自从十六年前美国发射第一枚电视通讯卫星起,电视就进入了一个新的卫星时代,这个革命性时代的特点就是管制解体。一枚卫星的传播面可以复盖三分之一地球,而一个地面接收器可以接收十八枚卫星的节目。首先引起恐慌的是欧洲诸国,因为美国的卫星传播面遍及欧洲,节目花样多,仅是纽约一市就有十五个电视台,这些电视台二十四小时用英语、法语、西班牙语、俄语等语言播放,其中每天还有三小时中文节目。法国惊呼美国的电视卫星为“可口可乐卫星”,言下之意是说美国的电视有如可口可乐一样侵入世界各地。法国政府为了防止本国文化受扰,遂锐意改革电视,积极发展新科技, Since the United States launched its first television communications satellite 16 years ago, television has entered a new satellite era characterized by disintegration of control. A satellite’s transmission surface can cover one third of the Earth, and a ground receiver can receive eighteen satellite programs. First of all, panic is caused by European countries. Because the satellite transmission in the United States is spread all over Europe, there are many programs in New York City alone. There are 15 television stations in New York City alone. The stations are in 24 hours in English, French, Spanish, Russian, etc. Language playback, there are three hours a day Chinese program. France exclaimed that the U.S. television satellite was “Coca-Cola Satellite,” meaning that the U.S. television had invaded the world like Coca-Cola. In order to prevent its own culture from being disturbed, the French government was determined to reform TV and actively develop new technologies.