A
direct to home (
DTH)
satellite television system from
Canada's largest
telephone company,
Bell Canada. Uses equipment from
Echostar, and is a similar service to
Dish Network in the U.S.
Several hundred channels are broadcast in MPEG2 format via a geostationary satellite, and are received by small (usually about 18 inch) dishes. A set-top box is needed for each television, to convert the digital MPEG2 video stream back to analog video for the TV to display.