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FREE-TO-AIR [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-03-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Television (Radioelectricity)
- Radio Broadcasting
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- television broadcasting service
1, record 1, English, television%20broadcasting%20service
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
delivery of television broadcasting service, digital television broadcasting service, free-to-air television broadcasting service, market for television broadcasting service, provision of television broadcasting service 1, record 1, English, - television%20broadcasting%20service
Record 1, Key term(s)
- TV broadcasting service
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télévision (Radioélectricité)
- Radiodiffusion
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- service de télédiffusion
1, record 1, French, service%20de%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9diffusion
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Key term(s)
- service de radiodiffusion télévision
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-08-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Telecommunications Transmission
- Television (Radioelectricity)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- free-to-air
1, record 2, English, free%2Dto%2Dair
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- FTA 2, record 2, English, FTA
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Free-to-air(FTA) describes television(TV) and radio services broadcast in clear(unencrypted) form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscription, other ongoing cost or one-off fee(e. g. pay-per-view). 3, record 2, English, - free%2Dto%2Dair
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Transmission (Télécommunications)
- Télévision (Radioélectricité)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- en clair
1, record 2, French, en%20clair
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit de tout système de diffusion et de réception d'un programme non crypté. 1, record 2, French, - en%20clair
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
en clair : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 16 octobre 2011. 2, record 2, French, - en%20clair
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2009-05-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Television (Radioelectricity)
- Internet and Telematics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- television over Internet Protocol
1, record 3, English, television%20over%20Internet%20Protocol
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- IPTV 1, record 3, English, IPTV
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- TV over IP 2, record 3, English, TV%20over%20IP
correct
- Internet Protocol television 3, record 3, English, Internet%20Protocol%20television
correct
- IPTV 3, record 3, English, IPTV
correct
- IPTV 3, record 3, English, IPTV
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For one thing, IPTV is delivered over a separate IP network that is not the Internet. It is not something you can do on the Web today(or even in the future). It is about offering video in all its forms, TV on demand, free-to-air TV and even pay-TV together-and richly imbued with simultaneously available multiple broadband connections, Voice Over IP phone circuits, video conferences and so on. 1, record 3, English, - television%20over%20Internet%20Protocol
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Télévision (Radioélectricité)
- Internet et télématique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- télévision par IP
1, record 3, French, t%C3%A9l%C3%A9vision%20par%20IP
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- IPTV 1, record 3, French, IPTV
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- télévision sur IP 2, record 3, French, t%C3%A9l%C3%A9vision%20sur%20IP
correct, feminine noun
- IPTV 3, record 3, French, IPTV
correct, feminine noun
- TVIP 4, record 3, French, TVIP
correct, feminine noun
- IPTV 3, record 3, French, IPTV
- télévision sur protocole Internet 5, record 3, French, t%C3%A9l%C3%A9vision%20sur%20protocole%20Internet
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Service de télédiffusion qui utilise un signal bidirectionnel de diffusion numérique transmis au moyen d'un téléphone commuté ou d'un autre réseau par une connexion à large bande [...] 5, record 3, French, - t%C3%A9l%C3%A9vision%20par%20IP
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bien que l'usage de la préposition «sur» soit plus courant, la préposition «par» est plus juste sur le plan grammatical. 6, record 3, French, - t%C3%A9l%C3%A9vision%20par%20IP
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Televisión (Radioelectricidad)
- Internet y telemática
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- televisión por protocolo Internet
1, record 3, Spanish, televisi%C3%B3n%20por%20protocolo%20Internet
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- televisión sobre protocolo Internet 2, record 3, Spanish, televisi%C3%B3n%20sobre%20protocolo%20Internet
feminine noun
- IPTV 2, record 3, Spanish, IPTV
feminine noun
- IPTV 2, record 3, Spanish, IPTV
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La televisión sobre protocolo Internet, IPTV (por sus siglas en inglés de: Internet Protocol television), consiste en la distribución de televisión digital, así como de otros servicios de audio y video por medio de redes de datos de banda ancha utilizando los mismos protocolos básicos que hacen funcionar a Internet. 2, record 3, Spanish, - televisi%C3%B3n%20por%20protocolo%20Internet
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