pay cable
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pay cable
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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Santa Monica-based Lionsgate got the ball rolling in 2023 when it said it would sever its film and TV studio business from its pay cable unit Starz, a transaction that was completed this year.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2025
The argument is similar to one in several other states, where cities are trying to force streaming service companies to pay cable operator fees.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2022
Those costs are partly because new channels often pay cable companies to get on TV.
From New York Times • Nov. 29, 2020
There was one segment that was too dark even for pay cable, an interview Cohen conducted in-character as Gio Monaldo, the white-haired Italian billionaire Cohen plays when pranking the super-rich and their enablers:
From Slate • Dec. 22, 2018
Certain dailies, rich enough to pay cable tolls, took the lead in securing news, and the way that news was presented became a model for the whole press.
From Public Opinion by Lippmann, Walter
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