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CAGR Compound Annual Growth Rate Social Tier non-paid TV FTA Free to air BAU Business as Usual YOY Year on Year DVB Digital Video Broadcasting DVB-RCS is an acronym for Digital Video Broadcasting - Return Channel via Satellite Conditional Access (abbreviated CA) - is the protection of content by requiring certain criteria to be met before granting access to this content. OI operating income RPU rate per unit EBT earning before taxes CAPR compound annual growth rate MFN - most favored nations Netflix American provider of on-demand Internet streaming, soon in Spain DTO download to own DVBH digital video broadcasting handheld Churn Rate - is a measure of the number of individuals or items moving into or out of a collective over a specific period of time CoD channel on demand EPG electronic program guide OTT over the top MPVR media player video recorder ? Mobile TV - Mobile television usually means television watched on a small handheld device. It may be a pay TV service broadcast on mobile phone networks or received free-to-air via

terrestrial television stations from either regular broadcast or a special mobile TV transmission format. WebTV (Now MSN TV)- The WebTV product is an adapter that allows a television set to be connected to the Internet, primarily for web browsing and e-mail. The setup includes a web browser, a corded or wireless (i.e. bluetooth or IRDA) keyboard and a connection, using a modem, ADSL, cable Internet access, or power line communication. While WebTV does not allow as much functionality as a computer-based web browser, it is a low-cost alternative to a traditional computer connection to the Internet. Web television is an emerging genre of digital entertainment that is distinct from traditional broadcast television. Delivered originally online via broadband and mobile networks, web television shows, or web series, are short-form in nature (29 minutes per episode), episodic, and produced in seasons. Internet television - not to be confused with Web television or Internet protocol television (IPTV), is a digital distribution television service distributed via the Internet. Some Internet television is known as catch-up TV. It has become very popular with services such as BBC iPlayer, Hulu Concept: Internet television allows the users to choose the program or the television show they want to watch from an archive of programs or from a channel directory. The two forms of viewing Internet television are streaming the content directly to a media player or simply downloading the program to the user's computer. IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) Internet Protocol television (IPTV) is a system through which Internet television services are delivered using the architecture and networking methods of the Internet Protocol Suite over a packet-switched network infrastructure (such as the Internet or other access network), instead of being delivered through traditional radio frequency broadcast, satellite signal, and cable television (CATV) formats. IPTV services may be classified into three main groups:

live television, with or without interactivity related to the current TV show; time-shifted television: catch-up TV (replays a TV show that was broadcast hours or days ago), start-over TV (replays the current TV show from its beginning); video on demand (VOD): browse a catalog of videos, not related to TV programming.

"IPTV is defined as multimedia services such as television/video/audio/text/graphics/data delivered over IP based networks managed to provide the required level of quality of service and experience, security, interactivity and reliability."

Catch-up TV - Catch up TV or Replay TV is a type of Internet TV in which TV shows are available through the Internet for a period of days after the original broadcast. The shows are made available by the broadcasters themselves, and also by aggregator digital distribution sites. TvoD transactional VOD, gotta pay each time its used SVOD - subscription VoD, where the subscribers have unlimited access to specific programming for a regularly charged fee FvoD - can make it possible for subscribers to have unlimited access to movies/programming offered during a specific time period PreVoD available before the next episode release PNG - Portable network graphics DTT (Digital terrestrial television) - Digital TV broadcasted terrestrially over the air for reception by television aerial antenna.

Conditional access (CA) is a technology used to control access to digital television (DTV) services to authorized users by encrypting the transmitted programming. CA has been used for years for pay-TV services. There are numerous ATSC and DVB-compliant CA systems available for a broadcaster to choose from. The CA system provider provides the equipment and software to the broadcaster who then integrates the CA system into his equipment. CA is not designed solely for DTV. It can be used for digital radio broadcasts, digital data broadcasts, and non-broadcast information and interactive services. A CA system consists of several basic components: Subscriber Management System (SMS): The SMS is a subsystem of the CA system that manages the subscriber's information and requests entitlement management messages (EMM) from the Subscriber Authorization System (SAS). An EMM provides general information about the subscriber and the status of the subscription. The EMM is sent with the ECM. The ECM is a data unit that contains the key for decrypting the transmitted programs. Subscriber Authorization System (SAS): The SAS is a subsystem of the CA system that translates the information about the subscriber into an EMM at the request of the SMS. The

