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Branimir Jaksic ¹, Mile Petrovic ¹, Krsto Jaksic ², Ivana Milosevic ³, Ivana Marinkovic ⁴

Affiliations
1 University of Pristina, Kneza Milosa 7, 38220 Kosovska Mitrovica, RS
2 University of Pristina, Kolasinska 156, 38220 Kosovska Mitrovica, RS
3 High School of Electrical Engineering and Computers, Vojvode Stepe 283, 11000 Belgrade, RS
4 High Technical and Business School, Svetog Save 34, 31000 Uzice, RS

Abstract

This article presents the results of an analysis of highdefinition television (HDTV) channels transmitted by European satellites during the period from first day of regular broadcasting (2004) until 1 January 2015. The data cut-off date was on 1 January each year, including 1 January 2015. The article also explains how the channels changed during each year, in relation to both the country where they were broadcast and the satellite position from which they were transmitted. It shows how these HDTV channels changed to comply with broadcasting standards and coding principles. The changes in the number of satellite HDTV channels of different genres are given for each year, as well as the percentage of channels of each genre in the countries with the largest satellite HDTV markets.

Keywords

Broad Casting, Digital Television, High-Definition Channels, Satellite.

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