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Pay TV phase three document – non-confidential version
Top-flight sport. Sports matches from the higher competitive levels of the most popular
sports in the UK. For example FAPL matches, FA Cup matches, English Test cricket
matches, the Ryder Cup, Six Nations rugby union.
TPS: Technical Platform Services. A group of services comprising Conditional Access,
Geographic Masking, Regionalisation, Electronic Programming Guides and Access Control.
UEFA: Union of European Football Associations. The governing body of football in
Europe.
VoD: Video on Demand. A service or technology that enables TV viewers to watch
programmes or films whenever they choose to, not restricted by a linear schedule. Also Near
Video on Demand (NVoD), a service based on a linear schedule that is regularly repeated
on multiple channels, usually at 15-minute intervals, so that viewers are never more than 15
minutes away from the start of the next transmission.
WCP: Wholesale channel provider.
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