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
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The pay-TV audience for Fox Sports 1 is seen falling to 57.2 million in 2026, compared with 62.8 million in 2024.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 21 Aug. 2025
It can also be streamed with pay-TV credentials and is included with ESPN DTC, but not ESPN+.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
But arguably the biggest change will come Aug. 21, when ESPN and Fox each launch their new streaming services, and bring their NFL games to streaming outside of the pay-TV bundle for the first time.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
The company reported second-quarter earnings last week in which total revenue declined 5% to $784 million and total advertising revenue dropped 6% to $322 million.
Broadcast TV station group owners have suffered in recent years as consumers continue to cut their traditional pay-TV bundles.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2025
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 21 Aug. 2025
It can also be streamed with pay-TV credentials and is included with ESPN DTC, but not ESPN+.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
But arguably the biggest change will come Aug. 21, when ESPN and Fox each launch their new streaming services, and bring their NFL games to streaming outside of the pay-TV bundle for the first time.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
The company reported second-quarter earnings last week in which total revenue declined 5% to $784 million and total advertising revenue dropped 6% to $322 million.
Broadcast TV station group owners have suffered in recent years as consumers continue to cut their traditional pay-TV bundles.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2025
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“Pay-TV.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay-TV. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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