Satellite television is television delivered by way of communications satellites, as compared to conventional terrestrial television and cable television. In many areas of the world, satellite television services supplement older terrestrial signals, providing a wider range of channels and services, including subscription-only services.

DISH Network is the second largest satellite provider. However, it offers a larger channel selection than DIRECTV®. This is great for subscribers who like a large selection of channels.

The car radio of the future works in a similar manner to a satellite receiver for television channels. However, the car has no large dish antenna on the roof, but a specially designed mobile antenna, flattened so that it can be built almost invisibly into the bodywork. The antenna receives signals in the Ku frequency band used by communications sat

Infinia, a company based in Kennewick, Washington, plans to release a stirling solar dish about the size of a large satellite TV receiver. Instead of using photovoltaic cells, it will use the sun's heat to generate electricity.

For those not in the UK, cable TV is not very widespread here, with most people needing a satellite dish to get a large number of channels. This could lead the way to them offering video on demand services over broadband to compete with cable based VOD.

It wouldn't require a large dish antenna or set-top box receiver satellite TV; the phone would be able to receive TV and radio signals broadcast from a satellite with nothing more than the built-in antenna and hardware.