pay cable
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pay cable
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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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
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
“It’s in the process. It’ll happen,” he told Axios in the interview, which will air in full on the HBO pay cable channel on Sunday.
From Reuters ● Oct. 30, 2018
A year and a half since the release of HBO's “Big Little Lies,” director Jean-Marc Vallée is back helming a new project for the pay cable network: "Sharp Objects."
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 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 Walter Lippmann
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