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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The challenge for a company that is repositioning itself from the wholesale era of pay-TV to the direct-to-consumer era of today is that the direct relationship with consumers is a two way street.
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
The Packers-Lions game will be available across Fox Broadcasting, on the Fox Sports app, Fox Deportes, Fox One (via subscription or pay-TV provider authentication) and Tubi.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
While carriage disputes are far from uncommon, especially as the economics of pay-TV become increasingly pressured in an era of cord-cutting, YouTube TV as a distributor has a unique profile.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
With the rise of streaming, the pay-TV ecosystem has bled consumers, and broadcast TV networks and local affiliates have also felt the effects.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
The Packers-Lions game will be available across Fox Broadcasting, on the Fox Sports app, Fox Deportes, Fox One (via subscription or pay-TV provider authentication) and Tubi.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
While carriage disputes are far from uncommon, especially as the economics of pay-TV become increasingly pressured in an era of cord-cutting, YouTube TV as a distributor has a unique profile.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
With the rise of streaming, the pay-TV ecosystem has bled consumers, and broadcast TV networks and local affiliates have also felt the effects.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pay-TV
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“Pay-TV.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay-TV. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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