DVB-S
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| List of digital video broadcast standards |
| DVB family (Europe) |
| DVB-S (satellite) |
| DVB-T (terrestrial) |
| DVB-C (cable) |
DVB-H (handheld)
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| ATSC family (North America) |
| ATSC (terrestrial/cable) |
| ATSC-M/H (mobile/handheld) |
| ISDB family (Japan/Brazil) |
| ISDB-S (satellite) |
| ISDB-T (terrestrial) |
| ISDB-C (cable) |
| SBTVD/ISDB-TB (Brazil) |
| Chinese Digital Video Broadcasting standards |
| DMB-T/H (terrestrial/handheld) |
| ADTB-T (terrestrial) |
| CMMB (handheld) |
| ABS-S (satellite) |
| DMB Family (Korean handheld) |
| T-DMB (terrestrial) |
| S-DMB (satellite) |
| MediaFLO |
| Codecs |
| Video |
| Audio |
| 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-TS.
Some amateur television repeaters also use this mode in the 1.2 GHz amateur band. See http://www.atco.tv/RepeaterInfo.aspx
