cable television

noun

1. a system of broadcasting television programming to private subscribers by means of coaxial cable.

cable television

noun

1. a television service in which programmes are distributed to subscribers' televisions by cable rather than by broadcast transmission

Example Sentences

There is an apparent and dangerous double standard at Fox News, cable television’s most-watched network.

From Salon

The company said earlier this year it planned to split the business, dividing its streaming brands from its more traditional cable television business.

From BBC

It's also on cable television in 10 other countries.

From BBC

Are we in for a new age of scripted basic cable television?

From Los Angeles Times

Consumers’ habits have shifted, where more people are watching YouTube on TV screens these days instead of on smartphones in the U.S., eating into territory held by broadcast and cable television.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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