Cost included in price of television set. Parental lockout feature blocks programming according to channel or MPAA rating. Cost included in monthly satellite dish bill. Cost included in price of TV set. Tracks each child's viewing progress.
Parents can leave it locked or program it to turn TV off after a specified amount of time.
Programmers encode and transmit ratings to consumers, who can choose to block programs according to rating levels. Legally required in U.S. beginning no later than Feb. 1998. Enables parents to turn a key to allow viewing for one, two or three hours. Blocks all programming when time runs out. Issue Brief Series.