there are similar stories from the other various satellite and cable systems in the US and Europe. The best of course are around NDS GI eventually was bought b

there are similar stories from the other various satellite and cable systems in the US and Europe. The best of course are around NDS GI eventually was bought by Motorola and the cable divison is now owned by Arris. The sat system described became GI/Moto ran HiTS (head end in the sky) that provided down links to 1000s of small town cable companies. These days it's owned by Comcast which is the cable company that coalesced around Gi/Motos crypto/head ends