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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The first pay-per-view of the year finished with an entertaining main card.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Superstar wrestlers could also appear on select WWE premium live events and TNA pay-per-views in the future.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
With the turmoil around Southern California as a result of the wildfires that have engulfed the area, there were concerns raised over whether the UFC would be forced to relocate its first pay-per-view event of the year.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
In addition to the weekly Raw telecasts, Netflix is also now the exclusive distributor of WWE premium live events (formerly its pay-per-view business) and other weekly programming (including Smackdown and NXT) in most international markets.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Superstar wrestlers could also appear on select WWE premium live events and TNA pay-per-views in the future.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
With the turmoil around Southern California as a result of the wildfires that have engulfed the area, there were concerns raised over whether the UFC would be forced to relocate its first pay-per-view event of the year.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
In addition to the weekly Raw telecasts, Netflix is also now the exclusive distributor of WWE premium live events (formerly its pay-per-view business) and other weekly programming (including Smackdown and NXT) in most international markets.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Pay-per-view.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay-per-view. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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