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Sun Direct, the Glossary

Sun Direct is an Indian subscription based satellite television service provider, owned by Sun Group. It was launched in December 2007. It transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in India. Sun Direct uses MPEG-4 digital compression, transmitting HD Channels and SD Channels on MEASAT-3 at 91.5°E.^[1]

22 relations: Aircel, Astro (company), Astronomical coordinate systems, Chennai, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Vision, Indian National Satellite System, Kalanithi Maran, Malaysia, MEASAT-3, MPEG-4, Mumbai, Over-the-top media service, Pay television, Pay-per-view, Satellite television, Streaming media, Subscription business model, Sun Group, Transponder landing system, Video on demand, 4K resolution.
2007 establishments in Tamil Nadu
Sun Group
Telecommunications companies established in 2007
Television networks in India

Aircel

Aircel Ltd. was an Indian mobile network operator headquartered in Mumbai that offered voice and 2G and 3G data services.

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Astro (company)

All-Asian Satellite Television and Radio Operator, doing business as Astro (stylized in lowercase title), is a Malaysian satellite television, streaming television and IPTV provider.

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Astronomical coordinate systems

In astronomy, coordinate systems are used for specifying positions of celestial objects (satellites, planets, stars, galaxies, etc.) relative to a given reference frame, based on physical reference points available to a situated observer (e.g. the true horizon and north to an observer on Earth's surface).

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Chennai

Chennai (IAST), formerly known as Madras, is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India.

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Dolby Atmos

Dolby Atmos is a surround sound technology developed by Dolby Laboratories.

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Dolby Vision

Dolby Vision is a set of technologies developed by Dolby Laboratories for high dynamic range (HDR) video.

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Indian National Satellite System

The Indian National Satellite System or INSAT, is a series of multipurpose geostationary satellites launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to satisfy telecommunications, broadcasting, meteorology, and search and rescue operations.

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Kalanithi Maran

Kalanithi Maran (born 24 July 1964) is an Indian media proprietor.

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Malaysia

Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia.

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MEASAT-3

MEASAT-3 was a Malaysian communications satellite which was successfully launched on 11 December 2006 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

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MPEG-4

MPEG-4 is a group of international standards for the compression of digital audio and visual data, multimedia systems, and file storage formats.

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Mumbai

Mumbai (ISO:; formerly known as Bombay) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra.

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Over-the-top (OTT) media service refers to a media service offered directly to viewers via the Internet, typically provided by third-parties without the involvement or control by an Internet service provider (ISP).

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Pay television

The pay television (pay TV), also known as subscription television, premium television or, when referring to an individual service, a premium channel, refers to subscription-based television services, usually provided by multichannel television providers, but also increasingly via digital terrestrial and streaming television.

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Pay-per-view

Pay-per-view (PPV) is a type of pay television or webcast service that enables a viewer to pay to watch individual events via private telecast.

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Satellite television

Satellite television is a service that delivers television programming to viewers by relaying it from a communications satellite orbiting the Earth directly to the viewer's location.

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Streaming media refers to multimedia for playback using an offline or online media player that is delivered through a network.

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Subscription business model

The subscription business model is a business model in which a customer must pay a recurring price at regular intervals for access to a product or service.

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Sun Group

Sun Group is an Indian media conglomerate, based in Chennai. Sun Direct and Sun Group are Companies based in Chennai.

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Transponder landing system

A transponder landing system (TLS) is an all-weather, precision landing system that uses existing airborne transponder and instrument landing system (ILS) equipment to create a precision approach at a location where an ILS would normally not be available.

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