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List of digital television broadcast standards

DVB family (Europe)

DVB-S (satellite) DVB-S2

DVB-T (terrestrial) DVB-T2

DVB-C (cable) DVB-C2

DVB-H (handheld) DVB-SH (satellite)

ATSC family (North America)

ATSC (terrestrial/cable)

ATSC-M/H (mobile/handheld)

ISDB family (Japan/Brazil)

ISDB-S (satellite)

ISDB-T (terrestrial) 1seg (handheld)

ISDB-C (cable)

SBTVD/ISDB-Tb (Brazil)

Chinese Digital Video Broadcasting standards

DMB-T/H (terrestrial/handheld)

ADTB-T (terrestrial)

CMMB (handheld)

DMB-T (terrestrial)

DMB Family (Korean handheld)

T-DMB (terrestrial)

S-DMB (satellite)

MediaFLO

Codecs

Video MPEG-2 H.264/MPEG-4 AVC

Audio MP3 AC-3 AAC HE-AAC

Frequency bands

VHF

UHF

SHF

DVB-S is the original Digital Video Broadcasting forward error coding and modulation standard for satellite television and dates from 1994, in its first release, while development lasted from 1993 to 1997. The first application was commercially available in France via Canal+, enabling digitally broadcast, satellite-delivered television to the public.

It is used via satellites serving every continent of the world. DVB-S is used in both MCPC and SCPC modes for broadcast network feeds, as well as for direct broadcast satellite services like Sky Digital (UK) via Astra in Europe, Dish Network and Globecast in the U.S. and Bell TV in Canada.

While the actual DVB-S standard only specifies physical link characteristics and framing, the overlaid transport stream delivered by DVB-S is mandated as MPEG-2, known as MPEG transport stream (MPEG-TS).

Some amateur television repeaters also use this mode in the 1.2 GHz amateur band. See http://www.atco.tv/RepeaterInfo.aspx

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