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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As Commercial Chief Sports streamer DAZN has appointed a top exec from its Australia pay-TV subsidiary, Foxtel, as its Group Chief Commercial Officer.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
Like other traditional media companies, Paramount — parent of CBS, Paramount Pictures, Paramount+ and Pluto TV, MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon and BET — has seen longer-term downturns in traditional advertising and distribution revenue as pay-TV subscribers shift toward streaming.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 18 Oct. 2025
Charter Communications and its Spectrum brand has spent the last couple of years reimagining its pay-TV product for a streaming era.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
For the first time in over 30 years, pay-TV’s penetration has slipped below 50%, making a niche product of what was once a fixture in nearly 94% of American homes.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
Like other traditional media companies, Paramount — parent of CBS, Paramount Pictures, Paramount+ and Pluto TV, MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon and BET — has seen longer-term downturns in traditional advertising and distribution revenue as pay-TV subscribers shift toward streaming.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 18 Oct. 2025
Charter Communications and its Spectrum brand has spent the last couple of years reimagining its pay-TV product for a streaming era.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
For the first time in over 30 years, pay-TV’s penetration has slipped below 50%, making a niche product of what was once a fixture in nearly 94% of American homes.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 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 24 Oct. 2025.
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