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
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Altice also stands to lose money as subscribers cancel their TV service, but the company has joined pay-TV peers like Charter, Cox and others in emphasizing the better economics of broadband and wireless.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2025
This may be due in part to the robust demand for live sports content, even as traditional pay-TV subscriptions decline.
—Lydia Mee, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Optimum, the pay-TV brand of Altice, operates in most of the New York City suburbs and in parts of the city itself.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Dec. 2024
In August, the company’s shares hit all-time lows after the media conglomerate — heavily reliant on its pay-TV business — announced a whopping $9.1 billion write-down reflecting the loss of value of its linear television networks.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Dec. 2024
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2025
This may be due in part to the robust demand for live sports content, even as traditional pay-TV subscriptions decline.
—Lydia Mee, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Optimum, the pay-TV brand of Altice, operates in most of the New York City suburbs and in parts of the city itself.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Dec. 2024
In August, the company’s shares hit all-time lows after the media conglomerate — heavily reliant on its pay-TV business — announced a whopping $9.1 billion write-down reflecting the loss of value of its linear television networks.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Pay-TV.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay-TV. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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