Unlike many
German and
British broadcasters, the Dutch
public and commercial broadcasts are not freely available via satellite. To receive the Dutch broadcasts a
smartcard is required to decrypt the
Mediaguard signal. CanalDigitaal has recently switched from Mediaguard 2 to Mediaguard 3. A standard
DVB-S or
DVB-S2 receiver is used, which can also receive other
free-to-air broadcasts. In 2017, Canal Digitaal went hybrid with a combined satellite and IPTV offer. The company is now working with several IPTV partners, including M7's online.nl service. ==Fastscan channel list==