satellite television

noun

Examples of satellite television in a Sentence

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But for many reasons, the 2024 Fall Classic is the most important since cable and satellite television became the standard that households lived by. Maury Brown, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 On the other hand, combining Dish and DirecTV creates a virtual monopoly in satellite television, controlling that corner of the market without each other as competition. Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2024 For instance, one of his first actions was to fund the Al-Jazeera Arabic satellite television station, allowing Qatar to set the agenda on TV screens from Casablanca to Cairo, usurping the role once played by state information ministries. Allen Fromherz / Made By History, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024 MoffettNathanson, a telecom firm headed by analyst Craig Moffett, estimates that cable and satellite television providers lost 1.6 million subscribers in the second quarter alone. Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for satellite television 

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of satellite television was in 1961

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“Satellite television.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satellite%20television. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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