D#N Converted all channels to MPEG-4
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Silver Member Username: PicanhaEast LA Post Number: 466 Registered: Jun-08 | Clean up in aisle 9  |
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Silver Member Username: PicanhaEast LA Post Number: 467 Registered: Jun-08 | King's Post King Tapeman Gold Member Username: Tapeman New York Citay in-HD, NY Post Number: 4301 Registered: Oct-06 Posted on Wednesday, June 03, 2009 - 03:59 pm: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D#N Converted all channels to MPEG-4 As I wrote 6 weeks ago it was very clear to me D#N converting all channels regular and high definition to MPEG-4 Just by looking at the public records This applies to following sats: - 61.5W - 72.5W - 77.0W - 118.75W - 129W - 110/119W as we speak - 121W is already phased out Very few channels on 61.5 and 118.75 are left in MPEG-2 This means it will require yo to change yor old D#N box to the new MPEG-4 boxes if yor a ligit subscriber If yo are a PTA member with a regular FTA box hoping one day there will be a new bin release for N3 then that's not gonna happen The only way to get MPEG-4 is to use an HD box with 8PSK All of the old FTA boxes will not and can not get D#N programs even with an I-Hub, K-hub or IKS dongle etc. There are few channels here and there on 110/119 in MPEG-2 But that is changing as we speak Trust me No D#N channels ever again on same old FTA receiver New hardware must be introduced if it will ever happen This means no VS, SV, Pancrap, Pansuck, Nfusion, etc. If you simply ask me how can I possibly know that? My answer is simple To decode MPEG-4 yo can't use MPEG-2 boxes And that's what all of these boxes are I can read the hardware specs well and yo can say I'm a hardware expert Whatta bout HD FTA boxes with IKS? I would say that is a possibility and maybe the only possibility at this time Nothing else So when someone asks when will the coders release a new file for N3 Tell them I say not anytime soon Make a copy of this post I will delete in 60 minutes |
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Gold Member Username: RiconissanPost Number: 1140 Registered: Feb-09 | Watching my sub right now DRD420RE. All channels up and this card has to be over 2 yrs old. Version 0038 0208 |
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Gold Member Username: Saqeeb9000Post Number: 5152 Registered: Oct-07 | well i am watching my k1plus and nfusion both are up with nagra 3 channels |
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Gold Member Username: TapemanNew York Citay in-HD, NY Post Number: 4302 Registered: Oct-06 | Sada Until 6 weeks ago 40% of D#N were MPEG-4 Today close to 70% of D#N channels are in MPEG-4 Justforhaha had a heated discussion with me about D#N changing older MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 I can't believe not one person here can see this coming thru Trust me D#N changing all boxes and older antennas little by little And close to 70% of channels are already now in MPEG-4 This will make all MPEG-2 FTA receivers obsolete With or without IKS |
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Bronze Member Username: FattayPost Number: 60 Registered: Jan-07 | Funny,,,stb's prices are still the same,,,looks like the folks that are" in the know " don't realize what king knows! |
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Gold Member Username: GregrafPost Number: 2943 Registered: Dec-07 | Thats cause your the man King |
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Silver Member Username: ChumleyPost Number: 305 Registered: Dec-08 | EchoStar Sees '06 MPEG-4 Move By Greg Tarr -- TWICE, 11/9/2004 12:05:00 PM Englewood, Colo. -- The start of EchoStar's planned transition from MPEG-2 to the more efficient MPEG-4 digital compression standard for its DISH Network direct broadcast satellite digital television service is "about a year away," the company's CEO Charles Ergen told analysts on conference call Tuesday. Ergen said his company had planned to begin transitioning customers to MPEG-4 in 2005, in order to carry more channels on the satellite TV service. In particular, EchoStar is looking to add addition HDTV channels, which require significantly greater bandwidth than standard-definition channels. He added it looks like the start date will be pushed back to 2006, in order to handle the massive upgrading effort. Ergen said EchoStar has not added new channels to its HDTV programming lineup in recent months because it has not had the bandwidth capacity aboard its satellite fleet. It also has not been more aggressive about promoting its HDTV services lately because plans for the MPEG-4 transition were in the works, Ergen said. The transition to MPEG-4 will require replacement of existing set-top boxes in subscribers' homes. The change-out is expected to take four years to complete. Ergen said process will be handled in phases, with DISH Network HDTV customers expected to be in the first wave of equipment upgrades. During the transition period, DISH Network programming will be transmitted in both MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 formats. New MPEG-4 decoder boxes will be backward compatible with MPEG-2 transmissions, but legacy MPEG-2 boxes will not be able to receive the new MPEG-4 signals, Ergen said. Rival DirecTV is also expected to move to the MPEG-4 compression standard in the future, as it looks to offer HDTV channels in its local-TV station packages. |
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Gold Member Username: TapemanNew York Citay in-HD, NY Post Number: 4303 Registered: Oct-06 | Thank yo Chumley I never seen this press release However I only started to see these transitions in 2007 And the box changes in 2008 D#N aquired a company in 2006 that makes these boxes If I recall Zulu posted something like that a year ago |
