Entries from Shanghaiist tagged with 'satellite'
April 18, 2008
Photo taken from one of many now-endangered Filipino satellite dishes. Share with us how you see Shanghai, or China! Post your photos on Flickr, tag them with "shanghaiist", and we'll select one favorite image per day. Or you can simply email your photos to photos at shanghaiist.com.......
Continue Reading "Photo of the Day: Living Asia, the culturally sensitive satellite channel"April 11, 2008
Looks like the life of that satellite dish you have covertly installed on your patio may be coming to a premature end if the Shanghai government has its way. From Shanghai Daily:Seventeen government departments will launch a joint city-wide campaign to wipe out illegal television satellites that can receive foreign TV programs across Shanghai. There are a few places where satellite dishes are allowed, essentially military/government compounds and expat havens. If you aren't in one......
Continue Reading "Shanghai authorities warn of illegal satellite TV crackdown"April 8, 2008
More photos on the Shanghaiist Contribute page. To see your photos on our Contribute page, use Flickr and tag your photos “shanghaiist”. Or you can email your photos to photos@shanghaiist.com and they will automatically appear on our site (and here).......
Continue Reading "Photo of the Day: Where satellite TV guys hang out in Shanghai"November 30, 2007
Heres' a public service announcement to (illegal) satellite TV users from Shanghaiist: Don't put stuff on top of your satellite receiver box. We had gotten in the habit of placing the occasional DVD or DVD sleeve on top of our satellite box, which is covered by a bunch of small vents. Not long ago, while working at our computer (surprise, surprise) at around 1 am, we heard a popping noise coming from near the TV......
Continue Reading "Satellite TV box fires ... and new sports channels"