Satellite TV Dishes Shrink – as the Industry Grows

Satellite TV Dishes Shrink – as the Industry Grows

The first instant result of the Cable Act was that the satellite sales industry noticeably dropped. The other immediate effect was the appearance of a new threat to the industry – satellite signal theft. Of the approximately 2 million units manufactured between 1986 and 1995, less than 500,000 were officially receiving services. However, in December 1986, the Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA) were founded as a result of a merger between SPACE and the Direct Broadcast Satellite Association. It was a job force which rapidly seized a first-class hold on the problem in 1993, severely impacting the quantity of people stealing satellite TV signals.

In the early 1990’s, four large cable companies launched a Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) system called Primestar. In 1994, the Hughes DIRECTV Satellite System was launched. These systems provided immense pictures and stereo sound on 150-200 video and audio channels, and the little digital satellite TV dish era began in a serious way.

From 1992 to the till date, the satellite picture has become greatly brighter. The satellite television industry has grown to over 18 million subscribers, building it one of the most recent and greatest growing consumer electronics products of all time. Newer encryption systems have worked to trim down the problem of broadcast security. Small-dish DBS systems have become a truth, creating a huge new market for satellite broadcast services. The big-dish C-Band continues to hold a hub group of subscribers, many of whom were the industry’s near the beginning adapters. Favourable legislation has removed many of the former obstacles of dish ownership, and the industry has seen the release of interactive TV services, two-way high-speed Internet access via satellite, and the emergence of satellite radio – a long way from one man’s vision in 1945…and a long way still to go!