pay-TV

noun

ˈpā-ˈtē-ˈvē

: 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

compare pay-cable, subscription tv

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The statement also affirmed that SiriusXM will abide by the Federal Trade Commission’s new rule for a wide range of subscriptions, from streaming to pay-TV to gym memberships. —

Dade Hayes, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024 That would have created the largest U.S. provider in the declining pay-TV industry with around 18 million customers. —

Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024 Moffett, the analyst, said the cable channel company will face considerable challenges maintaining the channels’ position in the pay-TV and advertising markets. —

Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024 Ten years later, while Comcast remains one of the nation’s largest pay-TV distributors (along with Charter), the number of subscribers has dropped to 12.8 million. —

Brad Adgate, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pay-TV