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
Examples of cable television in a Sentence
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Other options include news networks such as ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX on network television, as well as CNN, FOX News, MSNBC and NewsNation on cable television.
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The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
Martha Chansley doesn’t subscribe to cable television.
—Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
Like other media companies, Paramount, which also owns cable networks like Nickelodeon and MTV, has been hurt by cable television’s decline.
—Kevin Draper, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2024
The proliferation of cable television — and in particular Ted Turner’s $1.5 billion purchase of MGM in 1986, made to leverage its library entertainment assets for his cable channels — opened studio eyes to the enormous potential worth held in its vaults.
—Brent Simon, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
Paramount will release nine movies as its parent company contends with a rapidly decaying cable television business and streaming expenses.
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
Films uncut and interrupted were a main selling point of early cable television, basic and premium.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
The news of the venture came as sports have slowly been migrating to the streaming world in response to declining cable television viewership.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Trump's town hall outdraws GOP debate with Haley and DeSantis
In another poll win for Trump, cable television viewers by a wide margin picked his Iowa town hall Wednesday over the debate between rivals Haley and DeSantis.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024
The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
Martha Chansley doesn’t subscribe to cable television.
—Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
Like other media companies, Paramount, which also owns cable networks like Nickelodeon and MTV, has been hurt by cable television’s decline.
—Kevin Draper, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2024
The proliferation of cable television — and in particular Ted Turner’s $1.5 billion purchase of MGM in 1986, made to leverage its library entertainment assets for his cable channels — opened studio eyes to the enormous potential worth held in its vaults.
—Brent Simon, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
Paramount will release nine movies as its parent company contends with a rapidly decaying cable television business and streaming expenses.
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
Films uncut and interrupted were a main selling point of early cable television, basic and premium.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
The news of the venture came as sports have slowly been migrating to the streaming world in response to declining cable television viewership.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Trump's town hall outdraws GOP debate with Haley and DeSantis
In another poll win for Trump, cable television viewers by a wide margin picked his Iowa town hall Wednesday over the debate between rivals Haley and DeSantis.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024
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“Cable television.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cable%20television. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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