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How does satellite TV work?
Digital satellite TV is transmitted via satellite
direct to minidishes installed in homes. The signals
are compressed before transmission and the digibox
translates these to enable viewing of the TV channels
and services.
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Key Features
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The widest choice of channels and service providers
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Electronic Programming Guide (on screen programme
information and listings)
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Digital Text
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Pay-Per-View movies and events
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Interactive Services and Games from Open (telephone
line connection required)
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Digital Radio Channels
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TV e-mail from Open ( telephone line connection
required)
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Equipment Required
To receive digital satellite TV you can get a free
minidish and digibox from Sky. You will need to pay
a standard installation cost of £1 if you subscribe
to Sky World and Family Pack or £70 for any other
Sky subscription package. If you do not wish to subscribe
to any Sky Digital packages, standard installation
cost is £100. Eligibility and other terms apply.
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Coverage and Reception
Digital satellite covers the whole of the UK but
your ability to receive signals may be impaired if
a building, tree or other object blocks the line of
sight between the minidish and satellite.
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Cost
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Sky digital TV packages start from £10 for UK
residential customers
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Minimum subscription is 12 months
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If you subscribe to Sky there is a standard installation
fee of £70 (or £1 if you subscribe to Sky World
and Family Pack). If you do not wish to subscribe
to any Sky Digital packages then standard installation
is £100.
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Pay-Per-View movies are available from £3 on
Sky Box Office
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Channels available on digital
satellite include:
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Non subscription channels:
BBC1, BBC2, BBC Choice, BBC Parliament, BBC
Knowledge, Channel 4, Channel 5, BBC News
24, CNN, The Money Channel, Community Channel,
Channel Health, Liberty TV, Extreme Sports,
ITN News, The Einstein Channel, Boomerang,
TCM, TV Travelshop 1 + 2, Shop!, PIN, Ideal
World Shopping, Screenshop, Shop America,
Bid-up.com, The Travel Channel, Travel Deals
Direct, Christian Channel, Inspiration, Simply
Shopping, TV Jobshop, Pheonix CNE, Dating
Channel
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Sky digital subscription channels
- Entertainment: Sky One, UK Gold 1
+ 2, Granada Plus, Challenge TV, Paramount
Comedy, Sci Fi, UK Drama, Tara TV, Hallmark,
E4, Living, Bravo, Discovery Home and Leisure,
Granada Breeze, Granada Men and Motors, Sky
Travel, UK Style, Discovery Health, Wellbeing,
PLAY uk, QVC, Artsworld, Star Plus
- Documentary: Discovery Channel, Discovery
Travel & Adventure, Discovery Civilisations,
Discovery Sci-Trek, Discovery Animal Planet,
Discovery Wings, The History Channel, National
Geographic Channel, UK Horizons, Biography,
Adventure One, .TV
- News: Sky News, Bloomberg, CNBC
- Kids: Fox Kids, Nickelodeon, Nick
Jr, Cartoon Network, Trouble, Disney Channel,
Toon Disney, Playhouse Disney, Discovery Kids
- Music: MTV, MTV Hits, MTV Base, MTV
Dance, MTV Extra, VH1, VH1 Classic, The Box,
UK Play, Kiss, Kerrang, Q, Rapture
- Movies: Sky Premier, Sky MovieMax,
Sky Cinema, Filmfour
- Sports: Sky Sports 1, Sky Sports
2, Sky Sports 3, Sky Sports Extra, Sky Sports.com
TV, British Eurosport, MUTV
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