Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A service offered by cable television companies that allows subscribers to view special programs for an additional charge.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. A system of viewing individual television programmes for an additional charge over and above that for the standard service; normally used on cable and satellite systems
Etymologies
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Examples
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I’d always fought on pay-per-view, which is a huge source of revenue, but I wanted to do this one for free so I wouldn’t have to commit to a multifight deal before demonstrating my drawing power.
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Think Bad Teacher and Horrible Bosses -- the kind of movie you won't resent devoting time to on cable or pay-per-view but feel slightly abused for coughing up the price of a first-run movie theater ticket.
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In the background, his buddies are hollering over a pay-per-view fight.
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I don't think that you can have it both ways -- you can either like a news organization acting in the public's interest, or you can be a pay-per-view local news site.
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The studios all are exploring various mixes of a few strategies to address the challenges: cranking out sequels to blockbusters, placing smaller bets elsewhere and experimenting with pay-per-view options for movies at home.
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Yes, there are a few more cars and thanks to DTH and pay-per-view, the latest movies get screened much faster, but life moves at an easy pace.
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Someday, that kind of version of the Super Bowl should be offered on pay-per-view.
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Together, they transformed a small, regional wrestling company into the media giant WWE—generating legions of fans but also plenty of criticism for the content of their popular television shows and pay-per-view broadcasts.
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Major televised bouts draw around six million viewers, top fights regularly sell more than a million pay-per-view orders and an upcoming show in Toronto has, according to the promotion, sold about 55,000 tickets, with an estimated gate of $11 million.
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It's hard to imagine that this mom-and-pop operation forced Owen Hart to wear a ridiculous costume and descend from the rafters at a pay-per-view -- a stunt which resulted in Owen falling to his death in front of tens of thousands of horrified fans.
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