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  2. Cable television piracy - Wikipedia

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    Other ways of cable theft were using a cable TV converter box (also known as a descrambler or "black box") to steal all channels and decrypt pay-per-view events, whereas a normal converter would only decrypt the ones paid for by the customer. The cable companies could send an electronic signal, called a "bullet", that would render illegal ...

  3. Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of ...

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    The Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 (also known as the 1992 Cable Act) is a United States federal law which required cable television systems to carry most local broadcast television channels and prohibited cable operators from charging local broadcasters to carry their signal.

  4. Cable television - Wikipedia

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    Most cable companies require a set-top box (cable converter box) or a slot on one's TV set for conditional access module cards [2] to view their cable channels, even on newer televisions with digital cable QAM tuners, because most digital cable channels are now encrypted, or scrambled, to reduce cable service theft. A cable from the jack in the ...

  5. 5 top alternatives to cable TV in 2025: How to cut the cord ...

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    Premier package comes with even more live TV channels, on-demand shows and movies, all local channels and regional sports networks, plus Max, Cinemax, Paramount+ with Showtime and Starz — all in ...

  6. Broadcast vs. cable vs. streaming: The future of television ...

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    There are more opportunities for underrepresented demographic groups, though TV still has a long way to go in that area. In the meantime, the sheer number of choices can be draining.

  7. Cable television in the United States - Wikipedia

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    HBO was the first true premium cable (or "pay-cable") network as well as the first television network intended for cable distribution on a regional or national basis; however, there were notable precursors to premium cable in the pay-television industry that operated during the 1950s and 1960s (with a few systems lingering until 1980), as well ...

  8. For easy living and California vibes, China's digital nomads ...

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    The influx of digital nomads and tech workers in Dali has given rise to a local community dedicated to Web3, a popular buzzword for websites run on blockchain technology, the foundation for ...

  9. LocalBTV - Wikipedia

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    LocalBTV was an American streaming television service based in Los Altos, California and owned by Didja. The service allowed subscribers to view live and DVR recorded streams of over-the-air television as well as national channels on Internet-connected devices. [1]