several theories of culture, industry, genre, and audience, author Joseph D. Straubhaar offers new insights into the topic. He argues that television is being simultaneously globalized, regionalized, nationalized, and even localized, with audiences engaging it at multiple levels of identity and interest; therefore the book looks at all these levels of operation. Key Features Draws upon both international communication and cultural studies perspectives: Presents a new model is presented that attempts to move beyond the current controversies about imperialism and globalization. Looks at historical patterns: Historical patterns across cultures and countries help compare where television has been and where it is going. Takes a contemporary focus: Uses of technology, flows and patterns of program development, genres of television, the interaction of producers and audiences, and patterns of audience choice among emerging alternatives are examined. Explores how the audience for these evolving forms of television is structured: The effects of these forces or patterns of television have on both cultural formations and individual identities are identified. Intended Audience This is an excellent text for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in Globalizatiion and Culture, Global Media, Television Studies, Television Criticism, and International Media.

We Changed the World

We Changed the World
Author: Sid Pike
Publisher: Paragon House Publishers
Total Pages: 524
Release: 2005-10-14
Genre: Social Science
ISBN:

"Sidney Pike's story is the most thorough chronicle that exists. As he met with media and government leaders around the world, trying to sell CNN programming, he faced both the forces that stimulated the changes and those that offered resistance to them. Sidney Pike was a pioneer and evangelist for the global television channels and the news services that are taken for granted today. This should be read by all students of telecommunication and by anyone interested in the role the media played in globalization and democratization."--Jacket.

Planet TV

Planet TV
Author: Lisa Parks
Publisher: NYU Press
Total Pages: 480
Release: 2003
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0814766919

Provides an overview of the rapidly changing landscape of global television, combining previously published essays by pioneers of the study of television with new work by cutting-edge television scholars who refine and extend intellectual debates in the field.