yes (), formerly incorporated as D.B.S. Satellite Services (1998) Ltd (), is the sole

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television provider in Israel. It broadcasts multichannel TV and VOD services via satellites Amos-3 and Amos-7. It also offers DVR capabilities, and 4K support. In 2017, yes served about 600,000 subscribers.

History

Ahead of its launch, Pace supplied 75,000 set-top boxes for the provider in 1999. Yes began broadcasting in July 2000. The largest shareholder of the provider is the

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corporation, which holds up to 49% of its shares. The early years of the company were unstable due to technical and financial difficulties. Even though the three main

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companies in Israel sought to compete with the satellite company by slashing prices, the subscriber base grew due to the new services that Yes offered, as well as the lack of cable coverage in many rural areas. In response, the cable companies merged into one company under the name HOT. Yes provides television services to more than half a million customers using two Israeli satellites, AMOS-2 and AMOS-3. The company broadcasts more than 200 television stations from around the world, along with exclusive Israeli channels. In 2004, yes started offering its customers the first DVR in Israel, called ''yesMax'' (similar in function to the

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). On September 6, 2007, yes had its signals disrupted due to Israel's attack on a nuclear reactor in Syria. By mid-October, its signals were back in order and gave its subscribers a three-month compensation period giving them access to every channel to recoup its losses, excluding the erotic channels and the DVDBOX VOD service. HD services started on December 23, 2007, ahead of HOT; the company expected 10,000 subscribers by year-end 2008.

STINGTV

The company markets itself as a "disassembled" TV service, customized to each customer, offering specific content packages that can be ordered separately and combined. The packages offered are: movies, series, children, sport ONE, sports 1, and science and nature. There is also a family package that includes all the packages at a discounted price. The service content consists of Idan+ channels, which are freely transmitted to each dedicated digital converter, additional channels that can be chosen specifically, and VOD service where content is offered as part of the packages chosen by the customer. In addition, the service is provided on an AndroidTV converter, either via a proprietary STINGTV BOX converter or with a separate AndroidTV converter that can be purchased independently. This allows users to download a variety of content applications such as DailyMotion, YouTube, Netflix, and more.

High definition

On 23 December 2007 yes began broadcasting in high definition. The broadcasting format is Widescreen 16:9 with resolution of 1080i50. The broadcasting system is DVB-S2 and H.264. There is also support for content in

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. On some of the content there is also 5.1 Dolby Digital sound. In April 2011, yes had 18 HD channels (one of them in 3D). Receiving the broadcastings in HD is available only with ''yes HD

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es - ADB 7820S - which has multiple digital and analog outputs - including

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(1.3a) and

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- coaxial and optical. On 22 April 2009 yes released the HD-DVR set-top box - ''yesMaxHD'' (ADB 7820SX/7720SX) - which can record two shows simultaneously, also in High Definition. In the beginning of May 2010, ''yes'' started to provide Russian language audio track for HD movie channels. In November 2011 yes introduced a Streamer feature within ''yesMaxHD'' available to those who purchase the VOD feature, ''yes'' Named this ''yesMaxTOTAL''. As of 2021, the yes Streamer feature is no longer available and has been discontinued.

Criticism

Involvement in Israeli settlements

On 12 February 2020, the

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published a

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of companies doing business related in the

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, including

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Yes was listed on the database on account of its activities in

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s in these occupied territories, which are considered illegal under international law.

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