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Gold Member Username: RiconissanPost Number: 1143 Registered: Feb-09 | RCA's DRD420RE DIRECTV second-room receiver provides the flexibility of watching different DIRECTV programs on different television sets at the same time. Your kids can watch movies in the living room while you listen to the news in the kitchen--using a single DIRECTV subscription. If your RCA DIRECTV systems are connected to the same phone line, DIRECTV can mirror your subscription package with only a small fee for each additional receiver. DIRECTV has a wide selection of basic channels, premium movie channels, pay-per-view choices, and music networks. The RCA DRD420RE transmits digital audio and video through your existing home theater system with the use of an 18-inch satellite dish. Digital MPEG-2 Compression provides a sharp, clear picture. The interactive channel banner lists five channels of programming at once. It also includes Scout, a search function that scans the program guide based on keywords you enter. Parents can lock out certain channels and set rating and spending limits with the Guardian feature. The universal remote control has color-coded buttons for easy operation. RCA offers a one-year limited warranty on parts and labor. Digital MPEG-2 Compression |
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Gold Member Username: RiconissanPost Number: 1144 Registered: Feb-09 | No Box Swap and watching N3 with this crap box. I guess it is a Magic box. |
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Gold Member Username: PlymouthCanada Post Number: 9611 Registered: Jan-08 | King is right on it, me and him had discussed many time on it. The fact is: Dn provide 2 channels, one on Mpeg 2 and one on Mpeg 4, that' s why everybody get those channels.  |
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Gold Member Username: RiconissanPost Number: 1146 Registered: Feb-09 | Plymouth, I have seen your discussions on the subject. I guess I do not want to hear that new hardware will be needed to receive DN. My problem is that I have not hear from DN about a card or box swap to this date. So the (old parallel) signal is still being sent to my sub box, but the coders cannot keep up with it? |
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Bronze Member Username: InsiderFast lane, Good times Post Number: 12 Registered: Apr-09 | This is also posted at ftabins several pages now, check er out |
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Gold Member Username: PlymouthCanada Post Number: 9613 Registered: Jan-08 | The new Mpeg 4 is able to provide 2 SD channels on a Mpeg 4 channel, but this will enter in function progressively when new channel will be add. |
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Gold Member Username: Oleg1474Florida Usa Post Number: 1269 Registered: Aug-06 | The transition to MPEG-4 will require replacement of existing (recivers)prog,to new B85 (euro/ecm666)for compleate shotdown N2. New prog. pass all test,rady for axses,DN still plays games with users.Thanks Oleg Ph.D |
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Gold Member Username: TapemanNew York Citay in-HD, NY Post Number: 4304 Registered: Oct-06 | I'm glad that Dr. Oleg agrees with me that there is a full transition to MPEG4 This one is one of my favorite comments I've seen thus far It's from a guy who claims he is a mod on several FTA sites: neutron Ultra VIP Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4,334 Rep Points: 6254 "i also mod and admin at other sites and there is mpeg 4 thats why you need other device added to hd stbs in dn anyone with any common sense can laugh at the first post thats why we were making fun at post in all the first page" Well Mr. Neutron What fu*cking cave are yo nesting in?  I'm pleased to inform yo that yor the last person in FTA community to know that D#N is indeed will fully switch all receivers to MPEG4 perhaps before end of this year I bet yo ain't got a clue whatta'm talking about So yo can laugh all yo want King pick topics that are always challenging So yo hang around and yo'll learn something from King Bottom line is Don't get duped when someone claims an N3 fix to regular FTA receiver is to be released soon |
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Bronze Member Username: ShenanigansPost Number: 66 Registered: Sep-06 | Guess they'll just have to watch bell......... |
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Silver Member Username: ChumleyPost Number: 306 Registered: Dec-08 | Rico...can you explain how or why you use Direct TV stb for a subbed DN account. or do you have direct tv subscription  |
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Gold Member Username: RiconissanPost Number: 1152 Registered: Feb-09 | Yes it is a DTV sub. I guess that explains quite a bit. Never mind. |
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Gold Member Username: Saqeeb9000Post Number: 5173 Registered: Oct-07 | so my question is this when dn will convert all their channels to mpeg4 what happend will their own rec? i mean dn rec are their hardware already built in mpeg4 which channels are already convert to mpeg 4? King is right on it, me and him had discussed many time on it. The fact is: Dn provide 2 channels, one on Mpeg 2 and one on Mpeg 4, that' s why everybody get those channels. so if one person wanna check? how can they check? |
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Gold Member Username: RiconissanPost Number: 1153 Registered: Feb-09 | >.............. KING.............<  |
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Gold Member Username: TapemanNew York Citay in-HD, NY Post Number: 4305 Registered: Oct-06 | DN currently got 2 different HD receivers I strongly believe between now and November they'll discntinue all SD receivers And they will change all dish-300 and dish-500 antennas All will be replaced by super dish and HD receivers This has nothing to do with N2 or N3 Just the type of decoder box and antenna They just happened to upgrade the encryption type along with the decoder type So yes there will be few Mpeg-2 side by side with Mpeg-4 But let me tell yo By looking at Lyngsat yo'll see 70% of channels are Mpeg-4 Many people can easily get confused between Mpeg-4 and HD channels Many people think SD can only be in MPEG-2 Let me tell yo They can do SD channels in MPEG-4 Not only they can They can save more than 60% of the bandwidth by swithching to Mpeg-4 As an example: Instead of doing standard difinition upload in 5Mbps Mpeg-2 They'll do 2Mbps MPEG-4 This is more than 2.5:1 savings So yo will see sharper image resolution at half of the bandwidth Not only that It's the equivalent of combining 110/119 on one satellite instead of 2 This will give them an edge over DTV DN could be switching boxes, yo may care less But I thought I can share with yo what I'm observing by looking at lyngsat So if yo wanna know what I'm talking about Look for DN standard difinition (usually the Tan color) on lyngsat See if the SD channels in Mpeg-2 or Mpeg-4 Then yo'll know what I'm talking about |
