cable television
noun
: a system of television reception in which signals from distant stations are picked up by a master antenna and sent by cable to the individual receivers of paying subscribers
called also cable TV
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Nadel has been in the booth to see the sports media model change, from the height of the newspaper era, the growth of cable television, to the creation of the internet and streaming platforms.
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Mac Engel
april 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2026
If cable television is more your speed, C-SPAN is covering the launch (featuring its famous viewer calls).
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Federal courts have rejected attempts to extend the SBA to more contemporary forms of sports distribution, such as cable television or paid satellite services.
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Mac Engel
april 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2026
If cable television is more your speed, C-SPAN is covering the launch (featuring its famous viewer calls).
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Federal courts have rejected attempts to extend the SBA to more contemporary forms of sports distribution, such as cable television or paid satellite services.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Mar. 2026
YouTube’s lawyer, Luis Li, told jurors on Tuesday that the platform has become the largest streaming service in the United States, surpassing cable television and even Netflix.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Cable television.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cable%20television. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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