Television broadcast using a satellite to relay signals to appropriately equipped customers in a particular area.
‘What if there's sentient life elsewhere in the universe, and they locate us by picking up our satellite television broadcasts one day?’
‘Each room has a modem point, direct dial telephone with voicemail, satellite television, air conditioning, and mini-bar.’
‘At the start of the 1990s, the idea that satellite television would become the dominant and most influential source of sporting coverage in the UK would have been a prediction met with ridicule and derision.’
‘Rooms have a full bathroom, air conditioning, satellite television, direct dial phone, radio, hairdryer, fridge, minibar and balcony or terrace.’
‘This spacious villa comes fully equipped with air-conditioned bedrooms, fans and satellite television.’
‘TV ads will be placed on both terrestrial and satellite television, and radio ads on national and local radio stations.’
‘Seduced by satellite television, Indians are not as enamoured of radio as they used to be.’
‘The hotel's 738 rooms offer good views of Beijing and feature as standard executive desks, satellite television, international direct dial phones and in-room safes.’
‘This allows a homeowner to reap basic benefits such as multiple phone and modem lines and satellite television.’
‘First, technological advances - in the shape of the internet and satellite television - mean that states in the region are virtually powerless to control the information their citizens receive.’
‘We had the entire ranch to ourselves: enormous rooms with roaring log fires, satellite television, maids who came at a bell ring, serving us four three-course meals a day and an enormous wild boar skin rug in our bedroom.’
‘For in home entertainment there is cable or satellite television ensuring there is no need to be bored on those evenings you stay in.’
‘Cinema, satellite television, spectator sports, and the internet have spread a common culture; English has become the standard language of the global community.’
‘It will have a private bath and shower, and kitchenette facilities, including a microwave and cooker, satellite television, a balcony and air conditioning.’
‘Some of these houses have satellite television.’
‘Stealing satellite television is a criminal act as bad as downloading music illegally or photocopying textbooks instead of buying them.’
‘There are built-in wardrobes in all of the bedrooms as well as wiring for cable and satellite television and the internet.’
‘Set-top boxes are now common across Ireland because of satellite television.’
‘It suits business clients too, as each room is fitted with a modem point for a laptop and as well as satellite television.’
‘This is a fallacy that has surfaced with each technological step in media - from satellite television to web blogs.’
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