From its origin as Community Antenna TV (CATV), a solution to poor over-the-air reception in the late 1940s, cable distribution is now the dominant delivery method for all TV programming. Even with ...

Today’s cable systems are increasingly digital. Armed with a rank of receivers, multiplexers and remultiplexers, a headend can produce hundreds of channels for delivery to viewers. Photo courtesy ...

The first cable systems in the U.S. started to appear in the early ’50s. Even with the rapid changes in technology and distribution methods, cable has maintained a prominent position as a conduit for ...