Discret 11: Remembering French TV Encryption from the 1980s
By
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Summary
A personal retrospective on the French TV encryption system Discret 11 from the 1980s, which was used to scramble TV signals for subscription-based channels. The author recounts their childhood in France watching three broadcast channels, with TF1 being the popular privatized channel showing Japanese anime. The article explores the technical and cultural context of early French encrypted television.
Key quotes
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In the 80s, there were three channels available.
My generation grew up with Captain Tsubasa, Saint Seiya, Captain Harlock, and Grendizer.
There was no cable and no Internet, the TV signal was broadcast over the air and every house had an antenna on its roof to capture waves full of Kame-hame-has.
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