ATSC
Advanced Television Systems Committee, an independent non-profit organization developing standards for digital TV for the US.

DiSEqC
Digital Satellite Equipment Control.

DVB-MHP
Digital Video Broadcasting — Multimedia Home Platform, an open standard designed for interactive digital TV by the Digital Video Broadcasting Project, an industry-led consortium committed to designing global standards for the global delivery of digital TV and data services.

DVB-S
Digital Video Broadcasting — Satellite, an open standard designed for satellite digital TV by the Digital Video Broadcasting Project.

EMS
Electronic manufacturing services.

ISO
International Organisation of Standardisation, an international standard setting body of representatives of national standards bodies, that produces worldwide industrial and commercial standards.

ODM
Original design manufacturer, whereby the manufacturer owns the design of the products and such products are marketed under the customer’s brand name.

OEM
Original equipment manufacturer, whereby products are manufactured, in whole or in part, in accordance with specifications of the customer and are marketed under the customer’s brand name"Set Top Box" a device that connects to a TV and some external sources of signal, and turns the signal into content then displayed on the screen