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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Devine has worked as director of content operations at Sky Studios, the production arm of European pay-TV and technology giant Sky, since May 2021 after serving as director of operational transformation since May 2020.
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2024
French pay-TV giant Canal+ Group continues to expand in Africa, on Friday taking a stake in leading Senegalese production company Marodi TV.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Mar. 2024
In Belgium, pay-TV channel Pickx+ is the only French-language channel carrying the Oscars (also for French-speaking Luxembourg viewers) with coverage kicking off at 11:50 p.m. on Sunday.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2024
Opponents of the companies’ sports-streaming JV include internet pay-TV provider Fubo, which filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block its launch alleging the venture violates antitrust laws.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Mar. 2024
Millions of pay-TV subscribers are cutting the cord every year.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 4 Mar. 2024
Interestingly, the most successful international release of Ferrari in theaters came through the British pay-TV group Sky.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2024
Less than half of U.S. homes subscribe to traditional pay-TV services and the share has been falling rapidly over the past decade.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2024
The joint venture could accelerate the shift away from the traditional and more lucrative pay-TV model.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2024
Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2024
French pay-TV giant Canal+ Group continues to expand in Africa, on Friday taking a stake in leading Senegalese production company Marodi TV.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Mar. 2024
In Belgium, pay-TV channel Pickx+ is the only French-language channel carrying the Oscars (also for French-speaking Luxembourg viewers) with coverage kicking off at 11:50 p.m. on Sunday.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2024
Opponents of the companies’ sports-streaming JV include internet pay-TV provider Fubo, which filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block its launch alleging the venture violates antitrust laws.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Mar. 2024
Millions of pay-TV subscribers are cutting the cord every year.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 4 Mar. 2024
Interestingly, the most successful international release of Ferrari in theaters came through the British pay-TV group Sky.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2024
Less than half of U.S. homes subscribe to traditional pay-TV services and the share has been falling rapidly over the past decade.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2024
The joint venture could accelerate the shift away from the traditional and more lucrative pay-TV model.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2024
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“Pay-TV.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay-TV. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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