pay-TV
noun
: a service providing noncommercial television programming (such as recent movies and entertainment specials) by means of a scrambled signal to subscribers who are provided with a decoder
called also pay television
compare pay-cable, subscription tvExamples of pay-TV in a Sentence
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Per MoffettNathanson estimates, pay-TV operators closed out 2024 with 46.9 million bundled video subscribers, which marked a 12% drop from the year-ago 53.3 million.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Apr. 2025
With cord-cutting continuing to shave the traditional pay-TV bundle by millions of subscribers a year, however, FAST has become an increasingly vibrant part of the TV ecosystem.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
Max debuts through a partnership with Aussie pay-TV market leader Foxtel, which was this week sold to sports streamer DAZN in a landscape-changing deal that has an enterprise value of $2.2B. Strewth!
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2025
While the cable news landscape is dominated by Fox News, CNN and MSNBC, Newsmax has grown its audience in recent years and is offered through most major pay-TV providers.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Apr. 2025
With cord-cutting continuing to shave the traditional pay-TV bundle by millions of subscribers a year, however, FAST has become an increasingly vibrant part of the TV ecosystem.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
Max debuts through a partnership with Aussie pay-TV market leader Foxtel, which was this week sold to sports streamer DAZN in a landscape-changing deal that has an enterprise value of $2.2B. Strewth!
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2025
While the cable news landscape is dominated by Fox News, CNN and MSNBC, Newsmax has grown its audience in recent years and is offered through most major pay-TV providers.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Pay-TV.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay-TV. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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