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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Nearly 87,000 more fans watched at home via pay-per-view in UFC’s shockingly bloody genesis, which was held in Colorado because of the lack of a state boxing commission.
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Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2024
Check out the full card below, and stream UFC 300 on pay-per-view here.
—Rudie Obias, Variety, 13 Apr. 2024
The main card streams on ESPN+ pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Ali also was featured as the guest of honor when Inoki fought Ric Flair during a 1996 pay-per-view event in North Korea.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
There's also pay-per-view and premium live event archives as well as original content, including press conferences held after premium live events, WWE career retrospectives and vlogs from wrestlers.
—Michelle Chapman, Quartz, 8 Mar. 2024
Paul fought in the co-main event of the pay-per-view that saw Tyson fight an exhibition match against Roy Jones Jr. in 2020, which was Tyson’s first boxing match since 2006.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 7 Mar. 2024
The match will be included for all Netflix subscribers (many other boxing bouts still use a pay-per-view model), though tickets will be sold to fill the 80,000-seat arena.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2024
The four prelim fights will air on ESPN as well, before turning to pay-per-view (via ESPN+) for the main card.
—Jon Hoefling, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2024
Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2024
Check out the full card below, and stream UFC 300 on pay-per-view here.
—Rudie Obias, Variety, 13 Apr. 2024
The main card streams on ESPN+ pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Ali also was featured as the guest of honor when Inoki fought Ric Flair during a 1996 pay-per-view event in North Korea.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
There's also pay-per-view and premium live event archives as well as original content, including press conferences held after premium live events, WWE career retrospectives and vlogs from wrestlers.
—Michelle Chapman, Quartz, 8 Mar. 2024
Paul fought in the co-main event of the pay-per-view that saw Tyson fight an exhibition match against Roy Jones Jr. in 2020, which was Tyson’s first boxing match since 2006.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 7 Mar. 2024
The match will be included for all Netflix subscribers (many other boxing bouts still use a pay-per-view model), though tickets will be sold to fill the 80,000-seat arena.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2024
The four prelim fights will air on ESPN as well, before turning to pay-per-view (via ESPN+) for the main card.
—Jon Hoefling, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2024
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“Pay-per-view.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay-per-view. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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