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Gold Member Username: Saqeeb9000Post Number: 5174 Registered: Oct-07 | thanks king for clarification |
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Gold Member Username: PlymouthCanada Post Number: 9627 Registered: Jan-08 | King, Sada This technology is available on others small providers and for sure we will see it on FTA receiver in very short time. The technology is Mpeg-4 AVC SD decoding VS MaxHD is ready for it, the tuner get the signal and the Video decoder split the both channels and you can see only one SD channels. |
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Gold Member Username: PlymouthCanada Post Number: 9628 Registered: Jan-08 | Here is the spec for VS MaxHD: Video Decoder System Decoding: MPEG-2 ISO/IEC 13818 Profile and Levels:MPEG-4 AVC-H.264 HP@L4 Compressed data input: Parallel peak input rate : 160 Mbps Input Rate: Max. 15 Mbit/s Video Formats : 4:3, 16:9 Letter box (Default) Video Resolution: 1080i, 720p 480p/576p, 480i/576i |
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Gold Member Username: TapemanNew York Citay in-HD, NY Post Number: 4306 Registered: Oct-06 | Yes Many HD receivers with 8PSK can decode the MPEG-4 signal But then it's a matter of decyphering the encryption In this case it would be N3 via IKS or I-hub, K-hub etc. Or if coders can crack N3 then yo got a possibilty to get DN In layman's terms If N3 is cracked Yo will not be able to get DN programs ever on basic regular definition FTA receivers The only thing on the market that has the capability to get DN SD or HD will be the card/sub share via IKS on an HD FTA receiver that I would personaly consider as a real potential PTA Nothing else |
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Silver Member Username: ChumleyPost Number: 307 Registered: Dec-08 |  |
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Gold Member Username: TapemanNew York Citay in-HD, NY Post Number: 4307 Registered: Oct-06 | Actually Azbox is a very impressive decoder box in my opinion It supposed to be 1080p HD decoder ready with PVR Yo must add an additional DVB tuner in one of the add on slots And it can be interfaced with a sharing emulator Internal, not external This can be a potential PTA winner For more info check: http://www.eurocardsharing.com/ |
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Gold Member Username: TapemanNew York Citay in-HD, NY Post Number: 4308 Registered: Oct-06 | Maybe Dr. Oleg can tell us more about this decoder box |
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Silver Member Username: PicanhaEast LA Post Number: 468 Registered: Jun-08 | Olegie PHD will broked Nag 3 when he gets a little time..very busy man now..will report back to members of this forum.New prog. pass all test,rady for axses,DN still plays games with users.Thanks Oleg Ph.D  |
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Gold Member Username: GregrafPost Number: 2946 Registered: Dec-07 |  |
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Gold Member Username: PlymouthCanada Post Number: 9629 Registered: Jan-08 | MPEG-4 AVC-H.264 will be used on IPTV, cable provider and satellite provider and later on air local digital provider. |
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Silver Member Username: PicanhaEast LA Post Number: 469 Registered: Jun-08 |   |
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Gold Member Username: TapemanNew York Citay in-HD, NY Post Number: 4312 Registered: Oct-06 | http://www.satshop.tv/ |
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Gold Member Username: TapemanNew York Citay in-HD, NY Post Number: 4313 Registered: Oct-06 | http://www.eurocardsharing.com/downloads.php |
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Gold Member Username: Oleg1474Florida Usa Post Number: 1270 Registered: Aug-06 | King Tapeman!! Dishnetwork swapping to N3 fast // 2009-05-30 As of 3:00PM Pacific all premium movie channels with exception of 300/303/318 have been moved to N3 encryption (the new Nagra stream) along with several other regular Dishnetwork channels. Other channels will most likely follow soon. All of the FTA receivers and other test devices are showing encrypted channel on the following channels because all of the test devices are using Nagra 2 (older stream). All these channels are gone to N3 now: 111, 113, 115, 119, 121, 133, 141, 145, 146, 147, 149, 152, 153, 163, 167, 175, 177, 178, 179, 187, 190, 192, 193, 194, 195, 198, 199, 203, 206, 207, 211, 273, 301, 302, 304, 305, 307, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 327, 328, 329 ,330, 332, 333, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346 ,347, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 400, 401, 410, 412, 413, 439, 455 ,456, 560 to 572, 873, 876, 877, 882, 888, 891, 892, 893, 894, 898, 899, 905 to 981, 987, 5440, 5441, 9575. $500,000 judgement against FTA programmer // 2009-05-04 There was lawsuit brought by DN and NagraStar against Phillip Allison aka thebroken for providing illegal unauthorized reception of DN signals, writing software codes for FTA receivers to de scramble Dishnetwork system. It was alleged that software written by Phillip Allison was publicly distributed on sites including: completefta.com, f2atv.com, al(#seven)bar.tk and x(h)ashhu.com among others. The judgment includes $500,000 along with various restrictions against Mr. Allison. DirecTV brags about their security // 2009-04-26 Cable TV theft is a problem that costs the industry $6 billion a year in the US. As for satelite theft, representatives from DirecTV said they have defeated piracey by impleting bullet proof smart card technology. There are billions of reasons why cable television theft is a yearly problem. "In the cable industry nationally, it's about $6 billion