the end of 2007. In November 2011, TransACT was acquired by iiNet Limited, which in 2015 itself became a subsidiary of TPG. Foxtel commenced their HD service in February 2009. 2010s Fetch TV entered the market in 2010 with a subscription service over a few ADSL2+ networks. UBI World TV filed for bankruptcy and ceased trading in June 2012. 2020s Channels available Almost all channels which currently or previously operated in Australia were available through Foxtel and Austar, being the dominant player in the market. However, some smaller competitors offer a subset of channels which are exclusive or unavailable on Foxtel services. Delivery Satellite Satellite television is a service that delivers television programming to viewers by relaying it from a communications satellite orbiting the Earth directly to the viewer's location. The signals are received via an outdoor parabolic antenna commonly referred to as a satellite dish and a low-noise block downconverter. In Australia, paid satellite television is or has been provided through the following satellites: Foxtel uses the Optus C1 and Optus D3 satellites. The various Globecast platform services use PAS 8. MySAT uses PAS 8. The various PanGlobal TV platform services use PAS 8. TFCDirect! uses PAS 8. Canal+ Australie uses Intelsat 701. Pacific Media uses AsiaSat 4. HFC cable Hybrid fiber-coaxial (HFC) is a broadband network that combines optical fiber and coaxial cable. It has been commonly employed globally by cable television operators since the early 1990s. In Australia it is used or has been used by: Foxtel use Telstra's cable in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. Optus use their own cable network in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane to provide subscription television. However, the service has reportedly become unavailable in areas where the National Broadband Network is rolled out. Neighbourhood Cable (merged with TransACT) provides a TV service over their own cable to Geelong, Ballarat and Mildura. The majority of these cable networks has since been removed from service, with many parts of the Telstra HFC network (used by Foxtel) integrated into the National Broadband Network - the Optus network was planned to be similarly integrated, but it was later determined to not be financially viable due to the network being in a state of disrepair. As Optus' subscription TV platform eventually focused selling Foxtel's service over their own cable network, they (essentially) discontinued their service in preparation for handing over their cable. Customers were encouraged to