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This European Telecommunication Standard (ETS) describes the transmission system proposal for digital multi-programme television suitable for distribution in Satellite Master Antenna Television (SMATV) systems. This ETS is complementary to the ETS 300 429 [1] and it is aligned with ETS 300 421 [2]. The System described in this ETS is compatible with the modulation and channel coding systems used for digital multi-programme television by cable and satellite transmissions (see ETS 300 429 [1] and ETS 300 421 [2], respectively). The System is based on the MPEG-2 System Layer, see ISO/IEC DIS 13818-1 [3], with the addition of appropriate Forward Error Correction (FEC) technique. The System allows for further evolution as technology advances as described in document ETS 300 429 [1] (see also bibliography in annex D) and is capable of starting a reliable service as of now.