The DBox is a DVB satellite and cable digital television decoder (set-top box). They were distributed widely for use with Pay television channels and was the the first DVB-capable receiver to be produced and distributed in large quantity. It was commissioned by the Kirch group's DF1, an early German provider of digital television that later merged with Premiere and was developed and produced by Nokia though later also produced by Philips and Sagem under license.

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