annually," said Elaine Lunkes, director of community and commercial development for Comcast Cable. "Cable theft is a crime under state and federal law." Lunkes did not want to discuss the specific ways individuals can illegally access cable. She did say, however, that customers' services can be affected through signal leakage, which can affect the quality of the picture. Monitors are continuously in the field to check and make sure the thefts don't happen and to quickly fix problems if they do occur, Lunkes said. "Comcast is diligent about being continually focused on cable theft," she said. It wasn't a cable theft, but an Avon Park man was recently arrested on warrants alleging that he stole approximately $7,827.59 worth of services from DirecTV between Aug. 26, 2006 and Aug. 28, 2007. Sergio Soto, 36, of 2417 North Dunwoodie Road, Avon Park, was charged with grand theft of $300 or more but less than $5,000, fraudulently intercepting communications and fraudulently obtaining property of $300 or more. Soto reportedly used a DirecTV account that was registered to another customer. At the time, he was working for Mastec, a subcontractor used to install and service DirecTV systems. The arrest may have come in the last two weeks, but the alleged crime is almost two years old. Sgt. Brian Kramer, with the Highlands County Sheriff's Office, said he has not had any complaints of cable or satellite signal theft in the past few months. "I know it happens, and there's some way of obtaining some sort of a box that intercepts the codes," Kramer said. Robert Mercer, with DirecTV's communications department, said the company has "defeated the pirates" through the use of "bulletproof smart card technology" and legal action. "What really ended the scourge of piracy was our development of more advanced access card technology that effectively locked out the hackers, i.e., they couldn't crack the code," Mercer said. The smart card, or access card, is identical in shape and size to a credit card. It is inserted into the set-top box and enables the subscriber's receiver to unscramble signals and allow the customer to view the programming offered in their subscription package, according to Mercer. Each card has an identifying number and an embedded microprocessor, or computer chip, which controls the decryption process. "That chip in the card was what the hackers were illegally modifying in the bad old days," Mercer said. One such hacker was O.J. Simpson. In 2005, a U.S. District Judge in the southern district of Florida ordered the former NFL star to pay DirecTV $25,000 in damages, plus attorneys' fees and cost for stealing DirecTV programming, according to a report on www.businesswire.com. DirecTV filed a civil lawsuit against Simpson following a 2001 raid on his Miami home, where two illegal devices, called bootloaders, were seized. Simpson said he did not have a legitimate account and the devices were designed to steal programming, the report stated. The device enabled the access card to loop around some of the circuitry that was damaged in an electronic counter measure, according to Mercer. "That was another way we discouraged users of these illegally modified cards; we would frequently send codes over the satellite data stream that instructed the card to destroy itself," Mercer said. Saudi targets illegal TV decoders // 2009-04-14 Saudi Arabian authorities are set to crack down on television decoder boxes which give viewers free access to subscription-based channels, the Arabian Anti-piracy Alliance said yesterday in an e-mailed statement. The Saudi ministry of culture and information, the ministry of commerce and the ministry of finance are jointly implementing a ban on decoder boxes, and are studying ways to enforce the new rules. "The move marks a major milestone in the [Saudi Arabia's] intellectual property rights protection efforts," said the Anti-piracy Alliance, a copyright enforcement advocacy group affiliated with the US-based Motion Picture Association. "The kingdom is taking a strong stance against piracy because it compromises religious values, weakens the economy, tarnishes the country's image, and hurts consumers," Abdul Rahman al-Hazzaa, an undersecretary at the ministry of commerce and industry, said in the statement. Illegal TV decoder boxes have become popular in Gulf markets, the Anti-piracy Alliance said, and despite efforts to suppress the market, access to these devices remains easy. This is leading to a collaborative effort between governments and the private sector to stamp out piracy in the region, the anti-piracy group said. Two pay TV broadcasters, Orbit Satellite Television and Showtime backed the government's plan and said piracy damages investors' interests and ultimately hurts consumers. *** Saudi Arabia has banned auto licence tags whose Arabic characters spell out offensive words when romanised, with the list of banned combinations including 'USA', Al Watan newspaper reported yesterday. Saudi plates normally have three Arabic characters and three numbers, but the growing fashion is for auto owners also to display a version using the Latin alphabet and some buyers of personalised "vanity plates" deliberately choose Arabic letters which turn into words considered offensive. The authorities in charge of issuing vanity plates have released a list of nine prohibited three-letter combinations, and ordered all branches to stop renewing plates that include them, according to Watan. Nfusion Canada might be in trouble // 2009-04-02 Here is the info I received today. "At 8:25 pm 31 Mar an extreme reliable source watched the Digital store in Newmarket Ontario, as XXXX, (Digital) a male in a dark blue suit talked and appeared to be signing documents as two younger guys, disconnected several pieces of electronic equipment boxed them and then moved them into the vehicles a Budget rental cube van and a dark sedan at the rear of the store. The Digital stores, (6 locations), all closed suddenly yesterday, and the nFusion server for B3V went black. For those who don't know XXXX, (digital) is the Canadian distributor for nFusion and as also nFusion Canada. There were also two other dealers "visited" yesterday in the Toronto area. Maxx Electronics and RTC Electronics. Again equipment was removed