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pay-per-view Definition

pay·-per-view (pā′pər vyo̵̅o̅′)

adjective

TV of or having to do with a system in which a person pays for single showings of films or other programming, as by cable or satellite

noun

such a system

pay-per-view (PPV) Telecom Definition
A system by which cable television (CATV) subscribers can purchase the right to view sporting events, feature-length films, and other special programming. Pay-per-view generally is available only over CATV systems, with the greatest selections over broadband CATV systems. See also broadband and CATV.
pay-per-view Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • include: We have renewed our Sky license, as mandated a few AGMs ago, and have again included all additional pay-per-view Premiership Plus matches.

Modifies a noun

  • movie: Now don't go spending too much time watching those pay-per-view movies, will you?
  • basis: There's also Sky Box Office, where you can watch latest film releases on a pay-per-view basis.
  • television: With digital and pay-per-view television on the horizon, it can only get worse.
  • TV: We recommend that all concerned should be wary of confusing digital TV with pay-per-view TV in policy debates.
  • database: Family History Online Federation of Family History Societies pay-per-view databases.
  • website: Copies of the 1901 images and index were also supplied to OMS Ltd, the GROS's partners in the Scots Origins pay-per-view website.