cable television
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Now studios are desperate to show investors they can earn at least a fraction of the profit from streaming that they once did from cable television.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Ted Turner, the media mogul who created CNN and revolutionized cable television, has died.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Joseph Collins, a longtime cable television executive who helped pioneer the industry’s transition to broadband, died April 2 at his home in Weekapaug, R.I.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Thompson said recently that a study commissioned by CNN showed that some 18 million Americans who had ditched cable television since the coronavirus pandemic would be "very interested" in paying for standalone subscriptions.
From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025
Recall that, in 1999, when Terryl had cut her cable television, the pediatric organization had called on families to prevent children under two from watching any television.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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