Digital television in Australia
- Digital television in Australia
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Digital television in Australia comes in many forms:
- Australian digital terrestrial television, branded as Freeview
- VAST, a free-to-view satellite service, replacing Optus Aurora.
- Optus Aurora, a free-to-view satellite service, to be shut down by the end of 2013.
- Foxtel Digital, a subscription satellite and cable television service.
- Austar Digital, a subscription satellite television service.
- Optus Digital, a subscription cable television service.
- TransTV, from TransACT, a subscription cable television service.
- UBI World TV, a subscription satellite television service offering predominantly ethic channels
See also
Categories:
- Digital television by country
- Science and technology in Australia
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