and the MAXX website now lists NO products available under the NEOsat, nFusion and Captain brands. These two dealers are affiliated and their "raids" were for a different reason although MAXX was well known for selling nFusion clones. This is NOT good news. Also two well known forums have disappeared form the web in the last 24 hours one is completely gone and the other shows a white page with the message database maintenance in progress." Satellite piracy costing TV industry billions // 2009-03-15 But even the threat of legal action doesn't scare off thieves March 15, 2009 Tony Wong BUSINESS REPORTER The modern day pirate doesn't sport a patch or walk with a limp. His weapon of choice is an unassuming pizza-sized satellite dish that can literally harpoon signals from space - and provide lucrative and illicit profit. And it's happening across the country. The Canadian Motion Pictures Distribution Association estimates that the total loss to the industry from satellite piracy in 2001 alone was about $1 billion - and that number is likely far higher today. If pay television is to ever have a viable future, providers have to figure out a way to make sure they get paid. But lately, satellite companies, including Bell ExpressVu and U.S. based DISH Network have been fighting back. The companies are switching to a tough new encryption system while using the threat of court action to target end users. "We take this very seriously and we have taken a number of actions to counter signal theft," Bell spokesperson Julie Smithers said. "We are taking all appropriate steps to prosecute criminals." Satellite companies like to remind users that theft of signal not only means less subscription revenue for providers but also a fall in ratings for stations, which translates into lost advertising revenue, and for artists who are given a portion of profits from subscriptions through the Canadian Television Fund. Los Angeles-based media analysts The Carmel Group estimates there are at least two million illegal satellite television households in the U.S. and Canada, out of a universe of about 15 million legal households. And the number is growing exponentially. "This could cripple the industry," said Carmel chair and analyst Jimmy Schaeffler. "This is the equivalent of someone driving up to a gas station, filling up their tank and driving away, and then doing it every month." In the digital age, pirates are likely to look a lot like James, a middle-aged Toronto engineer with two children who happens to enjoy watching the Tennis Channel, which is not available on Canadian television. "I can't believe I was actually paying for cable before," he enthuses. James has access to a universe of more than 200 channels on Dish Network, including current pay-per-view movies that are only available at the video store for a cost. Last summer he put up a second satellite at his cottage, with a dish and receiver from a computer store in downtown Toronto, that he purchased for less than $200. James is currently watching a live tennis match in his living room, which is decorated with trophies from his local club. Flipping through channels on a black set-top box reveals that he has fully unscrambled access to dozens of Hollywood movies (currently playing is The Dark Knight and Milk) for which legitimate subscribers have to pay up to $5.99 each. At the heart of the problem are "Free to Air" satellite receivers that are widely available throughout Canada. While the possession of the equipment is not a crime, modifying it to access subscription signals is. Free to Air is a system widely available in Europe, where television and radio broadcasts are typically sent unencrypted. There are some 250 Free to Air channels in North America, typically for ethnic programming. "The way piracy works in North America is when consumers turn their Free to Air receivers into Free to Air units that steal," says the Carmel Group report. A USB port on the system allows consumers to change the internal programming of the module after downloading software from the Internet. "What the manufacturers and retailers are doing may not be illegal, but it is wilful blindness," argues Luc Perrault, co-chair of the Coalition Against Satellite Signal Theft and a vice-president of the Weather Network. "These things are being imported by the container load in Canada and it's a serious issue." The coalition, which represents Canadian cable and satellite providers, is lobbying government to toughen laws against piracy, including harsher sentences for pirates. There have been some charges, but they aren't coming quickly enough for the industry. In 2007, Durham Regional Police charged three Whitby men with theft of telecommunications. In what police say was the first bust of its kind in the province, authorities seized $20,000 in satellite receivers, dishes and computers. Web sites connected with the businesses were also shut down. "This is theft - a criminal offence - no different than stealing goods from a retail store," said police. Persons convicted of modifying, selling or distributing equipment for piracy are subject to fines of $5,000 per count and the possibility of imprisonment. But satellite providers say the penalties aren't tough enough. The federal government recently announced new copyright legislation aimed at the downloading and copying of intellectual property such as DVDs. However, theft of signal was not addressed. "We didn't expect to be included, but it would have been nice," said Pierre Pontbriand, vice-president of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters, a coalition member. Pontbriand says he would like to see more action against dealers who sell modified equipment. CASS is also looking at ways to target websites that provide software that allows for illegal access to satellites. In the United States, satellite providers are closely watching a lawsuit launched by EchoStar Communications against a California set-top distributor. EchoStar claims Oceanside, Calif.