Digital TV Glossary - E

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• Encryption
• Enhanced TV
• EPG

A method of encoding data so that it can only be viewed with the correct access code.
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Enhanced TV

Services that allow viewers to interact with TV programmes, usually by pressing the “red button”. See also Interactive.
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Electronic Programme Guide. On-screen information telling viewers what’s on now, and next, or even coming weeks on digital cable and satellite.
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