High Above [recurso electrónico] : The untold story of Astra, Europe's leading satellite company / edited by Chris Forrester.
Tipo de material: TextoEditor: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2011Descripción: XI, 231 p. online resourceTipo de contenido: text Tipo de medio: computer Tipo de portador: online resourceISBN: 9783642120091Tema(s): Engineering | Geographical information systems | Astronautics | Engineering economy | Telecommunication | Engineering | Communications Engineering, Networks | Aerospace Technology and Astronautics | Geographical Information Systems/Cartography | Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, MarketingFormatos físicos adicionales: Printed edition:: Sin títuloClasificación CDD: 621.382 Clasificación LoC:TK1-9971Recursos en línea: Libro electrónicoTipo de ítem | Biblioteca actual | Colección | Signatura | Copia número | Estado | Fecha de vencimiento | Código de barras |
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Libro Electrónico | Biblioteca Electrónica | Colección de Libros Electrónicos | TK1 -9971 (Browse shelf(Abre debajo)) | 1 | No para préstamo | 374154-2001 |
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TK1 -9971 Handbook of Information and Communication Security | TK1 -9971 ICT Innovations 2009 | TK1 -9971 Digital Video and Audio Broadcasting Technology | TK1 -9971 High Above | TK1 -9971 Advances in Wireless Sensors and Sensor Networks | TK1 -9971 Digital Communication | TK1 -9971 New Network Architectures |
Our digital Age -- TV that 'Comes Alive' -- Location, Location, Location -- A Place in Space -- The Mouse that Roared -- Achieving the Breakthrough -- Astra: The name is very popular! -- Europe's Dish and Box Wars -- Astra Cracks the German Market -- Overcoming the Barrier -- Astra Adds Up for Canal+ -- Countdown to Launch -- The Brave Pioneers -- Did you own one of these? -- Satellites: The 'Early Birds' -- The Satellite Miracles -- Beyond the Shannon Limit -- The Future for the Box -- How on Earth? -- Hard Science or Science Fiction? -- The Astra Chronicles -- Acknowledgements -- Bibliography.
Frequently it is suggested that the ‘golden age' of television was during the period 1950-1960. It is true that television almost ruined Hollywood's fortunes during this period. But if this was the authentic golden age, then it was an age of black and white, somewhat limited creativity, poor reception, lack of competition (except in the United States) and – by and large – public service broadcasting. However, if we take 1950 as a generic ‘starting point' for modern television broadcasting, then we talk about a kind of prehistoric stage of the medium – in which it remained for the best part of three decades. The younger days of broadcasting were the 1980s; the time when commercial television started on a large scale and, in this youth, was getting younger in terms of programming. Luxembourg-based SES Astra appeared on the scene at exactly this time. Astra was instrumental in the dramatic developments in television that we have witnessed since then. This is the story we want to tell in this book. Without satellite technology and the success of satellite reception, without the resulting mass-market penetration of television sets and general economic prosperity we would not have the necessary base ingredients to make the great leap forward into digital, into HDTV, 3D-television, and the prospects of Ultra High Definition now in sight.
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