SAS also ensures that the subscriber's security module receives the authorization needed to view the programs, and the SAS acts as a backup system in case of failure. Security module: The security module, usually in the form of a smart card, extracts the EMM and ECM necessary for decrypting the transmitted programs. The security module is either embedded within the set-top box or in a PC card that plugs into the set-top box. Set-top box: The set-top box houses the security module that gives authorization for decrypting the transmitted programs. The set-top box also converts the digital signal to an analogue signal so an older television can display the programs. There are two DVB protocols used by CA systems: SimulCrypt and MultiCrypt. SimulCrypt uses multiple set-top boxes, each using a different CA system, to authorize the programs for display. The different ECMs and EMMs required by each CA system are transmitted simultaneously. Each set-top box recognizes and uses the appropriate ECM and EMM needed for authorization. The ATSC standard uses SimulCrypt. MultiCrypt allows multiple CA systems to be used with one set-top box by using a PC card with an embedded smart card for each CA system used. Each card is then plugged into a slot in the set-top box. Each card recognizes the ECM and EMM needed for authorization. A typical CA process involves three basic elements: the broadcast equipment, the set-top box, and the security module. The broadcast equipment generates the encrypted programs that are transmitted to the subscriber. When these are transmitted, the set-top box filters out the signals and passes them to the security module. The security module then authorizes these programs for decryption. The programs are then decrypted in real time and sent back to the set-top box for display. AMR (Average Minute Rating) measures the number of viewers watching a typical minute of Olympic Games television coverage. The global figure is calculated by combining the average minute rating of dedicated Games coverage aired by official broadcasters. IPS (In Plane Switching) IPS technology is one of the most leading LCD technologies in the world. It innovatively aligns liquid crystal horizontally to increase the viewing angle and changes the LCD transmittance. IPS is mainly owned by the LG Display Company. This technology was unanimously accepted in its early phase by professionals from all across the globe IPS LCDs are known for their advantages of dynamic definition, color reducibility and visible angles, etc. Comparing with the traditional ones, IPS LCD has stable liquid crystal molecule arrangement, fast response speed, etc. Thus, it has extra quality of dynamic definition, having completely eliminated the dim and water wave after being pressed and shaken externally. It has put an end to the broken and drag shadow in reproducing fastmoving pictures. This is more than enough reason for TV and display manufacturers to start using IPS enabled LCDs to show intact pictures. Cue Tons - A cue tone is a message consisting of audio tones, used to prompt an action. In broadcast networks, a DTMF cue tone or subaudible tone is often used to prompt insertion of a local TV commercial or radio advertisement by the broadcast automation equipment at the broadcast station or cable headend. Cue tones were also used on broadcast carts (cartridge tapes) to cue local equipment to start and stop, particularly to cue the tape player itself, as the tape runs in an endless loop and often contains several segments of content.

CDN content delivery network (When properly designed and implemented, a CDN can improve access to the data it caches by increasing access bandwidth and redundancy and reducing access latency. Data content types often cached in CDNs include web objects (text, graphics, URLs and scripts), downloadable objects (media files, software, documents), applications, live streaming media, and database queries. DVB-T2 - Digital Video Broadcasting Second Generation Terrestrial; it is the extension of the television standard DVB-T, issued by the consortium DVB, devised for the broadcast transmission of digital terrestrial television. This system transmits compressed digital audio, video, and other data in "physical layer pipes" (PLPs), using OFDM modulation with concatenated channel coding and interleaving. The higher offered bit rate, with respect to its predecessor DVB-T, makes it a suited system for carrying HDTV signals on the terrestrial TV channel (though many broadcasters still use plain DVB-T for this purpose). It is currently broadcasting in UK (Freeview HD, four channels), Italy (Europa 7 HD, twelve channels), Sweden (five channels)[1][2], Ukraine (32 SD and HD channels in four nationwide multiplexes), Denmark and some other countries. MPEG - The Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) is a working group of experts that was formed by ISO and IEC to set standards for audio and video compression and transmission.[1] It was established in 1988 by the initiative of Hiroshi Yasuda (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone) and Leonardo Chiariglione[2], who has been from the beginning the Chairman of the group. The first MPEG meeting was in May 1988 in Ottawa, Canada.[3][4][5] As of late 2005, MPEG has grown to include approximately 350 members per meeting from various industries, universities, and research institutions. MPEG's official designation is ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29 WG11 - Coding of moving pictures and audio (ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee 1, Subcommittee 29, Working Group 11). EBITDA is an indicator of a company's profitability, calculated as

revenue minus expenses, excluding tax and interest. EBIT is also referred to as "operating earnings", "operating profit" and "operating income", as you can re-arrange the formula to be calculated as follows: EBIT = Revenue - Operating Expenses

Also known as Profit Before Interest & Taxes (PBIT), and equals Net Income with interest and taxes added back to it. Read more: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/ebit.asp#ixzz1mdLdcDKz