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“You take any other organisation in the country and compare it to ISRO and show me one which is more transparent than us. In fact, I think our problem is we talk too much. But we will not put out half-cooked data. I must also complain about the media. The media wants only sensation; they want only failures.” – ISRO chairman G. Madhavan Nair in response to the question whether ISRO needs to be more transparent. (Forbes India)

It is quite funny to notice how fewer and fewer people out there in the market are talking about what used to be a pretty controversial topic: the contest between cable and satellite TV to be the leader among television viewers and customers throughout the nation. Judging by statistics, it seems that cable TV took an unexpected fall – well, unexpected for those that didn’t have a clue as to what was happening, but completely foretold by those of us who have experienced the services of both a leader in the cable industry and a leader in the satellite industry.
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There can be no denying it: satellite TV offers the best of the best in the world of television programming, and everybody knows it! But just what is it about satellite television that is so phenomenal that allows it to be such a fantastic service?
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Any satellite TV customer knows that they are pretty much receiving the best kind of television service they can get. That’s because there is ample evidence to prove that satellite is the way to go, much more so than the lousy cable services which way too many people have to suffer with throughout the nation.
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If there is one thing you can say about the world today, it’s that there are so many options to choose from no matter what you’re talking about that people find it hard to decide on one product over another. With the advance of technology the variety of products has only become more tremendous, and many people feel overwhelmed by the situation.
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Satellite TV is a tough competitor to cable TV. As proof, just look around your neighborhood and compare the number of satellite dishes that have appeared during the last few years. But is this the right technology for you? Find out more from this article.
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When it comes to video and media entertainment, there really is no reason why anyone should be left behind – especially with all the choices being made available by satellite TV and cable TV service providers. But since for practical reasons you can only have one, which of these two services will offer the best deal for you? Here, we take a look at how one compares to the other in terms of the major factors you have come to expect from each.
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It’s strange but whenever people were asked whether they knew what interactive TV was all about, their answer will usually be: ‘remote control’. In essence, they’re right that the remote control is INDEED a part of the interactive television system because it does allow for moderate interactivity via changing of channels, adjustment of volume and turning the TV on and off. But beyond that?
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