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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The final match between the two iconic tag teams took place at the TNA Bound for Glory pay-per-view on Sunday.
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
When the Hardys and Dudleys headline TNA’s Bound for Glory pay-per-view at the Tsongas Center, the two teams will wrestle in a Tables Match.
—Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
The first pay-per-view game was, somewhat improbably, a second-tier fixture between Oxford United and Sunderland.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Oct. 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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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
When the Hardys and Dudleys headline TNA’s Bound for Glory pay-per-view at the Tsongas Center, the two teams will wrestle in a Tables Match.
—Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
The first pay-per-view game was, somewhat improbably, a second-tier fixture between Oxford United and Sunderland.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Oct. 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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“Pay-per-view.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay-per-view. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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