-based Viewtech has modified receivers to receive illegal programming. Viewtech has said the claims are "baseless." So far, similar actions haven't happened in Canada, but the alliance against software theft thinks they have a simpler solution: They want authorities to outlaw FTA receivers that have USB access ports that allow them to download those signals. "If you are simply using this to receive free channels over the air, why would you need to modify your receiver?" asks Perrault. Schaeffler of the Carmel Group says doing that would be a "Brilliant idea. It would stop the problem outright." The move would be controversial and would meet with opposition from manufacturers and retailers who stand to lose millions. Don McEwen, North American sales manager for Mississauga based Fortec Star, which is named in the Carmel paper as one of the three largest distributors in North America, says USB ports are needed to modify equipment for different world markets. Making only one type of receiver for the North American market wouldn't be economically viable, he says. "I think the solution they're proposing is to beat up on the little guys, rather than addressing the real problem, which is to spend the money to fix their system to protect it against hackers in the first place," says McEwen. While other manufacturers target the black market, McEwen says his company has held meetings with satellite providers to see how they can work together. He says the vast majority of his clients use the equipment for legitimate programming. "They have valid points about signal theft, but it's not the responsibility of the people who make the Free to Air boxes, it's the responsibility of the people who want their service protected to fix it." Chris Frank, vice-president of programming for Bell ExpressVu says the company has "done everything to ensure the integrity of our platform. Secret services around the world spend billions of dollars upgrading encryption systems to make sure their data is secure," he told the Star's Chris Sorensen last year. "We are a commercial company, we can't spend billions, but we spend what it takes within reasonable bounds." Frank would not say how many people steal from Bell; only that it was "speculative to try and figure it out. But the illegal reception is well within industry bounds." So far, Bell's electronic countermeasures with a new ecryption route introduced last November, seem to be working, blocking access to many channels. DISH Network is also in the process of migrating to the new system. "Dark days are coming and no one knows for how long," says Kenmoresp, a blogger on FTAbins, a website for satellite users. "This more than likely will not be a quick fix." But hackers have been here before. In 2005 Bell announced they had put into place tough anti-piracy measures that were eventually cracked. Hacker groups are currently working on the new system, and some feel it is only a matter of time before the code is broken. Meanwhile, one final route that would have a powerful deterrent effect is to go after consumers who steal signal, and that's already happening. In a get-tough policy, Bell has targeted end users by threatening legal action against customers who have been sold FTA receivers and were registered members of websites that promoted piracy. "We are contacting you because the operation or possession of illegal signal theft equipment to access Bell ExpressVu's programming constitutes a violation," says a letter sent to customers of a distributor selling satellite equipment. From TheStar.com: The letter states that Bell is willing to drop legal proceedings if the user pays a $1,000 fine and hands over the equipment to Bell. But the new tactics aren't scaring some pirates. "They'll have to pry the remote control out of my hands before I give it up," says James. Piracy equipments are readily available: EQUIPMENT READILY AVAILABLE IN GTA Satellite equipment that will decode pay television signals is widely available for sale throughout Toronto. In addition to dozens of web-based companies that will ship a complete system to your home, there are many bricks and mortar retailers in the Greater Toronto Area that sell the equipment. On the Kennedy Rd. and Ellesmere Rd. retail strip in Toronto, for example, there are at least a half-dozen retailers selling the devices within blocks of each other. Some retailers openly advertise on billboards outside their stores that Free to Air receivers are available. While it is not illegal to sell Free to Air equipment, using that equipment to download pay television signals without a subscription is a crime. One small store is packed with customers who are looking for everything from stainless steel travel mugs for $2.99 to LCD televisions. The salesperson says one of their most popular brands is the made-in-China Viewsat on sale at $89. A dish will cost an additional $27. For less than $200 you can purchase equipment capable of receiving hundreds of channels, including pay-per-view, worth thousands of dollars. For a few hundred dollars more, you can upgrade to an HD-capable receiver. When asked by a reporter whether the system will decode channels from Bell ExpressVu, the salesperson is careful to say he is "only responsible for selling the equipment." The salesperson suggests the potential customer, after buying the equipment, do a search on the Internet to find an installer. In another nearby store, which sells a jumble of assorted computer peripherals, the same system is on a shelf for $119. When asked whether Bell ExpressVu can be downloaded, the salesperson says, "I'd rather not talk about that. But that's why people buy them in the first place." The salesperson says he can provide the phone number of a installer who will do an in-home set up for $70. Once the system is in place, the consumer needs to have a computer and Internet access at home, where he or she can access dozens of websites to download encryption codes that will allow free satellite service. The codes to fix the system are usually up within 24 to 48 hours. -- Tony Wong DISH Terminates More Retail Agreements // 2009-03-06 As per Sky Report DISH Network on Thursday announced that it had terminated its partnership agreements with 10 of its retailers for engaging in fraud and misrepresentation when establishing new customer accounts for the DBS service. The retailers involved this time around included Superior Satellite Services of Streetsboro, Ohio; American Satellite Co., L.L.C. of Salt Lake City, Utah; Alexis Proenza (dba Panamerican Digital