pay-TV
noun
: 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 tvExamples of pay-TV in a Sentence
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In its lawsuit, Newsmax argued that the narrower market for right-leaning pay-TV news channels was distinct from that for general news.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Such contract disputes have been a regular feature of the pay-TV business for decades.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
Sling allows users to stream live TV and recently introduced a new pay-TV model for under seven-day bundles.
—Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
As well as screening on pay-TV channel Sky Sports, tonight’s fixture will also go out free-to-air to a UK audience on ITV1.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Such contract disputes have been a regular feature of the pay-TV business for decades.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
Sling allows users to stream live TV and recently introduced a new pay-TV model for under seven-day bundles.
—Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
As well as screening on pay-TV channel Sky Sports, tonight’s fixture will also go out free-to-air to a UK audience on ITV1.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Pay-TV.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay-TV. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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