![]() ![]() Analog set-top boxes have largely been replaced by digital set-top boxes that can directly control access to programming as well as digitally decrypt signals.Īn older Nagravision system for scrambling analogue satellite and terrestrial television programs was used in the 1990s, for example by the German pay-TV broadcaster Premiere. This, however will lead to a part of the video signal being received as audio as well and thus another TV with preferably no auto mute should be used for audio decoding. In some of these systems, the necessary sync signal was on a separate subcarrier though sometimes the sync polarity is simply inverted, in which case, if used in conjunction with PAL, a SECAM L TV with a cable tuner can be used to partially descramble the signal though only in black and white and with inverted luminance and thus a multi standard TV which supports PAL L is preferred to decode the color as well. In those cases, various proprietary video synchronization suppression methods were used to control access to programming. Analog encryption was typically limited to premium channels such as HBO or channels with adult-oriented content. ![]() Originally, analog-only cable television systems relied on set-top boxes to control access to programming, as television sets originally were not 'cable-ready'. Analog and digital pay television have several conditional access systems that are used for pay-per-view (PPV) and other subscriber related services.
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