Satellites) of San Juan, Puerto Rico; Caguas Satellite Corp. of San Juan, Puerto Rico; D&C Entertainment, L.L.C. of Jefferson, Wis.; Big Boy Entertainment of Parlier, Calif.; Rosario Gonzalez (dba System Sate, Inc.) of North Hills, Calif.; TV Sur Satellite, Inc. of Gaithersburg, Md.; Technic Satellite, Inc. of Tampa, Fla.; and Calvin Cockman (dba Tech Services) of Carthage, N.C. The provider didn't release any specific details about the conditions surrounding the terminations but did say that "DISH Network L.L.C. does not tolerate illegal activity and will take action against any retailer that it believes has engaged in any form of fraud or misrepresentation in its dealings with DISH Network L.L.C." More Dishnet channels moving to N3 // 2009-03-04 Majority of the South Asian channels have been switched over to new datastream (N3), all of Pakistani channels were gone to the new system middle part of the last month and rest of the Hindi channels are switched over to new stream today. It looks like the switch over is pretty close to be completed. European satellite piracy // 2009-02-24 Against the backdrop of a global recession, pay-TV operators' revenues are being protected from a decline in advertising spend through subscription income. However, while subscription levels remain robust, the biggest threat to profit in 2009 is an expected increase in piracy. As a result, conditional access providers in developing nations may need to invest in more robust systems. Related Articles * Dish Network to use Invidi for addressable television advertising The broadcast industry is believed to be relatively sheltered from the economic downturn, as consumers are opting for home-based entertainment rather than going out. Indeed, while commercial free-to-air broadcasters are suffering from a fall in advertising spend, state-funded public service broadcasters and pay-TV operators have a relatively more secure income stream derived from license fees and subscriptions. However, Datamonitor believes that while consumers are more likely to use home-based entertainment to save money, this driver also makes them less inclined to consume media content through legitimate channels. The dynamics of pay-TV piracy differ between the developed and developing nations; the latter providing the biggest opportunity for conditional access providers with proven, robust products. In Western Europe and North America, where broadband penetration is high, internet piracy is much more of a threat than in the developing nations, where the principal medium to deliver pirated content is through the TV set. Indeed, in developed nations, consumers are able to access pirated video content from a number of file-sharing and live streaming sites on the internet. However, this is not to say that efforts to circumvent pay-TV operators' conditional access systems in the West are declining. For example, in Ireland, it was estimated in 2008 that 20% of UPC's nearly 550,000 cable customers were using illegal decoders to unscramble all content broadcast on the service. Datamonitor believes that the recent redundancies announced by pay-TV operators in Western Europe and the US add a further risk into the equation: sacked employees may seek to augment their redundancy cheques by using their industry knowledge to assist organized pirates to cheat their previous employers out of revenue. While the risk of piracy is increasing in Western Europe and the US, it is in the developing countries where the pay-TV operators' revenues are most at risk. The principal drivers for the increase in piracy are the expected growth of digital TV in these developing regions, the large potential market for pirated content, and the relatively less secure conditional access systems. From Russia through the Middle East to China there is a widespread cultural ambivalence toward the illegality of pay-TV piracy among consumers. For example, in Russia and the Ukraine, Datamonitor expects subscribers to digital pay-TV services to grow 28% year-on-year to 8.7 million households in 2012; without the implementation of effective conditional access systems, Datamonitor expects the growth in piracy-related losses to grow nearly 37% year-on-year to E273m. With far lower revenues per user than in developed countries, pay-TV operators have tended to implement cheaper, less robust conditional access solutions. While this increases the margin earned from each legitimate subscriber, Datamonitor believes that, in some cases, profits will become impaired due to loss of revenues from piracy more than capital costs will be saved by implementing cheaper conditional access systems. A case in point is the Philippines, where piracy is almost endemic. The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia valued pay-TV piracy in the Philippines at $94m for the end of 2008. While many broadcasters have been compromised by piracy in the country, NDS has made great capital from its Philippine client Mediascape, which so far claims to be piracy-free. While pay-TV piracy is a huge, worldwide problem, Datamonitor believes that the biggest opportunities for conditional access vendors lie in the developing world. While robust, proven technologies are more expensive, Datamonitor expects that further increases in piracy will see a shift away from cheaper alternatives to protect revenue streams. As a result, 2009 will be the year that pirates make or break conditional access companies. Illegal Satellite TV Equipment Seized by RCMP // 2009-02-14 Project ODOWN, a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) led project, has made two arrests in its on-going efforts to combat satellite piracy. On February 10th, 2009 the London Detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Federal Enforcement Section executed a search warrant at a business in The Town of Aylmer and as a result seized a number of items associated to commercial level satellite television piracy. Also during this investigation, another search warrant was executed earlier in January at a London area home. At that time, RCMP officers seized a number of items associated to commercial level satellite television piracy. Although both incidents were part of the same investigation, they were not related, a police spokesperson