TWENTY YEARS AGO ... IN THE DIGITAL WORLD ITS A LIFETIME ... I WAS PART OF A TEAM THAT TOOK C-BAND GEO SAT SIGNALS AND DIGITIZED THEM AND PUSH THEM (STREAMED) INTO THE INTERNET. THE C-BAND SIGNALS ARE NOT ENCRYPTED AND CAN BE, AS THIS VIDEO EXPLAINS USED FREELY. CABLE TV SUCKS, SO THIS IS AN ALTERNATIVE.