pay-TV

noun

ˈpā-ˈtē-ˈvē

: 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 tv

Examples of pay-TV in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The last remark is a reference to the rough times traditional media companies are going through right now amid a soft ad market — despite the influx of spending on political ads and live sports — as pay-TV continues to decline markedly and ad dollars are migrating to digital platforms. —

Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 18 July 2024 For pay-TV platforms that are supposed to attract subscribers by producing premium product, this seems like a problem. —

Judy Berman, TIME, 17 July 2024 One of the banner fall series from Movistar Plus+, combining the force of another emerging female voice and the industrial power of the Telefonica pay-TV/SVOD player. —

John Hopewell, Variety, 12 July 2024 Gorman takes on new pay-TV responsibilities for networks across EMEA in addition to his current duties overseeing kids channels in the UK, Nordics, Middle East, North Africa and Turkey. —

Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for pay-TV

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