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televisión cerrada / abierta

English translation: pay-TV, free-to-air TV (FTA)

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Spanish term or phrase:televisión cerrada / abierta
English translation:pay-TV, free-to-air TV (FTA)
Entered by: mediamatrix (X)

18:09 Feb 21, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Media / Multimedia
Spanish term or phrase: televisión cerrada / abierta
From a report on the media in Colombia. These are headings of bulleted lists:

TELEVISION ABIERTA

Canales privados
Canales estatales


TELEVISION CERRADA

Television por cable
Television satelital


I'm not clear on whether "abierta" and "cerrada" have specific meanings in the Colombian/South American context that I'm not aware of. Does "abierta" refer to the stations that are available on all TV's, as opposed to those you have to pay for (cerrada)?
Yvette Neisser Moreno
United States
Local time: 20:24
pay-TV, free-to-air TV (FTA)
Explanation:
This has nothing to do with the distinction between public and private - as shown by the inclusion of both 'Canales privados' and 'Canales estatales' under 'abierta' in the source text.

'abierta' refers to channels that can be received off-air by a basic TV receiver with a roof-top antenna, with no additional set-top-box, satellite dish, decoder or anything, and for which (in South America at least) no charge is made (in many European countries these services are financed, in part, by a annual licence fee).

'cerrada' refers to all channels for which the viewer needs additional equipment or services: satellite dish and/or set-top box, cable connection, subscription to program packages, etc. and for which payment may (or may not) be required.

The most-widely used terms to distinguish between these two categories are 'pay-TV' and 'free-to-air TV (FTA)', even though, as mentioned earlier, the pay-TV category may include offers for which no payment is actually demanded.
Selected response from:

Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 20:24
Grading comment
Thank you, your explanation was quite helpful.
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +6closed/open television
Edward Tully
5 +3pay-TV, free-to-air TV (FTA)
Jennifer Levey


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
closed/open television


Explanation:
! Your thoughts are right about the public/private - you can even use that as the translation...

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Note added at 5 mins (2007-02-21 18:15:02 GMT)
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Edward Tully
Local time: 02:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kelly-Jane Wallis: http://www.etcetera.com.mx/pag44ne19.asp ....Aquí veras lo del privado / publico explicado. Ha ha, nice one Ed!!
6 mins
  -> thank you Kelly-Jane! Off to watch Liverpool lose to Barca on closed television...
agree  Nedra Rivera Huntington
9 mins
  -> thanks Nedra! .-)
agree  TRANZsmart
1 hr
  -> thank you Henry
agree  Noni Gilbert Riley
1 hr
  -> thanks Ace!
agree  patricia scott
1 hr
  -> thank you Patricia
agree  Lydia De Jorge
1 hr
  -> thank you Lydia!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
pay-TV, free-to-air TV (FTA)


Explanation:
This has nothing to do with the distinction between public and private - as shown by the inclusion of both 'Canales privados' and 'Canales estatales' under 'abierta' in the source text.

'abierta' refers to channels that can be received off-air by a basic TV receiver with a roof-top antenna, with no additional set-top-box, satellite dish, decoder or anything, and for which (in South America at least) no charge is made (in many European countries these services are financed, in part, by a annual licence fee).

'cerrada' refers to all channels for which the viewer needs additional equipment or services: satellite dish and/or set-top box, cable connection, subscription to program packages, etc. and for which payment may (or may not) be required.

The most-widely used terms to distinguish between these two categories are 'pay-TV' and 'free-to-air TV (FTA)', even though, as mentioned earlier, the pay-TV category may include offers for which no payment is actually demanded.

Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 20:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 47
Grading comment
Thank you, your explanation was quite helpful.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Julie Thompson
3 hrs
agree  Alexandra Potts
15 hrs
agree  Laura Dergo
436 days
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