Traduction de «boîtier numérique » (Français → Anglais) :

Broadband connections significantly increase the speed of transmission between computers, mobile phones, TV set-top boxes and other digital devices.

The Commission, on March 22, started an in-depth probe into the deal over fears that it would reduce competition in the digital cable industry, in particular regarding the supply of software for digital television set-top boxes in the United Kingdom.

Since the final consumer cannot decide on the software and the digital services that are delivered to their homes via the set-top boxes, it is of the utmost importance that cable operators be able to make technology decisions on the basis of fair and equal competition.

The question of the moment as regards digital TV is whether it is possible to secure a monopoly with the access hardware alone, i.e. the D-box in this case, particularly when leading companies in the IT sector merge with traditional media businesses.

9. Accepts that "must-carry" rules remain justified in the digital broadcasting environment and that the regulatory framework must take full account of the need to ensure universal access to public service content; believes that this can be achieved through the use of "must-carry" rules on key networks and guarantees of access for public service content through other key distribution networks and facilities such as set-top boxes and receivers; believes that such content should be easily accessible and prominently displayed on navigators or guides, provided that such rules are proportionate and limited to those channels that that are co ...[+++]vered by a public service broadcast remit such as that defined in the Protocol annexed to the EC Treaty on the system of public service broadcasting in the Member States and that operators subject to such rules, where deemed appropriate by Member States, receive reasonable remuneration, taking into account the non-profit nature of public service broadcasting and the value of these broadcast channels to operators; takes the view that, in the case of possible commercial activities of public broadcasters, general competition law must be applied and no cross-subsidies allowed, in order to ensure interoperability in the digital television market and in broadcasting content and services;

The proliferation of digital TV will result in wide deployment of digital decoders, either in hardware form (set-top boxes and intelligent TV sets) or in software form (specialised software on a PC with a DVB card [43]).