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cable television

American  

noun

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


cable television British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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FCC, a 1990s case that affirmed the constitutionality of regulations derived from the scarcity of broadcast licenses, despite the rise of cable television at that point.

From Salon Jul. 10, 2026

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From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2026

Joseph Collins, a cable television executive who pioneered broadband, died April 2 at his home in Weekapaug, R.I., at 81.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 16, 2026

Netflix’s proposal would see the cable television business, including channels CNN, TBS and the Discovery Channel. spun off into a separate company.

From MarketWatch Jan. 12, 2026

They followed their success with Capital One with a similar success, in a distressed European cable television company called United Pan-European Cable.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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