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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Starting with The Great American Bash this summer, the multiyear deal will mark the first time NXT’s PLEs, formerly referred to as pay-per-views due to their one-off rental revenue model, will air on broadcast television.
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2026
Additionally, the Outstanding Original Film, Broadcast or Streaming award honors new feature films that first aired or streamed on television (network, basic cable, pay cable, pay television, pay-per-view, interactive cable, broadband) or on an internet streaming platform.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 28 Apr. 2026
All Elite Wrestling continued to motor toward its Double or Nothing pay-per-view, which takes place on May 24.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Her character’s narrative culminated in 2001 at WrestleMania, the annual pay-per-view show.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2026
Additionally, the Outstanding Original Film, Broadcast or Streaming award honors new feature films that first aired or streamed on television (network, basic cable, pay cable, pay television, pay-per-view, interactive cable, broadband) or on an internet streaming platform.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 28 Apr. 2026
All Elite Wrestling continued to motor toward its Double or Nothing pay-per-view, which takes place on May 24.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Her character’s narrative culminated in 2001 at WrestleMania, the annual pay-per-view show.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Pay-per-view.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay-per-view. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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