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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Dolan family patriarch Charles built the family’s first fortune on the back of cable television by founding HBO and building Cablevision into a behemoth that was sold to Altice in 2016 for $18 billion.
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 26 May 2026
This has been especially true in those countries where there is a high concentration of ownership of cable television, such as Argentina, or dominance of the market by one cable operator, such as the duopoly of Televisa-Azteca TV in Mexico.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
When cable television eventually was embraced by Hollywood and Wall Street, Turner bragged about having gotten there first.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 May 2026
Through the partnership, BET and aTwist will produce series that can be viewed on cable television as well as on aTwist’s forthcoming mobile app, which is set to launch this summer.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 26 May 2026
This has been especially true in those countries where there is a high concentration of ownership of cable television, such as Argentina, or dominance of the market by one cable operator, such as the duopoly of Televisa-Azteca TV in Mexico.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
When cable television eventually was embraced by Hollywood and Wall Street, Turner bragged about having gotten there first.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 May 2026
Through the partnership, BET and aTwist will produce series that can be viewed on cable television as well as on aTwist’s forthcoming mobile app, which is set to launch this summer.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for cable television
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“Cable television.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cable%20television. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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