pay cable
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pay cable
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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The argument before the Ohio court was similar to those in several other states where cities are trying to force streaming service companies to pay cable operator fees.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2022
Those costs are partly because new channels often pay cable companies to get on TV.
From New York Times • Nov. 29, 2020
The pay cable network also earned multiple nods for “Westworld,” “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” and “Insecure.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 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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