explained. In both cases it is alleged that legal "free to air" receivers had been modified to receive encrypted signals from Bell Express Vu and other satellite systems by the accused and that they offered for sale these same receivers. Larry Hudson of Tillsonburg, Ontario and Shan Qin Zhang of London, Ontario have been charged under the Radio Communication Act for allegedly modifying and selling satellite equipment. An individual found guilty of such an offence is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to a fine not exceeding $5,000, or both. "Satellite piracy is not a victimless crime. It denies Canadian artists and broadcasters millions of dollars in revenues. It endangers Canadian jobs, stated Inspector Dwight Blok, Officer in Charge of RCMP London Detachment. "Satellite piracy also creates a real threat to public safety. The use of pirating devices has been found to create signal interference with communications systems used by airline, search and rescue and police services." The RCMP says it is committed to pursuing enforcement action against commercial ventures engaged in the selling of illegal decoding equipment. Sorry for lack of news // 2009-01-27 Hi readers.... I am sorry for my lack of news updates, we are going through a family sickness and my priority is to take care of the family member. I will be staying in Vancouver until middle of the next month, there will not be any update or replying any of my emails till then. Nagra Latino using old hacked card. // 2009-01-06 It is interesting to see NagraVision using their old hacked access card for their new customer "Telefonica" (Latin America dish). This could be one of the 2 scenarios, first one, they are new kid on the block and no one knows them so by using an already hacked access card they will attract lots of buzz.... once they are popular and established enough they will swap the cards to newer/no hacked version. Second scenario is simply a revenge move on their rival NDS who are in that market a bit longer than Nagravision, NDS supplies card scurity for DirecTV Latino. Telefonica is already hacked by the card hack and FTA hacks. DirecTV Latino is hacked (not really an actual hack) by IKS type FTA receivers, where you get all regular subscribed channels but no PPVs. Intersting read on card swap by Dishnetwork // 2008-12-28 This was sent to me by one of the reader who sends me lots of very good information (thank you my friend you know who you are. "In last weeks call to investors Charlie Ergen said that only the HD channels would be secured in the 1st qtr of 2009 with the remaining channels being secured in blocks during 2009 and all the channels being secured by the end of the 3rd qtr so they won't see any major change in piracy levels until the 4th qtr. So we are talking next fall before they can get new cards to all the subs. In the mean time they will secure all of the hd channels and then go to work on securing the international channels next. He also said there wasn't a piracy problem until spring of 2007... and he then blamed their 'security vendor' for the delay in updating their security however he failed to mention that he owns 50% of the 'security vendor' so that would make it 50% his fault. Just for the record, this is the fifth year FTA receivers have been getting his channels for free so the 'security problem' happened in the spring five years ago and not last year... it was last year when they finally started doing something about the 'four-year old' problem. I guess we can blame this delay on the 'security vendor' too. When asked if they had budgeted enough money for mpeg4 boxes Charlie went around and around and never actually answered the question. In last month's Charlie chat he admitted that the decision had been made that each house hold would only get one mpeg4 upgrade receiver for free however it is not exactly clear when this 'upgrade' is to take place. It looks like most of SD channels will be on the unsecured end of the stream for another six to eight months. It also means that there will be continues attacks of counter measures." Dishnetwork 1st attempt to ECM IKS receivers // 2008-12-21 I read this thread on the Google search. "New Mapcall 0x39 3E with a form of N3 was insurted into the stream and went active at 4:14 CST today. If you saw freezing on the channel, and a sound accompanying it, that was the newest version of MAP0x393E,v2.9.4.1 this is a form of N3 they are trying out to stop Nfusion attacking the CAMS directly thur the ROM card used, this procedure is to support the process of finding the location of the server the Nfusion Server is now on. It actived a code, to transmit the Rom Cards Indentity back to the provider thur there own interent server." I am not too technical with above terms and I dont have access to any IKS type receiver either so I can not say one way or the other, just reporting it as I have seen on the underground forums. Update on NDS 8.3 million fine // 2008-12-11 This is from the actual court paper. "For the foregoing reasons, NDS's Motion to clarify the Injunction is GRANTED, IN PART, and NDS and Echostar's Motions for Attorney's fees are BOTH GRANTED, IN PART. Echostar is to receive attorney's fees in the amount of $12,972,547.91 plus full costs of suit. NDS is to receive attorney's fees in the amount of $8,968,118.90 and no costs." NDS must pay DISH $8.3m // 2008-12-08 NDS has been ordered by a federal judge to pay Echostar and Dish Network a total of $8.3m in attorney fees and costs. The ruling follows the long legal battle between Echostar and NDS. In essence Echostar won its action against NDS but was awarded just $1500. US District Judge David Carter for the Central District of California issued his ruling last Thursday, but it was only made public Monday Dec 8. Echostar had sought damages of $184.8 million, plus $823 million in penalties and statutory damages of up to $1 billion. "We are pleased that Judge Carter ordered NDS to pay us $8.3 million in fees and costs," Dish said in a statement. "We are pleased that both NDS and DISH Network can put this issue behind us and hope that we can collectively with other industry players work to ensure signal security in the future." Thanks Oleg Ph.D |
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