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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Under the extended deal, Starz receives exclusive first pay-TV and SVOD window rights to the studio’s films.
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
In a major shakeup of the European television market, German broadcast giant RTL Group has signed a deal to acquire pay-TV group Sky Deutschland from Comcast.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
Media companies are increasingly offering the same live sports featured on pay-TV networks on their counterpart streaming alternatives — most notably with the launch of Disney’s flagship ESPN app later this year.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 25 June 2025
The service also launched exclusively through pay-TV provider Foxtel, giving it immediate access to Foxtel’s subscriber base while also being available directly to consumers.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 June 2025
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
In a major shakeup of the European television market, German broadcast giant RTL Group has signed a deal to acquire pay-TV group Sky Deutschland from Comcast.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
Media companies are increasingly offering the same live sports featured on pay-TV networks on their counterpart streaming alternatives — most notably with the launch of Disney’s flagship ESPN app later this year.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 25 June 2025
The service also launched exclusively through pay-TV provider Foxtel, giving it immediate access to Foxtel’s subscriber base while also being available directly to consumers.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 June 2025
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“Pay-TV.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay-TV. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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