Send in the set-top boxes.Pace Micro Technologies, a U.K. manufacturer of digital set-top boxes, has reported a "substantial order" from British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB — formerly two companies, Sky Television and BSB) is a company that operates Sky Digital, a subscription television service in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. It produces TV content, and owns several TV channels. in preparation for the launch of the BSkyB digital service. Pace, which believes it is the first company to deliver boxes to BSkyB, will begin shipping in June to accommodate the launch. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Pace Chief Executive Malcolm Miller, "The set-top box required to support BSkyB's service is technically ambitious." In other set-top box news, Distribuidora de Television Digital (DTS (1) (Digital Theatre Sound) A digital audio encoding system used in movie and home theaters. Popularized by the movie Jurassic Park, the six-channel (5. ), a subsidiary of Spain's Telefonica, has ordered an additional 275,000 units from the U.S.' EchoStar Communications. DTS' digital satellite service uses the same conditional access Conditional Access (acronymized CA) is the protection of content by requiring certain criteria to be met before granting access to this content. The term is commonly used in relation to digital television systems, most notably satellite television. and compression systems Compression Systems (formerly Cooper Compression / Cooper Energy Services / Cooper Turbocompressor / Cooper), a division of Cameron International,is a provider of reciprocating and centrifugal compression equipment and aftermarket parts and services. used by EchoStar's DISH Network in the U.S. Utilizing a mini satellite dish and EchoStar's digital satellite receiver, DTS provides video and audio programming, including pay-per-view movies and special events, via the HISPASAT satellite. In 1997, DTS spent more than $40 million on its initial order of 100,000 set-top boxes from EchoStar, all of which have been delivered. The new order cost roughly $100 million. |
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