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digital dividend after digital television transition
technology
PowerVu
PowerVu is a conditional access system for digital television developed by Scientific Atlanta. It is used for professional broadcasting, notably by Retevision, Bloomberg Television, Discovery Channel, AFRTS, ABS-CBN, GMA Network, and American Forces Network. It is also used by cable companies to prevent viewing by unauthorized viewers and non-cable subscribers.
Headroom
Amount by which a signal can exceed a designated nominal level
broadcast relay station
broadcast transmitter which repeats the signal of a radio or television station to an area not covered by the originating station
Field strength meter
measurement device used in telecommunications
frequency plan
telecommunications plan to use frequency bands
Fidelipac
The Fidelipac, commonly known as a "NAB cartridge" or simply "cart", is a magnetic tape sound recording format, used for radio broadcasting for playback of material over the air such as radio commercials, jingles, station identifications, and music, and for indoor background music. Fidelipac is the official name of this industry standard audio tape cartridge. It was developed in 1954 by inventor George Eash (although the invention of the Fidelipac cartridge has also been credited to Vern Nolte of the Automatic Tape Company), and commercially introduced in 1959 by Collins Radio Co. at the 1959
Rayleigh fading
statistical model
sound quality
assessment of the audio output from an electronic device
video production
process of producing video content
Automatic Picture Transmission
weather image transmission system
subcarrier
A subcarrier is a sideband of a radio frequency carrier wave, which is modulated to send additional information. Examples include the provision of colour in a black and white television system or the provision of stereo in a monophonic radio broadcast. There is no physical difference between a carrier and a subcarrier; the "sub" implies that it has been derived from a carrier, which has been amplitude modulated by a steady signal and has a constant frequency relation to it.
video server
Device that is dedicated to delivering video
mast radiator
type of radio antenna
Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service
point-to-multipoint interface for 3GPP cellular networks
IRE
unit of measurement for composite video signals
datacasting
Datacasting (data broadcasting) is the transmission of data over a wide area using radio waves. It typically refers to supplemental information sent by television stations alongside digital terrestrial television (DTT) signals. However, datacasting can also be applied to digital data signals carried on analog TV or radio broadcasts.
frequency allocation
allocation and regulation of the electromagnetic spectrum into radio frequency bands
Amplitude Modulation Signalling System
broadcast technology
clock network
set of clocks that are automatically synchronized to show the same time
telephone hybrid
telephone circuit component
transmitter station
installation used for transmitting radio signals
TV-Anytime
TV-Anytime is a set of specifications for the controlled delivery of multimedia content to a user's local storage. It seeks to exploit the evolution in convenient, high capacity storage of digital information to provide consumers with a highly personalized TV experience. Users will have access to content from a wide variety of sources, tailored to their needs and personal preferences. TV-Anytime specifications are specified by the TV-Anytime Forum.
peak programme meter
quasi-peak meter originally developed by the BBC
Integrated receiver/decoder
electronic device
physical plant
necessary infrastructure used in operation and maintenance of a given facility
Active Format Description
standard set of codes for television or set-top-box decoders
carrier current
transmission of low-power radio signals through electrical conductors
C-QUAM
C-QUAM (Compatible QUadrature Amplitude Modulation) is the method of AM stereo broadcasting used in Canada, the United States and most other countries. It was invented in 1977 by Norman Parker, Francis Hilbert, and Yoshio Sakaie, and published in an IEEE journal.
Multichannel television sound
Television audio encoding standard
Signal overspill
Reception of broadcast signals outside a target area
playout
In broadcasting, channel playout is the generation of the source signal of a radio or television channel produced by a broadcaster, coupled with the transmission of this signal for primary distribution or direct-to-audience distribution via any network. Such radio or television distribution networks include terrestrial broadcasting (analogue or digital radio), cable networks, satellites (either for primary distribution intended for cable television headends or for direct reception, DTH / DBS), Internet Protocol television, OTT Video, point-to-point transport over managed networks or the public
Linear timecode
encoded in audio signal