The following explanations are not intended as technical definitions, but to assist the general reader to understand certain terms.
Analogue
A signalling technology in which signals are conveyed by continuously varying, among other things, the frequency, amplitude or phase of the transmission.
Analogue terrestrial
The method most people have used to receive television, with the TV signal broadcast unencrypted, free-to-air, and receivable with a regular antenna.
ARPU
Annualised Average Revenue per User calculated for premium subscribers.
Churn
Subscription disconnections expressed as a percentage of the midpoint of the number of subscribers at the beginning and end of the period.
Digital
A signalling technology in which a signal is encoded into digits for transmission.
Digital terrestrial
The method more and more people are using to receive television, an implementation of digital technology to provide a greater number of channels and/or better quality of picture and sound using aerial broadcasts.
Digital switchover
The process when a country, step by step, or entirely at one point, moves from broadcasting via the analogue terrestrial network to broadcasting via the digital terrestrial network.
DTH
Direct-to-home transmission of TV programmes to customers with parabolic satellite dishes and receivers.
Encrypted
Distribution of transmissions that are scrambled in order to prevent illegitimate access.
Free-TV
TV channels that are mainly financed through advertising.
IPTV
Internet Protocol Television is a system where a digital TV service is delivered using the Internet Protocol over a network infrastructure, which may include delivery by a broadband connection. IPTV is also known as Broadband TV.
Media house strategy
An MTG expression, which means that the Group clearly profiles its free-TV channels to target different audience groups, then bundles the channels when selling its combined reach to advertisers.
Multi room
When analogue terrestrial signals are replaced by digital terrestrial signals, all TV sets in a household need to be able to receive the digital signals, which may require new receivers.
Pay-TV
TV channels that are mainly financed through subscriptions.
Penetration
Share of households with access to the channel or station in question.
Premium subscriber
Subscriber with prepaid premium pay-TV content.
TV1000Play
A catch up service – where the TV1000 subscriber – is able to access the TV1000 movie, via the internet or their ViasatPlusHD recordable digital box at any time.
ViasatOnDemand
The brand name for Viasat’s catch up service, available through the internet or the ViasatPlusHD recordable digital box or through selected IPTV networks.
ViasatPlus
A service for satellite TV subscribers receiving the Viasat channel offering with parabolic satellite dishes and a recordable digital box.