thanks guys for the reply....in Dubai you can also recieve all the channels we have in the UK if you pay for it i.e channels like disney, bbc prime, all the asian, cartoon network, and quite a few others. However i am asking whether there is a satellite box and a dish i could buy to recieve all these channels, the company's that operates in dubai is called orbit, manhattan and a few others and all these are satellite providers i.e like sky in the UK!!! and to recieve all the channels you have to pay!!! so is there any encryption for all the channels thanks!!!!