THE IMPACT OF COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITES ON THE TELEVISION INDUSTRY,

Abstract

The paper considers separately three classes of technology and their implications for the television industry: First, a 'distribution' satellite which could be available by 1970 to distribute television programming to relatively large ground receiving stations tied into existing local broadcasting and community cable systems. Second, a more advanced technology involving 'quasi-broadcast' satellites that could transmit many channels directly to homes -- but at a cost that would make this attractive only in non-urban areas. Third, a yet more advanced technology involving 'full-broadcast' satellites that at very low cost could transmit directly to homes throughout the United States. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0650390

Entities

People

  • Leland L. Johnson

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Broadcasting
  • California
  • Communities
  • Computer Programming
  • Continents
  • Geographic Regions
  • Los Angeles (California)
  • North America
  • Populated Places
  • United States
  • Urban Areas

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Economics

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites