cable television
noun
: a system of television reception in which signals from distant stations are picked up by a master antenna and sent by cable to the individual receivers of paying subscribers
called also cable TV
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The case originated with a conservative political action committee (PAC) that wanted to air commercials directing broadcast and cable television viewers to their film, Hillary: The Movie.
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Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 24 Jan. 2025
Then came a report Thursday by Andy Martino of the Mets' cable television network SNY.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
The race to future-proof tennis from an ongoing decline in cable television revenue, which will eventually start to affect the value of broadcast rights, has also created something of a media arms race between the majors.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Regardless, 2024 marked a noticeable shift from past elections, in which cable television interviews were prioritized over podcast interviews, a far cry from the anticipation and popularity Trump’s interview on The Joe Rogan Experience received this year.
—Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Jan. 2025
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Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 24 Jan. 2025
Then came a report Thursday by Andy Martino of the Mets' cable television network SNY.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
The race to future-proof tennis from an ongoing decline in cable television revenue, which will eventually start to affect the value of broadcast rights, has also created something of a media arms race between the majors.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Regardless, 2024 marked a noticeable shift from past elections, in which cable television interviews were prioritized over podcast interviews, a far cry from the anticipation and popularity Trump’s interview on The Joe Rogan Experience received this year.
—Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Cable television.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cable%20television. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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