pay-per-view
noun
: a cable television service by which customers can order access to a particular broadcast for a fee
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Alvarez is boxing’s biggest pay-per-view star, but his fight versus Crawford will eschew the PPV distribution format that can carry an $80 price tag for big bouts.
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025
There is no pay-per-view fee for this fight card.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Their most famous bout took place at the ECW One Night Stand pay-per-view in 2006.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
The business models have also changed — in Bischoff’s WCW days, pay-per-view buys represented (at least) a quarter of the company’s revenue.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025
There is no pay-per-view fee for this fight card.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Their most famous bout took place at the ECW One Night Stand pay-per-view in 2006.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
The business models have also changed — in Bischoff’s WCW days, pay-per-view buys represented (at least) a quarter of the company’s revenue.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pay-per-view
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“Pay-per-view.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay-per-view. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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